ASUS ThunderboltEX II Add-on Thunderbolt 20 Gbps Cards Released

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Asus released its first Intel-certified Thunderbolt 2 PCI-Express add-in card, the single-port ThunderboltEX II, designed to be used with select 8-series motherboards. It includes the single-port ThunderboltEX II, and the two-port ThunderboltEX II DUAL. The first board to be certified is the Asus Z87-Pro, which is what the card was shown plugged into at the show. 



The two are based on Intel's DSL5320 and DSL5520 chipsets, respectively, and support the Thunderbolt 2.0 standard, which offers 20 Gb/s of bandwidth over a single cable.  The ThunderboltEX II will be available early this year for $100, and will be compatible with selected ASUS 8-Series motherboards, and you can learn more about it on Asus’s site. A list of compatible motherboards can be found on the product page


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