Question Need PCIe x4 - Thunderbolt card for Dell XPS 8930 Tower with Intel Z370 chipset (I7, 9th gen)

[liventune]

Hello,

I need a PCIe x4 - Thunderbolt card for Dell XPS 8930 Tower with Intel Z370 chipset (I7, 9th gen). The PCI x4 slot is open on the tower. what card would you folks recommend? Will this card from ASUS work? ThunderboltEX 4. Please help. Anil

 

[rgd1101]

nope. it need special chip on the motherboard to support thunderbolt addon card

https://www.dell.com/community/XPS-Desktops/XPS-8930-Thunderbolt-3-USB-C/m-p/6065580

 

[liventune]

Thanks. Is there a way for my tower to recognize the Caldigit TS4 Hub which has various hard drives attached to it. Does it need to be a Thunderbolt? could it be a USB-c 3.3 gen 2 etc. as I think they are backward compatable?