Inexpensive. Gen4 NVMe or Gen3 if you need higher capacity at a lower price. Leave the top cover off and use NVMe with built-in heat-sinks if you like (as I did). Up to 12GB/s Write and almost 17GB/s Read speed with just 3 NVMe Gen4 (for now), 4th drive to be added soon and performance will therefore improve. And YES, that's Gigabyte per Second!!! While AM4 (AM5?) and other platforms wait for Gen5 NVMe... even THAT won't be this fast, expansive or especially as inexpensive as THIS solution. 4TB of this performance level isn't even $900. What those platforms are waiting for in 2 more years from now, I'm already enjoying over a year ago.. and will continue to for at least another 5+.
- Very easy to install
upgraded old i5 2600k with the addition of a NVMe drive:D (and gtx1060). I plan to upgrade the motherboard and cpu with the next upgrade. But I could die before this machine gets slow.
Purchased for a Win7 box. Installed card & power, Win7 automatically loaded the drivers and it worked without issue.
Awesome high speed M.2 storage option. Well built and sturdy. Includes internal fan for cooling drives.
Installed in an older Lenovo server to add additional disk drives. Inserted card and ran enclosed mini DVD to install drivers and worked as expected. Included all cables required to add up to 8 drives.
- Works exactly as advertised - Fits my specific requirements (PCI-e 2.0 compatibility & bracket) - Economical and quick shipping.
ease of install price very robust
Easy to install directly into PCIe without having to use expansion slot openings. I use it as a clone boot drive. Runs just a little hotter than the MB CPU nvme at about 35-38C. Not a big deal. It is mostly idle. But I know I will always have backup and second boot drive.
Be sure to change BIOS Settings, see product description. Made them work using PCIE Gen 2
everything working, looks great
The USB 3 is fast.
it gives me 2 high speed ports for Type C connection. it works for my need to transfer data to and from external storage. it works for my current OS, which is windows 10, after plugging it in to one of the PCI-E ports available on my mobo.
Cooling is good for its size. Heatsink has rounded edges and I was able to install 2tb m.2 . Came with 3 thermal pads strips
Works great with plenty of usb 3.0
small box, easy to install, large and small mounting brackets
2 rear USB 3 ports and a Molex power connector in addition to the 19-pin connector.