Brand | StarTech.com |
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Series | 4 Port PCIe USB Card |
Item model number | PEXUSB3S44V |
Operating System | Windows 8 Linux Windows 7 Windows Server 2012 Windows 10 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 |
Item Weight | 3.24 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 6.6 x 0.6 x 4.7 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 6.6 x 0.6 x 4.7 inches |
Manufacturer | StarTech.com |
ASIN | B00HJZEA2S |
Country of Origin | China |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | December 27, 2013 |
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StarTech.com 4 Port USB 3.0 PCIe Card w/ 4 Dedicated 5Gbps Channels (USB 3.2 Gen 1) - UASP - SATA / LP4 Power - PCI Express Adapter Card (PEXUSB3S44V)
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Brand | StarTech.com |
Hardware Interface | USB 3.0 |
Product Dimensions | 6.6"L x 4.7"W x 0.6"H |
Style | PCI Express |
Item Weight | 0.09 Kilograms |
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- HIGH-PERFORMANCE EXPANSION CARD: Increase the efficiency of your USB 3.0 devices with four dedicated USB 3.0 channels and up to 5 Gbps of bandwidth per channel with this 4 port USB 3.0 PCIe card
- POWER & CHARGE: Use this USB 3.0 add on card to power high-powered USB devices as necessary, with the optional LP4 or SATA power connector
- MULTI-USE USB CONNECTOR: Connect additional external hard drives, VR headsets, game controllers, digital equipment and more to your computer by connecting this USB adapter card through an internal PCI Express slot
- USB 3.0 WITH UASP SUPPORT: This PCIe to USB adapter card lets you experience speeds up to 70% faster than traditional USB 3.0 when used with a UASP-supported enclosure
- THE IT PRO'S CHOICE: Designed and built for IT Professionals, this 4 port USB 3.0 PCIe card is backed for 2-years, including free lifetime 24/5 multi-lingual technical assistance
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Easy to install | 4.3 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
Tech Support | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
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hardware interface | usb3.0 | pci express x16 | pci express 3.0, usb3.0 c, usb3.0 a | pci x 1, pci x 4, pci x 8, pci x 16, usb3.0 | pci express x16 | pci x 4, pci x 8, pci x 16 |
operating system | Windows 8 Linux Windows 7 Windows Server 2012 Windows 10 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 | window, Linux, Mac OS | Windows® 7, 8, 8.1, 10, Windows Server® 2008 R2, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, Linux® 3.5 to 4.11.x LTS version only, macOS Catalina (10.15), macOS Mojave (10.14), macOS High Sierra (10.13) macOS Big Sur (11.0) | Windows 10 | Windows 8 | Windows 10, Linux, Mac OS X |
card interface | pci e 4 | pci e x16 | pci e | pci e | pci e x16 | pci e |
style | PCI Express | Classic | Classic | Classic | Classic | Classic |
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Add four USB 3.0 ports with four independent channels, LP/SATA power, and charging support to your PC
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The 4-Port PCI Express USB 3.0 Card lets you add four, dedicated 5 Gbps USB 3.0 ports to your PCIe x4-enabled PC. This independent port architecture improves USB 3.0 performance by transferring data on four individual channels to your computer, giving you faster file transfers. |
When multiple devices are connected, traditional single bus USB 3.0 cards share your maximum bandwidth between all ports. By employing four host controller chipsets, each port operates on a separate independent transmission channel. Dedicating up to 5 Gbps to each USB port reduces performance bottlenecks, and effectively quadruples your total available to bandwidth to 20 Gbps. Enhanced with UASP support (USB Attached SCSI Protocol), this USB 3.0 controller performs up to 70% faster than conventional USB 3.0 when paired with a UASP supported enclosure (Note: UASP requires a compatible operating system). |
For high-power USB devices, this PCIe USB 3.0 card includes an optional SATA or LP4 power connector to connect to your system power supply and deliver up to 900mA of power per port to USB 3.0 bus-powered devices (500mA for USB 2.0). The USB 3.0 card also supports USB Battery Charging Specification 1.2 (Apple Mode only), letting you charge compatible Apple devices (iPhones and iPads) faster than a standard USB 3.0 port. Offers backward compatibility with existing USB 2.0 / 1.1 devices. The USB 3.0 PCIe card is equipped with a standard profile bracket and includes a low-profile/half-height bracket for installation in small form-factor computers. |
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Expand the USB Capabilities of Your System This 4 port USB 3.0 PCIe card lets you add four dedicated 5Gbps USB 3.0 ports to the internal PCI Express slot on your PCIe enabled PC. This independent port architecture improves USB 3.0 performance by transferring data on four individual channels to your computer, giving you faster transfers. Increase Performance with UASP Enhanced with UASP support (USB Attached SCSI Protocol), this PCIe to USB adapter card performs up to 70% faster than conventional USB 3.0, when paired with a UASP supported enclosure. (Note: UASP requires a compatible operating system). Maximize Your Power For high-power USB devices, this PCIe USB 3.0 card includes an optional SATA or LP4 power connector to connect to your system power supply and deliver up to 900mA of power per port to USB 3.0 bus-powered devices (500mA for USB 2.0). This USB 3.0 add on card also supports USB Battery Charging Specification 1.2 (Apple Mode only), letting you charge compatible Apple devices (iPhones and iPads) faster than using a standard USB 3.0 port. This USB 3.0 expansion card is backward compatible with existing USB 2.0 / 1.1 devices. For added versatility, the card is equipped with a standard-profile bracket and includes a low-profile (half-height) bracket for installation in small form-factor computers. This USB 3.0 PCI Express card hub is backed by a StarTech..
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Customers like the quality and ease of installation of the card. For example, they mention it's an excellent product, it works great, and it'll plug and play without any issues. Some are happy with the transfer speed. That said, opinions are mixed on performance, ports, value, and bandwidth.
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Customers like the quality of the card. For example, they say it's an excellent, reliable, and rock-solid card. Some mention it'll work with ESXi in PCI pass-through mode.
"...So, four cameras live happily side by side, no fuss no muss. Save me so many headaches. Love this card!" Read more
"...It also has 2 standards for providing power instead of just 1 odd one (floppy power on one that I tried).I highly recommend this card!" Read more
"...shows that the card is perhaps not defective, but it is certainly flaky...." Read more
"...might be twice the price compared to cheap cards, but the quality seems to be there...." Read more
Customers find the installation process of the card to be super simple. They mention that it's a plug-and-play device that works out of the box. Some say that the product has no installation problems with Windows 10.
"...Installed super easy: shove into the appropriate motherboard slot, plug in a power connection from your PSU..." Read more
"...Perfect. No drivers were needed for this to work. Buy this card if you want smooth sailing for VR. Unfortunately its $80, but it works...." Read more
"...This card solved all my problems. No hassle, no issues, it was great right out of the box...." Read more
"...The installation part went good with no issues, plug and play device...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the transfer speed of the card. They mention that it has blazing fast ports and improves the speed and reliability of their data acquisition computer. Customers also say that the transfer rates are substantially increased and it provides an incredible performance boost.
"...0 drop outs, 0 latency issues, instantly recognizes anything plugged in!..." Read more
"...a 4 channel controller, one for each usb slot which will be super nice for data transfer...." Read more
"...BUT once you get it just right, the card itself is blazing fast with four independent usb 3 channels, and it really improved the speed/reliability..." Read more
"...to my occulus rift sensors and all 3 are running a 3.0 USB with no lag, delay or stutters...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the card. Some mention that it works excellently, with 3 external HDDs attached, and both VR sets run flawlessly. However, others say that it didn't work out and the cameras didn' t work.
"Works good. I wanted some usb ports with dedicated controllers for sim racing and VR use if I get VR in the future." Read more
"...this next card does the trick because when this card works, it works incredibly well and is exactly what it's advertised to be...." Read more
"...Cam worked, you switch to another cam, than back...only to have a black box instead of a picture...." Read more
"...In this slot everything was green and worked great...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ports. Some mention that it uses a separate USB hub for each port, giving plenty of bandwidth for each individual sensors. They also say it's blazing fast with four independent USB 3 channels. However, some customers are disappointed that the ports are vertically oriented and tight on the top and bottom.
"...Besides that, I second the common concern of the orientation of the ports: I understand that they wanted the card to fit half-height boxes with the..." Read more
"...It also handles multiple hubs and high power devices perfectly!0 drop outs, 0 latency issues, instantly recognizes anything plugged in!..." Read more
"...a star for this and because, like many others have said, the USB slots are vertical which may cause problems with some cases getting in the way of..." Read more
"...This card does it. Its got 4 dedicated lanes so if you need to have your PC talking to a few oddball peripheral devices like VR or flight sims,..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the card. Some mention it's well worth the money, while others say it'll break the bank.
"...Well worth the price paid to have all my equipment work as it should!" Read more
"Price is high. but it does what it needs to do unlike other cheaper models. No bull" Read more
"...Smooth sailing since. Definitely worth the price." Read more
"...I am so happy with it I bought a second one! They are expensive. But, in this case you definently get what you pay for!05/14/2014..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the bandwidth of the card. Some mention that it provides plenty of bandwidth for each individual sensor, resulting in better response times across devices. However, others say that tracking cameras put a strain on available bandwidth on their USB controllers.
"...All ports are dedicated giving you plenty of bandwidth for each individual sensors...." Read more
"...separate USB hub for each port, resulting it much better bandwidth and response times across devices. In that respect, it works great!" Read more
"...this symptom usually means your cameras are using too much bandwidth on the USB connection...." Read more
"Great increase in bandwidth/slots. Fit was tight...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the fit of the card. They mention that it may not fit their case, it does not fit a standard PCI slot, and the USB ports are a tight fit. Some customers also say that the PCI slots are too narrow to accommodate the vertical USB ports.
"...computer has brackets that separate each mounting slot, the usb plugs won’t fit since the terminals are vertical...." Read more
"...The USB ports are a tight fit in the back of the case, but I carefully lined up the card and everything slots well...." Read more
"...separator(the part where you screw down the expansion card) was not wide enough...." Read more
"I have a ASUS MB and a Corsair case. This does not fit the case. You are not able to plug anything in...." Read more
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This card just works and really does deliver bandwidth!
It also handles multiple hubs and high power devices perfectly!
0 drop outs, 0 latency issues, instantly recognizes anything plugged in!
It also has better build quality with the vertical ports - they aren't obstructed by different cases like some other cards I tried!
I don't know why I bother with other brands - I always end up back with StarTech.
It also has 2 standards for providing power instead of just 1 odd one (floppy power on one that I tried).
I highly recommend this card!
The fact that all four ports worked in one configuration shows that the card is perhaps not defective, but it is certainly flaky. Caveat emptor, particularly if your machine is old (but if your machine is newer, you probably don't need this card anyway).
Besides that, I second the common concern of the orientation of the ports: I understand that they wanted the card to fit half-height boxes with the shorter bracket and orienting the ports perpendicular to the long dimension of the bracket was the only way to accomplish that, but as others have noted, the width of the opening is just enough to accomodate a USB plug, so any misalignment of the card in the opening makes it impossible to plug in anything. The technique I used to avoid that problem was to plug in a USB cable to the top port (the one farthest away from the PCIe slot) while the card was not tightened down completely: then screwing it down (or latching it down as in my case) prevents it from getting out of alignment and you can plug in to the other ports with no problems.
EDIT (2022): My (very old) xw9400 finally gave up the ghost and I replaced it with a (merely old) Z840. I moved the card to the "new" computer and it all works as it should. I guess there was some incompaitibility with the old machine. Extra star added to the rating.
The following other cheapo cards that I got initially would not recognize devices as USB 3.0. They are trash. My computer would not restart without getting hung up, and I would have to unplug the USB devices to even boot past the BIOS. The yottomaster website wasn't even up for a year. And I had to download some sketchy drivers off of a Google Drive. They may be cheaper, and they may have more USB ports... But their garbage.
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Works well with OBS etc. No drivers needed.
No problem with the ports, more then enough space to put in the USB cables. So I don’t know why some have a problem with that.
Gets a little hot, don’t know how long it will last. If it breaks, I update here.
Reviewed in the Netherlands on December 12, 2023
Works well with OBS etc. No drivers needed.
No problem with the ports, more then enough space to put in the USB cables. So I don’t know why some have a problem with that.
Gets a little hot, don’t know how long it will last. If it breaks, I update here.
TIPS:
- Works plug-n-play with Windows 10 native drivers. I've heard others say the manufacturer drivers make things worse not better, so I never tried. Stick with the natives.
- Make sure you have a spare x4-speed PCIe slot on your motherboard, which is the full bandwidth this card uses. Note that this is not necessarily the same as a x4-SIZE slot - check your motherboard manual to find out what speed each slot offers and whether it steals bandwidth from other slots. My MB (like many) has a bunch of x4-sized slots that only run at x1 speed, which would bottleneck this card and defeat the purpose - I had to plug it into the third x16-size slot, which runs at x4 speed.
MINOR ISSUES:
- Plugging USB cables into the horizontal ports is a very tight fit through the opening for the expansion slot, at least in my case (Thermaltake X5). It's not a problem for me since my Oculus sensors are permanently connected to this card, but might not be great if you plan to use this for stuff that you are plugging and unplugging regularly.
- The small heatsink on my card was attached very sloppily - visibly on a bit of an angle, not straight and flush with the card. Still makes full contact with the chip underneath so there's no functional issue at all, and I may have just gotten a one-in-a-million bad draw. Was slightly disappointing for such a high-end card, but not enough so that I'd bother returning it for a replacement.
(Nota: Conectar la tarjeta preferentemente en un puerto PCIE directo al procesador y evitar conectarla en un puerto manejado por el chipset.)
RESEÑA COMPLETA A CONTINUACION:
Si estas buscando una tarjeta USB 3.0 para conectar mas de 2 sensores con el Rift (o para conectar mas de un dispositivo USB 3.0 que realmente utilize el ancho de banda) no necesitas seguir buscando. La tarjeta StarTech PEXUSB3S44V utiliza un controlador USB independiente para cada puerto, lo que significa que cada conexion sera a la velocidad completa sin importar si tienes uno o los 4 puertos conectados. Y como tiene alimentacion independiente tampoco sufre de problemas de voltaje aun utilizando extensiones de 10 metros para los sensores.
Nota: Personalmente recomiendo los cables "UGREEN alargador activo" de 10m, esta mas economico que otras extensiones activas y funciona perfectamente bien con esta tarjeta y los sensores para Oculus.
Ahora hablemos de los requerimientos de lineas PCI express: Esta tarjeta requiere un puerto de por lo menos 4x PCIE 2.0 para funcionar correctamente, y dependiendo de tu procesador y tarjeta madre la disponibilidad de lineas PCIE puede ser limitada, aunque si estas utilizando esta tarjeta para el Oculus lo mas probable es que tengas un procesador con por lo menos 16 lineas PCIE mas las que ofrezca el chipset de tu tarjeta madre.
Mi recomendacion personal es checar que puertos pcie en la tarjeta madre van directo a las lineas pcie de tu procesador (usualmente PCIE16x 1 y 2) e instalar esta tarjeta en el segundo puerto a menos de que tengas 2 tarjetas de video conectadas. Esto es debido a que los puertos PCIE del chipset comparten ancho de banda con todos los demas dispositivos conectados, lo que incluye puertos USB nativos, puertos SATA, Ethernet, etc. Lo cual puede afectar el ancho de banda disponible para la esta tarjeta USB y causar problemas aun si la tarjeta esta trabajando correctamente. En cambio si instalas la tarjeta en un puerto PCIE directo al procesador te evitas todo esto.
Y como nota final, si conoces de computadoras probablemente tambien te des cuenta de que si conectas algo en el segundo puerto PCIE de un procesador con solo 16 lineas PCIE la conexion se divide a 8x + 8x y quiza no te parezca mucho, pero no hay ningun problema. Todas las pruebas que se han hecho han demostrado que una tarjeta de video conectada en 8x no pierde ningun rendimiento en lo absoluto, y de hecho tarjetas como la GTX1080 trabajan perfectamente incluso en 4x PCIE 3.0 aunque ahi si empieza a haber una ligera perdida de rendimiento. Pero obviamente si tu procesador tiene mas lineas PCIE (Ryzen Threadripper tiene 64 lineas) probablemente esto no te afectaria.
Espero que esta pared de texto le ayude a las personas que tienen dudas hacerca de esta tarjeta, y deseandoles felices juegos en VR. (Personalmente recomiendo ampliamente Super Hot VR y Robo Recall para empezar. So juegos muy entretenidos y perfectos para demostrar lo que jugar en realidad virtual tiene que ofrecer.)
Problem: die USB-Anschlüsse am Standard-PC arbeiten mehr oder minder über einen, vielleicht zwei HOST-Kontroller. Das - muss nicht immer - hat bei mir aber (aktuelles ASUS-Mainboard) zu Problemen geführt, da ich eine Menge USB-Anschlüsse nutze: Yoke-System, Pedals, WEB-Cam, Maus, Tastatur, 2x Drucker, Ext. Speichermedien, USB Sound-System und dergleichen mehr. Das kann nicht funktionieren, da die Oculus mit 2 + 1 Sensoren eine Menge eigener Bandbreite fordert.
Der Kontroller eingebaut verrichtet seinen Dienst einwandfrei. Habe keinerlei Probleme mehr mit der Oculus Rift. Einzig der 3. Sensor muss definitiv an einen USB 2 Port - sonst meckert das Oculus-Installationsprogramm. Hier muss Oculus noch deutlich nachbessern - aber das ist ein anderes Thema. Auch alle anderen benannten Komponenten über die vorhandenen Standard-USB 3.1/3.0/2.x verrichten ihren Dienst nun ebenfalls ohne Beanstandung - sind von der Oculus entlastet. Es gibt noch ein deutlich günstigeres 4-Port-Modell von Startech mit 2 HOST, vielleicht hat jemand damit Erfahrung? Ich wollte einfach nur keine Kompromisse eingehen und hab das ganz große Modell (Forenempfehlung) bestellt. Wer das Geld dazu hat - ich kann dieses Produkt für die erwähnten Probleme mit der Oculus-Rift ohne Bedingung empfehlen.
Nicht notwendig ist nach meiner Erfahrung die Installation der Startech eigenen Treiber. Zwar rät der Hersteller zur Installation, um die volle Leistung ausnutzen zu können, aber in meinem Fall (und Forenbeiträge bestätigten das) funktionieren die High Tech USB Ports mit den original Windows Treibern. Ich musste die Hersteller-Treiber wieder de-installieren, da inkompatibel mit meinem System. "Brille" geht auch so jetzt einwandfrei.