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Review on Ubit 6-Pack GPU Riser Express Cable 16X to 1X (6pin / MOLEX/SATA) with LED Graphics Extension | Ideal for Ethereum ETH Mining | Powered Riser Adapter Card by Brett Morrison

Revainrating 4 out of 5

UBit PCIe Adapter with Power LED

Good quality units, all components mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB). Some of these risers are missing several components to save money. Additional capacitors should help with power filtering. All six risers worked right away, which I can't say about the others I've bought. Each board has three types of power supply: PCIe 6-pin, Molex and SATA. I hate Molex so they would just abandon it. Newer power supply units (PSUs) don't have as many Molex connectors. I also don't like direct SATA as that would require spacing the SATA connectors from your PSU far enough away from adjacent risers. Many power supplies have fairly narrow spacing between the SATA connectors because they are designed for drive cages where drives are close together. The best connection is 6-pin PCIe via the included SATA cable. This connection offers the most flexibility for connections. The board has a green LED to indicate that the riser has power. It might be useful for debugging, but I wouldn't pay extra for it. More useful would be an LED to show that the riser is plugged into a PCIe (or M.2 NGFF) slot. The last thing to note about these risers is that they are narrower than others I've bought (including various Ubit risers). ). The dimensions of the circuit board are 3.3 cm x 12.9 cm, the distance between the mounting holes is 2.7 cm wide and 9.7 cm long. I used CryptoCase 6's GPU setup and was able to install three of the four holes. Luckily there were extra mounting holes in the case, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to use them at all! Other riser cards align with only two of the four mounting holes, or with all four mounting holes. Basically I am satisfied with the product. They work as advertised and the quality seems good. The LED is nice, but it's a gimmick not worth paying extra for.

Pros
  • Cables and Connections
Cons
  • Slightly torn