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Review on πŸ’» SIIG's Legacy and Beyond Series PCIe to USB 3.0 7-Port PCI Express Card for External PCIe Host, with UASP Support by Justin Hines

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Works great - just a few tweaks to setup and had to search the web for a driver

The driver supplied comes on a CD which is not always available these days. Fortunately, VIA makes the latest drivers for their chipsets available online. URLs are not allowed in reviews, but you can google "via-labs driver" to download the official drivers from VIA website (VIA_XHCI_Driver_V5.60B_AP.zip). But the card itself is great. This is a quick and inexpensive way to add multiple USB 3.0 ports. On the other hand I had to buy a Molex to SATA power adapter because my system was too new to have a Molex - a quick fix but just something to be aware of. Also, the vertical orientation of the ports may not match your particular backplate on your case - the top edge of some ports may be blocked depending on which slot you put them in (I placed mine at the very top where my case causes a slight obstruction for one of the ports), but that doesn't matter since I still have 6 ports available and I could just move it to another slot if it bothers me enough. Anyway, great buy, please stop releasing drivers on CDs in 2019.

Pros
  • Fantastic
Cons
  • Quality