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Review on Micro Connectors S08-303-IA - Acrylic Internal USB 2.0 Hub with Magnetic Base - Expand your setup with 5 USB 2.0 Ports by Jerry Chembola

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Analog NZXT USB 2.0 Hub

Got this to fix an issue with my X570 chipset and Corsair Commander Pro. Bought because the NZXT hub recommended on the Corsair forums is either available or not. Initially I was afraid to include it in my build as I didn't know the manufacturer. After receiving the goods, however, the quality of workmanship exceeded all my expectations. The acrylic case is really well made and the magnets are strong enough to hold the device to the bottom of the steel case and not move under the pressure of the coiled cables etc attached to it. This hub uses SATA for power, unlike NZXT which wants to use a four pin Molex connector, this is a win for me as most people don't use Molex in modern builds and need a spare SATA header on their PSU cables . That being said, I only run the Corsair Commander Pro when it doesn't have SATA power attached. It draws enough power from the MB that it wasn't necessary for my single device setup. I believe trying to run multiple devices from this is probably required/recommended. Now to the question of why I need it in the first place; Apparently, the Commander Pro doesn't work well with the X570 chipset, and many users are having trouble unplugging/resetting the device and even entire USB buses on their computers. After installing CoPro on this hub yesterday, there were no CoPro reset events in the iCue logs and no connect/disconnect events with the USB device monitoring tool. (checks all night). I don't know WHY this works, it really confuses my logic (IT career). But it is so.

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