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Review on ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ StarTech.com PEX2PCI4 PCI Express to 4 Slot PCI Expansion System - External PCI Slot - PCI Expansion Chassis (Black) by Doug Darling

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Pretty good, but not great.

Only works as an "alternative" option to allow the use of older PCI cards. Most software no longer works on Windows 10, sound stacks have changed quite a bit, and Microsoft has revoked old driver signatures. If you manage to get your devices to work and they are old cards that may have once been audiophile quality, you may find that the audio threshold has increased significantly as the PCI-E bridge requires a significantly higher Audio noise (distortion) generated. ; This means if you have analog cards that run on dirty energy, it will feed into your output signal. in return, it will be enhanced by your equipment; You will hear distortion because of this. The power supply used by this device is replaceable, so you can use a linear power supply to clear the SNR, but do so at your own risk. Once I had to replace the entire system. I won't do it again. Every time you open/close this thing you risk damaging it and your cards inside.

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