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wildmike

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    Pci Slots
    « on: September 13, 2014, 10:44:03 PM »
    hello all my first ?
    I'm seeing that u can upgrade USB / SATA from 2.0 to 3.0 with pci slot's my ?   Is there a Pci-e 2.0 converter to 3.0 pci-e    mike

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    Re: Pci Slots
    « Reply #1 on: September 13, 2014, 11:13:41 PM »
    USB and SASTA are two different things.
    It is possible to buy one PCI express card that has both. But such cards are not very popular. So there is not a large selection.
    IMO you would do better having two separate cards, not a combo card.
    But the choice has to be yours. Here is a link that looks interesting...
    http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/6216/inateck-usb-3-0-pci-express-add-on-card-review/index.html
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    Add-on cards have always served a great purpose in allowing us to add technologies to our systems without upgrading the entire machine. One such case that I encountered was building up a system based on the P55 chipset pre-USB 3.0. To tackle this situation, we take a look at the Inateck KTU3FR-5O2I, a five-port USB 3.0 add-on card with an internal header.
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    As I stated above, the KTU3FR-5O2I is a five-port solution allowing you to add USB 3.0 to any existing PC with an available PCI Express slot. Featuring the Fresco Logic FL1100 controller, the Inateck supports Windows Vista, 7, and 8. MSRP of the
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    Looking at the card, we find all five ports lined up at the back of card. The internal header rests at the top next to the SATA power connection; both the Fresco Logic and VLI USB 3.0 controllers are in the center of the PCB.
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    To find that I did a Google on:
    USB 3.0 PCI card with SATA
    Try a search on that and find more like the above. :)

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      « Reply #2 on: September 14, 2014, 07:53:49 PM »
      thanks for those answers but i guess i dint make real clear what i was wanting to know. i have PCI Express 2.0 x16 is there a card to make my 2.0 to 3.0 for say a 3.0 video card. thanks for the replies  Mike

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      Re: Pci Slots
      « Reply #3 on: September 14, 2014, 08:03:41 PM »
      You can not update PCI 2.0 unless you replace the motherboard.


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        « Reply #4 on: September 14, 2014, 08:06:01 PM »
        k thanks iv been looking for that answer for a few days thanks agian  mike

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        Re: Pci Slots
        « Reply #5 on: September 15, 2014, 06:28:27 AM »
        PCI-E 3.0 and 2.0 are backwards compatible.  If you have a 3.0 video card it will work fine in a 2.0 slot with little to no performance impact.