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Your cart is empty.Expand the USB Capabilities of Your System This 4 port USB 3.0 PCIe card lets you add four dedicated 5Gbps USB 3.0 ports to the internal PCI Express slot on your PCIe enabled PC. This independent port architecture improves USB 3.0 performance by transferring data on four individual channels to your computer, giving you faster transfers. Increase Performance with UASP Enhanced with UASP support (USB Attached SCSI Protocol), this PCIe to USB adapter card performs up to 70% faster than conventional USB 3.0, when paired with a UASP supported enclosure. (Note: UASP requires a compatible operating system). Maximize Your Power For high-power USB devices, this PCIe USB 3.0 card includes an optional SATA or LP4 power connector to connect to your system power supply and deliver up to 900mA of power per port to USB 3.0 bus-powered devices (500mA for USB 2.0). This USB 3.0 add on card also supports USB Battery Charging Specification 1.2 (Apple Mode only), letting you charge compatible Apple devices (iPhones and iPads) faster than using a standard USB 3.0 port. This USB 3.0 expansion card is backward compatible with existing USB 2.0 / 1.1 devices. For added versatility, the card is equipped with a standard-profile bracket and includes a low-profile (half-height) bracket for installation in small form-factor computers. This USB 3.0 PCI Express card hub is backed by a StarTech..
John Kelly
2025-06-22 16:49:53
I bought this specifically to upgrade my Rift to a 4-sensor setup, and it works flawlessly. Installed super easy: shove into the appropriate motherboard slot, plug in a power connection from your PSU (technically not mandatory, but I highly recommend), and then just use the default drivers that Windows 10 finds (FYI: I've read from others that it actually messes up if you search out and manually install the drivers, or use the ones on the CD. So... don't do that).I plugged all four Rift sensors into this StarTech card, with the headset USB plugged into the motherboard.Works absolutely amazing! My tracking is so good now that I've been getting turned around/disoriented; used to I could tell when I was backwards in the room because the tracking would start to get glitchy, now I can't tell which way I'm facing because the tracking is great in every direction! XDFor reference, I'm using the following cable extenders and wall mounts with excellent results:
Wayne Hinkel
2025-06-21 18:21:59
These four dedicated USB 3.0 channels immediately solved all my problems with Virtual Reality (VR). I run both an HTC Vive and an Oculus Rift from the same desktop. Though it is a powerful machine, the USB 3.0 ports left a lot to be desired. With the four dedicated bus USB 3.0 slots provided by this card, both VR sets run flawlessly. I also appreciated the low-profile design, which enabled me to insert the card in a PCI Express slot under the cooling apparatus for my two liquid-cooled GeForce 1080 video cards (a tight fit). Recommend you also get the SATA power connector (a separate purchase), to insure all four USB slots are fully powered. The only potential problem with this card is the horizontal placement of the USB slots (see photo), which makes plugging in cables very difficult. I had to use a small screwdriver to slightly pry up the slot covering on the computer case backplate when plugging in my cables, but this is a price paid for the extremely low profile of the card (vertical slots would necessitate a taller card).
Brett
2025-06-18 12:34:02
I have this installed on an ASUS ROG Maximus IX running Windows 10. It seems to be working alright without installing any special drivers.I only have two issues with this board:1. It requires a secondary power connection. I wasn't thrilled to have to run a new power cable through my rig just for this card.2. The molex connector easily pops off the board when attaching or detaching a cable. While I was able to remount it, it could easily pop off the board and damage its connection to the board in the process, so be careful or use the sata power connection instead.The main benefit of the this card is that it uses a separate USB hub for each port, resulting it much better bandwidth and response times across devices. In that respect, it works great!
ItsMxKris
2025-04-25 14:54:50
I'm going to be installing my fourth of this card because the first three all failed. I'm hoping this next card does the trick because when this card works, it works incredibly well and is exactly what it's advertised to be. Having four dedicated USB controllers in a single card really helps in certain environments.Basically, what seems to happen is the controllers just burn out and stop passing data. The card will still pass power to your devices but if you try to poll the ports you end up getting errors. And my experience with three separate cards, the issues don't start until about a month or two in and then the ports die one by one over a period of another four weeks.I primarily use this card because VR comes with a lot of USB bandwidth issues with the number of devices that are required for a full body kit. Running SteamVR diagnostics shows the ports come up as "general failure". I've had this happen now with three cards in a row and it seems like there's a couple of other reviews where this has happened as well.Support has been fantastic as they typically just tend to swap the card out but since I've had so many fail now they're trying to point the finger at me (even though nothing else in my system is having even remotely similar issues.)Depending on how support continues and if the next card actually has some staying power I'll update my review.
Ryan
2025-03-31 16:00:22
This product came recommended through a few YouTube videos and some online VR forums. I was having problems running more than two sensors with my current usb 3.0 5 port card.. and as it turned out, even though there were 5 ports, only two controllers so there was always a conflict.This card absolutely solved my issue because each port has its own controller so it allowed all my room sensors to run at full speed usb 3.0 capacity. For refer, I am using a 3 sensor setup with an Oculus Rift CV1 setup, two up front on either side of my tv in my living room, and one on the back wall in the center facing down. I played for about two hours to test, and never lost connectivity with any of the sensors. Well worth the price paid to have all my equipment work as it should!
Marcus Carab
2025-03-16 11:35:59
Bought this to run a four-sensor Oculus Rift setup. Was sick of messing around with motherboard USB slots, getting 2.0 connections even on 3.0 ports, etc. - and as I hoped, this card instantly solved all that. Now getting full-speed 3.0 performance from all four sensors with no inconsistencies or problems of any kind. Pricey, but worth it if you want the best. Definitely easier and more reliable than getting a cheaper expansion card and splitting your sensors between that and the motherboard ports.TIPS:- Works plug-n-play with Windows 10 native drivers. I've heard others say the manufacturer drivers make things worse not better, so I never tried. Stick with the natives.- Make sure you have a spare x4-speed PCIe slot on your motherboard, which is the full bandwidth this card uses. Note that this is not necessarily the same as a x4-SIZE slot - check your motherboard manual to find out what speed each slot offers and whether it steals bandwidth from other slots. My MB (like many) has a bunch of x4-sized slots that only run at x1 speed, which would bottleneck this card and defeat the purpose - I had to plug it into the third x16-size slot, which runs at x4 speed.MINOR ISSUES:- Plugging USB cables into the horizontal ports is a very tight fit through the opening for the expansion slot, at least in my case (Thermaltake X5). It's not a problem for me since my Oculus sensors are permanently connected to this card, but might not be great if you plan to use this for stuff that you are plugging and unplugging regularly.- The small heatsink on my card was attached very sloppily - visibly on a bit of an angle, not straight and flush with the card. Still makes full contact with the chip underneath so there's no functional issue at all, and I may have just gotten a one-in-a-million bad draw. Was slightly disappointing for such a high-end card, but not enough so that I'd bother returning it for a replacement.
Cédric Petitcuenot
2025-01-24 15:21:00
Très bon produit, depuis que je l'ai installé je n'ai plus de soucis de connexion sur mon oculus rift.Facile d'installation, bien prendre les pilotes Windows.Par contre sur le port PCI Express 4x le produit n'était pas bien reconnus. Je l'ai mis sur le PCI Express 8x (pour du 4x) et la tout à bien fonctionné.Je recommande pour ceux qui ont des problèmes avec l'oculus.
ROSQUI®
2025-01-23 13:01:33
Mal diseñada en cuanto al slot y los puertos Usb. Hay que recortar el slot trasero de la caja para que permita la conexión de los buses.Los drivers para el 7 ni pa'tras, sin actualizaciones. El 8.1 la aceptó con genéricos de WU, que no regulan fino las tensiones provocando un uso máximo de 2 HDD de 2,5", ya que con un tercero, empieza el caos enumerador.No es recomendable y mucho menos por ese precio.
Pseudo Nym
2025-01-05 12:37:09
Habe das Produkt nach vielen Stunden Foren-Suche für einen bestimmten Zweck gekauft: Oculus-Rift-VR!Problem: die USB-Anschlüsse am Standard-PC arbeiten mehr oder minder über einen, vielleicht zwei HOST-Kontroller. Das - muss nicht immer - hat bei mir aber (aktuelles ASUS-Mainboard) zu Problemen geführt, da ich eine Menge USB-Anschlüsse nutze: Yoke-System, Pedals, WEB-Cam, Maus, Tastatur, 2x Drucker, Ext. Speichermedien, USB Sound-System und dergleichen mehr. Das kann nicht funktionieren, da die Oculus mit 2 + 1 Sensoren eine Menge eigener Bandbreite fordert.Der Kontroller eingebaut verrichtet seinen Dienst einwandfrei. Habe keinerlei Probleme mehr mit der Oculus Rift. Einzig der 3. Sensor muss definitiv an einen USB 2 Port - sonst meckert das Oculus-Installationsprogramm. Hier muss Oculus noch deutlich nachbessern - aber das ist ein anderes Thema. Auch alle anderen benannten Komponenten über die vorhandenen Standard-USB 3.1/3.0/2.x verrichten ihren Dienst nun ebenfalls ohne Beanstandung - sind von der Oculus entlastet. Es gibt noch ein deutlich günstigeres 4-Port-Modell von Startech mit 2 HOST, vielleicht hat jemand damit Erfahrung? Ich wollte einfach nur keine Kompromisse eingehen und hab das ganz große Modell (Forenempfehlung) bestellt. Wer das Geld dazu hat - ich kann dieses Produkt für die erwähnten Probleme mit der Oculus-Rift ohne Bedingung empfehlen.Nicht notwendig ist nach meiner Erfahrung die Installation der Startech eigenen Treiber. Zwar rät der Hersteller zur Installation, um die volle Leistung ausnutzen zu können, aber in meinem Fall (und Forenbeiträge bestätigten das) funktionieren die High Tech USB Ports mit den original Windows Treibern. Ich musste die Hersteller-Treiber wieder de-installieren, da inkompatibel mit meinem System. "Brille" geht auch so jetzt einwandfrei.
Random Gaiulo
2024-12-27 15:40:55
Card works as described, personally I think it's overpriced, and what wasn't clear is that this card doesn't fit into a small PCIEX1 slot. On my board I only have 4 PCIEX1 slots and 2 PCIEX16 slots (for GPUs). Because the interface on this card is larger than a PCIEX1 slot I had to use my secondary PCIEX16 slot which means it is right up against the GPUs fans which I'm not really happy about.
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