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Don't want to switch out the motherboard for USB 3.0? Why not sink $30 into an Asus PCI-E card!
Although Intel isn't exactly eager to jump on board the USB 3.0 bandwagon just yet, that doesn't mean consumers can't get in on the SuperSpeed USB action. While Asus just unveiled the first motherboard to support USB 3.0, the company also snuck out a nifty expansion card for PC enthusiasts who just don't feel like swapping out the motherboard.
Enter the Asus U3S6, providing two tasty USB 3.0 ports and two SATA 6 Gb/sec. ports across the PCI-E bus. Maximum PC took a few zesty screenshots of the expansion board, and reports that it contains three primary components: a NEC D720200F1 USB 3.0 controller, a Marvell 88SE9123 SATA 6 Gb/sec. controller, and a PLX PEX8613 (also found on the SATA6 boards).
According to Maximum PC, the expansion board worked on par with the USB 2.0 ports found on the P55 used in testing. However, because USB 3.0 is relatively new, the site didn't have any 3.0 devices handy; they didn't have a SATA 6 Gb/sec. drive for testing either. However, the site did say that Asus alleviated any possible bottlenecks by running the card in an x4 PCI-E mode.
The Asus U3S6 PCI-E card is expected to be available soon, and will retail for a measly $30.
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Manufacturer Asus Asus Gigabyte Intel Internet Website www.asus.com.tw www.asus.com.tw www.gigabyte.com.tw www.intel.com Model NCT-D NCCH-DL GA-9ITDW SE7525GP2 Revision 1.06 1.02 1.0 1.0 BIOS Version 1000 BETA 000 (09/14/2004) 1001 (06/21/2004) F1 E(06/17/2004) P03 (06/22/2004) Form Factor / Size 26.8 cm x 30.5 cm 26.0 cm x 31.5 cm 30.5 cm x 33.0 cm 30.5 cm x 26.7 cm Power Connector 24-pin ATX, 8-pin ATX 24-pin ATX, 8-pin ATX 24-pin ATX, 8-pin ATX, 4-pin ATX 24-pin SSI, 8-pin SSI, 5-pin SSI Chipset CPU Support Dual XEON Socket 604 (Nocona) Dual Xeon Socket 604 (Nocona) Dual XEON Socket 604 (nocona) Dual XEON Socket 604 (nocona) CPU Clock (2200/2000 MHz) 3600.2 MHz (+/- 0.00%) 3600.2 MHz (+/- 0.00%) 3600.2 MHz (+/- 0.00%) 3600.2 MHz (+/- 0.00%) FSB Clock (200 MHz) 200.0 MHz (0/- 0.00%) 200.0 MHz (0/- 0.00%) 200.0 MHz (0/- 0.00%) 200.0 MHz (0/- 0.00%) Northbridge Intel E7525 Intel 82875P Intel E7525 Intel E7525 Southbridge I Intel 6300ESB Intel 6300ESB Intel ICH5 (FW82801ER) Intel 6300ESB (FW80001ESB) Southbridge II N/A N/A Intel 6700 PXH N/A Clock-Chip ICS952618BF ICS9D81088F ICS932S208DG Memory Memory Type DDR2 SDRAM DDR SDRAM DDR2 SDRAM DDR SDRAM Memory Speed(s) 400 266/333/400 400 266 / 333 Memory Modes Dual-Channel Dual-Channel Dual-Channel Dual-Channel Memory Timings by SPD by SPD CL 3.0-3-3-7 (SPD) CL 2.5-3-3 & 2.0-2-2 & 2.0-3-3 (SPD) Memory Sockets 4 4 6 4 Maximum RAM 8 GB 4 GB 16 GB 8 GB ECC / Registered Memory yes/yes yes/no yes/yes yes/yes System Components Piezo PC Speaker yes yes yes no (onboard buzzer) PCIE Card Lock yes no yes yes North-/Southbridge Fans no no yes (6700 PXH) no 4-Pin CPU FAN Headers yes (2 x CPU) yes (2 x CPU) yes (2 x CPU) 3-pin fan headers x 2 FAN Headers 2 x CPU, 4 x System 2 x CPU, 4 x System 2 x CPU, 3 x System 2 x CPU, 6 x system Voltage Regulators 2 x 4-Phase 2 x 4-Phase I/O Components Mass Storage Controller Intel 6300ESB Intel 6300ESB Intel ICH5 (FW82801ER) Intel 6300ESB (FW80001ESB) Storage Ports Raid 2 x SATA 150, 2 x Ultra ATA 100 Raid 2 x SATA 150, 2 x Ultra ATA 100 Raid 2 x SATA 150, 4 x Ultra ATA 100 Raid 2 x SATA 150, 4 x Ultra ATA 101 Secondary Mass Storage Controller Adaptec AIC-8130 (NCT-D(A)) Promise 20319 Adaptec None RAID Support 1, 0, 1+0 1, 0, 1+0 7902W (Ultra 320) 1, 0, 1+0 Secondary Storage Ports 4 x SATA 300 (NCT-D(A)) 4 x SATA 150 no Floppy Controller yes yes yes yes Primary Network Controller Broadcom BCM5751 (Gbit, PCIe) Intel 82547GI (Gbit, PCI-X) Broadcom BCM5751 (Gbit, PCIe) Intel 82548PI Secondary Network Controller no no no no Parallel 1 1 1 0 Serial (integrated / additional) 1 1 1/1 1/1 USB Ports (integrated / additional) 4/4 4/0 4/2 2/2 Firewire TI 1394 TI 1394 Texas Instruments TI 1394a none Ports (integrated / additional) TSB43AB22A 1/1 TSB43AB22A 1/1 TSB43AB23 1/0 Game Port 1 (Slot) 1 (Slot) 0 0 IR Connector 0 0 0 0 Expansion Components PCI Express (16 lines) 1 1 x AGP Pro 8x 1 1 PCI Express (1 lines) 1 (PCI E - 4 lines) 0 0 0 PCI Slots (32 Bit) 1 x 32 bit/ 33 MHz (PCI2.3) 2 x 32 bit/ 33 MHz 2 x 32 bit (PCI 2.3) 2 x 32 bit (PCI 2.3) PCI 64 0 0 2 x 64 Bit/64~100 MHz 0 PCI-X (1.0a) 2 x 64 bit/ 66 MHz 2 x 64 bit/ 66 MHz 1 x 64 Bit/ 133 MHz 2 x 64 bit/ 66 MHz Features Chassis Intrusion Detection yes yes yes yes Temperature Monitoring CPU 1+2, MB CPU 1+2, MB CPU 1+2, SCSI, PXH, LAN CPU 1+2 Fan Monitoring CPU 1+2, Front 1+2, Rear 1+2 CPU 1+2, Front 1+2, Rear 1+2 CPU 1+2, SYSTEM 1+2+3 CPU 1+2, System 1+2+3+4+5+6 Smart/Manual Fan Control yes yes no no Voltage Monitoring CPU 1+2, 3,3V, 5V, 5VSB V, VBAT, 12V CPU 1+2, 3,3V, 5VCC V, 5VSB V, VBAT, 12V "CPU 1+2, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, +1.8V, +5VSB, Battery, FSB VTT, DDR2 VTT, +3.3VSB" CPU 1+2, +3.3V, +5V, +12V, +1.8V, +5VSB, +1.5V, -12V, FSB VTT, MCH VTT Power-Up on... Keyboard, Mouse, Ring, LAN, PME, RTC Alert USB, PCI, Modem, Keyboard, Hotkey, RTC Alert, Mouse, LAN "Schedule, Keyboard, Mouse, LAN, Modem, USB" Keyboard, mouse, LAN, Modem, USB Power-Up after Power Loss off, on, last state off, on, last state off, on, Former-Sts off, on Other Features ASUS Post Reporter ASUS Q-Fan2 ASUS EZ Flash ASUS CrashFree BIOS2 ASUS My Logo 2 ASUS Instant Music ASUS Post Reporter ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash ASUS My Logo 2 no 1 x8 PCI-E connector (wired x4) On-Board Audio Type ADI ADI Realtek none Chip AD1980 AD1980 ALC655 Surround Support 5.1 Channel Audio 5.1 Channel Audio 5.1 Channel Audio Jackets Mic-In, Line-In, Line-Out, SPDIF-Out Mic-In, Line-In, Line-Out MIC-In, Line-In, Line-Out (front ch.), Line-Out (F-SUR), Line-Out (Center & Subwoofer), Line-Our (R-SUR) none onBoard Connectors SPDIF-Out CD-In, AUX-in none BIOS Details Type AMI Phoenix/Award Phoenix/Award AMI Version / Date 1000 BETA 000 (09/14/2004) 1001 (06/21/2004) F1E (09/14/2004) P03 (06/22/2004) Update via DOS, EZ Flash DOS, EZ Flash DOS, BIOS (3.5" Disk), Windows Windows, Linux, DOS, USB, Floppy Special Features EZ Flash BIOS EZ Flash BIOS overclocking recovery ASUS C.P.R. ASUS C.P.R. yes no Configuration Setup via BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS FSB Frequency Range / Steps 100 MHz - 400 MHz / 1 MHz 100 MHz - 400 MHz / 1 MHz always FIX 200 MHz fix 200 MHz Memory Frequencies 400 MHz 266/333/400 MHz 400 MHz 266 / 333 MHz auto PCIE Frequencies auto - auto auto Asynchronous - Memory: FSB auto auto Asynchronous - PCI/PCIE: FSB auto auto CPU Voltage adjustable adjustable auto auto Memory Voltage adjustable adjustable auto auto Chipset Voltage adjustable (PCIe) adjustable (AGP) auto auto Additional Information Model Variations NCT-D(A) with Adaptec AIC-8130 onboard SATA II Controller/ ZCR optional NCCH-DR Rackmountversion with integrated VGA (ATI Rage XL), second Gbit LAN ???? all Add-Ons from the Motherboard BOX Book 1 x Board 1 x Board 1 x Board On CD Board I/O-Shid yes yes yes yes Cables 6 x SATA 150 3 x SATA Powercable 3 x Floppy(1)/Ultra ATA(2) 3 x Floppy(1)/Ultra ATA(2) 6 x SATA 150 3 x SATA Powercable Bag of Jumpercaps 1 x UDMA 133 2 x SATA 150 1 x Floppy 1 x SCSI 4 Port + Terminator 1 x UDMA 133 2 x SATA 150 1 x Floppy 1 x Serial Slots 1 x Serialportmodul 1 x USB + Gameportmodul 1 x 1Port 1394 Modul 1 x Gameportcable 1 x SPDIF Out Modul with cable 1 x 1Port 1394 Modul no no Add on 1 x CPU Heatsink supportkit 1 x CPU Heatsink supportkit no Included Software 1 x Driver CD 1 x ASWM Servermanagement Software 1 x Driver CD 1 x ASWM Servermanagement Software 1 x Driver CD 1 x Driver and Documentation CD System Management CD
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Manufacturer Abit AOpen Asus Azza Chaintech DFI Product SE6 AX3S Pro CUSL2 815TX CT-6OJV CS35-EC Platform Socket 370 Socket 370 Socket 370 Socket 370 Socket 370 Socket 370 Chipset Intel 82815 Intel 82815 Intel 82815 Intel 82815 Intel 82815 Intel 82815 Form Faktor ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX MicroATX Memory Max. Memory (MByte) 512 512 512 512 512 512 # DIMMS 3 3 3 3 3 3 Slots and Interfaces # ISA slots 0 0 0 0 0 0 # PCI slots 6 5 6 4 6 2 AGP 4X slot 1 1 0 1 1 1 AGP 4X (Pro50) 0 0 1 0 0 0 # AMR slots CNR CNR 2 CNR 1 CNR CNR # parallel ports 1 1 1 1 1 1 # seriell ports 1+1 1+1 1+1 1+1 1+1 1+1 # USB ports external 2 2 2 2 2 2 # USB ports internal 2 2 3 0 0 2 # IDE connectors (UltraATA/66) 2 UATA100 2 UATA100 2 UATA100 2 2 2 UATA/100 # Fan connectors 3 3 3 3 3 3 Integrated (Onboard) Features AC97 Sound Avance Logic ALC100 Analog Devices AD1885 none Analog Devices AD1881 Analog Devices AD1881 Audio external: # Line Out/In/Mic 1/1/1 1/1/1 0 1/1/1 1/1/1 1/1/1 Audio internal: # Line-Ins 3 3 0 2 3 4 Wake on LAN (WOL) yes yes yes yes yes yes Wake on Modem (WOM) no yes none no no no Infrared yes yes yes yes yes yes Intruder sensor yes no yes no no yes extra UltraATA/100 IDE connectors integrated integrated integrated no no integrated Piezo speaker onboard yes no none no yes yes Frequencies and Settings Freq. Adjustable with DIP or BIOS Jumper + BIOS DIP or BIOS DIP + BIOS BIOS Jumper + BIOS FSB clock 66 - 153 MHz 66 - 166 MHz 66 - 200 MHz 66 - 150 MHz 66 - 150 MHz 66 - 166 MHz Freq. adjustable in 1 MHz steps yes no none no no no CPU core voltage adjustable with BIOS BIOS BIOS Jumper no CPU core voltage 1.3 - 3.5 V 1.5 - 1.95 V 1.3 - 3.5 V + 0.05 V n.a. CPU core voltage adjustable in 0.05V steps yes yes yes nein no BIOS and Revisions BIOS Award Award Award Award Award Award BIOS version June 19 1.02 1001 1.0 June 26 July 31 Board revision ? 1 1.02 1.2 1.0 2 Comments Clock chip RTM560 W2298H ICS 9250AF-25 W2298H W2298H Product variations none none Sound 815TX5 Creative Sound, USB 3/4
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Manufacturer Abit Aopen Asus Biostar Gigabyte Model IT7 AX4B Pro-533 P4B533-E P4TDK GA-8IEXP Chipset Socket mPGA478 mPGA478 mPGA478 mPGA478 mPGA478 Clock (CPU/Bus) 2271.45 / 133.18 2271.82 / 133.64 2271.56 / 133.42 2260.21 / 132.95 2277.61 / 133.98 Northbridge i845E i845E i845E i845E i845E Southbridge i82801DB i82801DB i82801DB i82801DB i82801DB Northbridge Fan no no no no yes Form Factor ATX ATX ATX ATX ATX Memory Maximum RAM 2048 MB 2048 MB 2048 MB 2048 MB 2048 MB DIMM-Sockets 3, DDR 3, DDR 3, DDR 4, DDR 3, DDR Memory Type DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered DDR-SDRAM, unbuffered ECC-Support no no no no no Standard Components Size (LxH) 305 x244 mm 305 x 244 mm 305 x 244 mm 305 x 244 mm 305 x 230 mm PCI Slots 4x 32 Bit 6x 32 Bit 6x 32 Bit 6x 32 Bit 6x 32 Bit AGP 4x 4x 4x Pro 4x 4x AGP Card Lock yes yes no yes yes ACR / AMR / CNR 0 / 0 / 0 0 / 0 / 1 0 / 0 / 1 (optional) 0 / 0 / 1 0 / 0 / 1 Parallel Ports 0 1 1 1 1 Serial Ports 0 2 2 2 2 USB internal/external 2/6 (USB 2.0 4/2 (USB 2.0) 4/2 (USB 2.0) 2/4 (USB 2.0) 2/4 (USB 2.0) Fan Headers 5 3 3 2 3 IDE Controller 2x UltraATA/100 2x UltraATA/100 2x UltraATA/100 2x UltraATA/100 2x UltraATA/100 Additional Components Piezo Speaker OnBoard yes yes no yes no Wake on LAN (WOL) yes yes yes yes yes Wake on Modem (WOM) yes yes yes yes yes IrDA-Port yes yes yes yes yes Chassis Intrusion Detection yes yes yes no yes Temperature Monitoring CPU, System CPU, System CPU, System CPU CPU Fan Status Monitoring 3 of 5 all (3) all (3) all (2) all (3) 100 Mbit Network Controller Realtek RTL-8100B Realtek RTL-8100BL Intel 82562ET no Intel 82562ET IDE RAID Controller HighPoint HPT374, 4-Ch. Promise PDC20275, ATA/133 Promise PDC20276, ATA/133 no Promise PDC20276, ATA/133 Firewire-Controller Texas Instruments no NEC VIA VT6306 VIA VT6306 SCSI-Controller no no no no no Sound System Type AC97 AC97 PCI AC97 PCI Manufacturer / Chip Realtek ALC650 Realtek ALC650 C-Media CMI8738 C-Media CMI9738 Creative CT5880 5.1 Surround yes yes yes 4-Ch. yes Internal Connectors CD-in, AUX-in CD-in, AUX-in, SPDIF-out AUX-in, Modem-in, CD-in CD1-in, CD2-in CD-in, AUX-in External Connectors In, Out, Micro, Rear, Subwoofer, SPDIF-Out (opt.) In, Out, Micro, Gameport In, Out, Micro, SPDIF-in, SPDIF-out In, Out, Micro In, Out, Micro, SPDIF-in, SPDIF-out Setup CPU Config BIOS BIOS BIOS BIOS / Jumpers BIOS Selectable Multipliers auto auto auto / manual auto auto / manual FSB Range / Increments 100-250 / 1 100-248 / 1 100 - 200 / 1 133 - 200 / 1 100 - 255 / 1 Voltage Vcore Range / Increments 1.10 - 1.85 / 0.025 1.10 - 1.85 / 0.025 1.50 - 1.70 / 0.025 1.10 - 1.85 / 0.025 1.10 - 1.85 / 0.025 Vram / Increments 2.6 / 2.7 / 2.9 n/a 2.6 / 2.7 / 2.9 2.5 - 2.9 / 0.1 (Jumpers) +0.1 / +0.2 / +0.3 Vchipset / Increments n/a n/a Vagp 1.5 / 1.6 / 1.7 n/a (AGP) +0.1 / +0.2 / +0.3 Board and BIOS Details Bios Award Award Phoenix Award Award Version 8H 1.01 1004 0410V F4 Date May 6, 2002 June 6, 2002 May 17, 2002 April 10, 2002 May 9, 2002 Motherboard Revision ? ? 1.02 0.91 1 Boot Devices Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN, USB Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN, USB Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN, USB Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN Floppy, LS120, SCSI, CD, HD 0-3, ZIP100, LAN, USB Manual Interrupt Assignment no no no no yes Special Features no legacy components: no PS/2, no seriel, no parallel n/a n/a n/a English, German, Spanish, French, Chinese. No Options to set memory timings, DualBIOS Shared Interrupts ? ? ? ? ? Clock Generator Realtek RTM360 ICS95021BAF ICS950224AF ICS950218AS ICS950223AF Miscellaneous Layout Issues n/a See Evaluation IDE Connectors framed connectors Model Variations AX4B-533 (w/o ATA/133) Shipment / Utilities Manual / Quality comprehensive comprehensive, but lousy english comprehensive average not included with test sample Languages English english only english english ? Quick Setup Guide yes yes yes no ? Cables 3x IDE-80, 1x Floppy 1x IDE-80, 1x IDE-40, 1x Floppy 2x IDE-80, Floppy 1x IDE-80, Floppy USB adapter (3 ports), Firewire adapter (3 ports), SPDIF adapter (optical and coax out) USB Adapter yes, 2 ports no yes, 2 ports plus Firewire adapter w/ 2 ports no yes Software Norton Anti Virus 2002, Adobe Acrobat Reader 5, Hardware Monitor Norton Anti Virus 2002, Norton Crash Guard, Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0, DocuCom Reader 2.0, AOConfig Norton Anti Virus 2002, Norton Ghost Adobe Acrobat Reader 5, Norton Anti Virus 2001, Windows Utility Miscellaneous no PS/2, no serial, no parallel Dr.Voice Debugging System. Online manual also included on CD Easy Tune 4 Overclocking
Nice but I want a late model yamaha CS-80 synth.
ROCK SOLID:HEART TOUCHING
fucking love you asus
OMG this makes me so happy, it requires double post.... MY MAXIMUS FORMULA X38 LIVESSS!!!!! =D =D =D =D =D
ROCK SOLID:HEART TOUCHINGfucking love you asus
Amen to that brother.
It is good that actual hardware improvements are happening but I wouldn't go for it just yet as most likely bugs are still being worked out and performance improvements are also still happening. Best to give it time as we don't know how these cards or the early hardware will perform when a wide range of USB 3.0 devices are used or what problems will surface.
Now I cant wait for USB 3.0 Devices to show up, im tired of the slow transfers from my USB flash drive to PC
Sure would be nice if ASUS would either release a new BIOS for my Crosshair or let me go back to my old one.
If this allows drives to boot from it, this will allow nearly anyone to build a semi future proof machine! I just wonder if you are utilizing both sata ports and both usb 3.0 if it will bottleneck. It's to my understanding that the 4x slot will only allow for about 5/6 of full sata 6GBS, and then throw in some USB 3.0 threads to clogg it up. Let's get some benchmarks!
Hah, kind of giving Intel the ol FU there.
But will it work in linux?
Any info on overclocking the PICE bus gives trouble?
Also, they could test it by connecting 2 pc's together and transferring a file from one to the other!
Very nice and very affordable. Time for USB 3 devices!
Now I cant wait for USB 3.0 Devices to show up, im tired of the slow transfers from my USB flash drive to PC
It would be interesting indeed, to find compatible USB sticks to run the OS from!
It would have been nicer if Asus could have created the connection in RAID.
Plugging this card in your pc, with a dual 8GB USB stick, and running the OS from that supposed to be blazing fast!
Too bad I only have one PCI-e.
I'll stick with USB2.0
the one thing its missing is a usb 9pin connector on the board. Because of this, I cant hook up my front usb ports to 3.0, i have to reach around the BACK of the computer to get 3.0. I'll wait
yeah from my rough calcs. you need x6 and you will have 2Gbits left over. for x4, you are 6Gbits short.
x4 = 16Gbits, 2 X usb3 = 10Gbits, 2 X Sata6Gbits = 12Gbits
This doesnt really bother me though
Claudeb, the chances of operating all 4 connected ports at maximum bandwidth are extremely low.
It's a big deal to me if this card will operate in linux though, I'll buy one for sure if it does.
It is odd that they do not specify PCIe 2.0. My guess is that it is only PCIe 1.0, which means 250 MB/s per lane, so 1000 MB/s total bus bandwidth. Since each SATA 3.0 port specs at 600 MB/s, and each USB 3 port specs at nearly 600 MB/s, it looks like there is NOT enough bandwidth to support all 4 ports at once. But with only two ports operating at a time, and considering overhead (I'd be surprised is USB 3 can exceed 400 MB/s), it may be good enough.
It is good that actual hardware improvements are happening but I wouldn't go for it just yet as most likely bugs are still being worked out and performance improvements are also still happening. Best to give it time as we don't know how these cards or the early hardware will perform when a wide range of USB 3.0 devices are used or what problems will surface.
Be it as it may, to me it seems really impressive that a company is selling such a recent tech at this prices. And not any company, ASUS
they could easily be changing double that and still sell (as some companies do) but as I've seem there is no ASUS tax
Anyone have an idea if we will be able to boot from the card?
I want one just for the hell of it. Only $30. But I don't have room in my case. My 2 GTX 260s are covering up the other PCI-E slots.
Can't wait until Newegg sells them
the one thing its missing is a usb 9pin connector on the board. Because of this, I cant hook up my front usb ports to 3.0, i have to reach around the BACK of the computer to get 3.0. I'll wait
USB 3.0 won't use 9-pin headers so that shoots your plan anyway. Each USB 3.0 port will utilize 8 pins by itself. To hook up 2 front panel USB 3.0 ports you would need a 15 or 16-pin header.
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Whats the motherboard model num from asus? I hope its an X58..... Im gonna get it im gonna get it, or wait till feb-march folr others!!!!!
yeah from my rough calcs. you need x6 and you will have 2Gbits left over. for x4, you are 6Gbits short. x4 = 16Gbits, 2 X usb3 = 10Gbits, 2 X Sata6Gbits = 12GbitsThis doesnt really bother me though
You took the words right out of my mouth, I was also doing rough calculations, and I'm also not bothered by it because I highly doubt somebody would be using full bandwidth even if all 4 ports are occupied. This makes me really exited! Maybe I won't have to upgrade to a brand spanking new system after all
well this just shows why a X 58 is a better buy. You can fit in 2 graphics cards plus get this card and slot it into the tird PCI - E right.....
well i guess i wont have to upgrade YIPEEE
PC Perspective previewed the add-on card a couple days ago.
http://pcper.com/article.php?aid=809
OMG this is too good to be true. Go ASUS !
I just want USB 3.0 for external drives without the need for eSata...
No USB 3.0 devices yet?