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We found 16 Reddit mentions of ASUS Hyper M.2 X16 PCIe 3.0 X4 Expansion Card V2 Supports 4 NVMe M.2 (2242/2260/2280/22110) Upto 128 Gbps for Intel VROC and AMD Ryzen Threadripper NVMe Raid. Here are the top ones.

    Features:
  • Intel vroc ready and nvme raid support on amd ryzen threadripper
  • New two phase power solution with upto 14w output
  • Supports four additional nvme m.2 drives using intel vroc for transfer speeds upto 128gbps
  • Pci express 3.0 x16 interface, compatible with pci express x8 and x16 slots
  • Stylish heatsink and integrated blower style fan prevent M.2 throttling
Specs:
Height2.05 Inches
Length9.76 Inches
Number of items1
Release dateFebruary 2019
Size3.8" x 0.5" x 8"
Weight0.3375 Pounds
Width8.98 Inches
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Found 16 comments on ASUS Hyper M.2 X16 PCIe 3.0 X4 Expansion Card V2 Supports 4 NVMe M.2 (2242/2260/2280/22110) Upto 128 Gbps for Intel VROC and AMD Ryzen Threadripper NVMe Raid:

u/NewMaxx · 4 pointsr/buildapcsales

You can split a x8 or x16 slot into two or four x4 devices if the motherboard supports it, but you still need an appropriate adapter. Something like this.

u/Gooseinberry · 3 pointsr/buildapcsales

Alternative option:Amazon has the 1920x (1st gen) for $199.


Motherboards are still pricy, however I picked up an open box x399 ASROCK professional gaming for $177, on eBay.


I always wanted to build a threadripper. FOr the price to performance Im extremely happy.


Just picked up "ASUS Hyper M.2 X16 PCIe 3.0 X4 Expansion Card V2 Supports 4 NVMe M.2 (2242/2260/2280/22110) Up to 128 Gbps for Intel VROC and AMD Ryzen Threadripper NVMe RAID "
Installing (4) SX8100 (1TB) SSD m.2 drives. Im expecting 12 Gps read speeds. I can use 2 of these with all of the PCI lands available on Threadripper. *Over 27GB per second in real world testing. See YouTUbe

u/sprousa · 3 pointsr/DataHoarder

Just get this and make your own for way cheaper.

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https://www.amazon.com/Asus-Hyper-Expansion-Supports-Threadripper/dp/B07NQBQB6Z

u/StartupTim · 3 pointsr/unRAID

I have three of them, all of them shows me 4 separate NVME drives, and honestly it works exactly as if I had those bare nvme drive slots on the motherboard. I couldn't be more happy. I get max speeds, too, have them filled with Samsung 960 EVOs and works like an absolute champ.

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M-2-X16-V2-Threadripper/dp/B07NQBQB6Z

That is the exact one that I have multiple of.

When I build a new system, which will be soon, I'll likely buy two more!

u/ThinkMention · 1 pointr/buildapc

The cheaper option would be a board with 3 M.2 + 1 M.2 PCIe adaptor

This card allows for 4 M.2 PCIe SSD, doesn't support SATA M.2 and requires PCIe port bifurcation to be supported in x4x4x4x4 to use all of 4 M.2, without bifurcation support it is limited to only 1 M.2 it also requires a x16 PCIe port

If you don't care about $ look for HEDT platform with more PCIe lanes as consumer platform runs out of lanes quickly.

u/77xak · 1 pointr/buildapc

You need 2 cards for 2 SSD's. This card only has an x4 length connector, and there's also only 1 slot on the card (how were you expecting to insert 2 drives?) You can still do what you're trying to with multiple cards, since your mobo has 3 x16 slots, but have you considered just getting a single larger drive?

Cards that support multiple drives exist, however they require the motherboard to support PCIe bifurcation, which is mostly only available on high end workstation motherboards. If your mobo doesn't support this, then the best you can do is separate cards for every drive.

u/gregz83 · 1 pointr/pcmasterrace

If you are just looking to have multiple M.2 drive, raid or not, Asus card should work:

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M-2-X16-V2-Threadripper/dp/B07NQBQB6Z/

u/zakabog · 1 pointr/pcmasterrace

Yeah, you can buy a quad m.2 NVMe board. It won't work as hardware RAID unless you have a specific motherboard for it, but is there any reason you're looking for 4x NVMe drives?

u/SuPeRCaLiFaGaLiCiOuS · 1 pointr/buildapc

Agree with the 1TB SSD option. But the Asus Z390-A Prime supports NvMe SSD, so why not get an NvMe M.2 PCI-e card and get a 1TB NvMe SSD instead? That will improve the SSD speed by 3-4x. https://smile.amazon.com/ASUS-M-2-X16-V2-Threadripper/dp/B07NQBQB6Z?sa-no-redirect=1

Also I would get 32GB memory if you are doing programming AI

u/Zero_exe_exe · 1 pointr/Amd

4770k + 1070 is what have on my other PC haha. Great combo those two.

Ok so I/O, the Asus blows the Taichi out of the water. Significantly more USB ports with more USB 3.2 and 3.1.
Taichi does have 3 M.2, but keep in mind, if you use the 3rd (Bottom) M.2 on the Taichi, it will disable the PCIeX16_3 (The third PCI X16).


Both boards support Bifurcation on the PCIX16_2, so you can run a M.2 Adapter. Link: https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M-2-X16-V2-Threadripper/dp/B07NQBQB6Z/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=asus+hyper+m.2&qid=1571710576&sr=8-1


Unfortunately, the maximum you can run is TWO M.2, even tho the link I showed says it supports 4. This is due to the PCIe Limitation being X8. The card is electrically wired to 16X, and the slot runing X8, means it can only see half the card. In the ASUS Bios, you set PCIX16 to "Raid". This swill split the X8 into X4+X4 which will then see both M.2's on the Adapter Card.


My favorite Brand is Asus. But, they are fairly more expensive with their boards this time around. I switched to a cheaper X570 from Gigabyte because I find Ryzen 3000 doesnt overclock that much, and that Asus andTaichi board are meant for extreme overclocking.

u/xtphty · 1 pointr/DataHoarder

starting with 2x2TB m.2 cards, going up to 4 eventually. I found this https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M-2-X16-V2-Threadripper/dp/B07NQBQB6Z/ but it seems to rely on CPU RAID -- probably not NUC friendly.

u/Gradiu5 · 1 pointr/buildapc

Hello all,

Specs:

i7 3770k 4.2Ghz stable AIO

Z77 Asus Sabretooth

EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XC Ultra


<br />
**Mobo expansion slots information** <br />
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2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) *2<br />
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1 x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode, black) *3<br />
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3 x PCIe 2.0 x1 <br />
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<br />
I want to install a Pci.e to NVMe adaptor onto my motherboard but i have a few questions...<br />
<br />
This is the product I want to buy [Asus Expansion Card](https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M-2-X16-V2-Threadripper/dp/B07NQBQB6Z/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=pcie+x4+to+m.2+adapter&amp;amp;qid=1569060521&amp;amp;s=gateway&amp;amp;sr=8-7).<br />
I have no interest in RAID so I'm not particularly sure if this is overkill?<br />
<br />
If I install this in the available PCIe 3.0 slot will my GPU suffer performance?<br />
<br />
I know if i install this into an a PCIe 2.0 slot it will suffer performance seeing as it won't have full performance avaible of the 3.0 standard but im quite fine with this until I decide to upgrade one day.<br />
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Thanking you in advance,<br />
<br />
G
u/JohnDF85 · 1 pointr/homelab

Yeah, i wouldn't downgrade.

I was wondering if something like this would work- https://smile.amazon.com/ASUS-M-2-X16-V2-Threadripper/dp/B07NQBQB6Z/ref=pd_ybh_a_5?_encoding=UTF8&amp;amp;psc=1&amp;amp;refRID=WS33TWWS4NVDRNWKW4H2

Regarding the link to the one that you use - does the fact this it is 4x slow it down?

u/DZCreeper · 1 pointr/buildapc

https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-M-2-X16-V2-Threadripper/dp/B07NQBQB6Z

You need a board with PCIe Bifurcation in order to split a 16x slot into running 4x4x4x4 for that card. So if you are someone with such needs, get Threadripper instead of Zen.

u/dragontamer5788 · 0 pointsr/hardware

&gt; There isn't really 16 lane version of u.2

And there aren't any controller chips that support more than 4x NVMe / PCIe 3.0 lanes that I'm aware of. Basically, SSDs can only support 4x lanes. Even Optane is only 4x lanes.

RAIDed arrays of 4x 4xlane is pretty nifty. But that's utilizing the M.2 form factor more so than anything else.

&gt; This adds a bit to latency.

NVMe SSDs have an IOPS rating of 100,000, or roughly 1us of latency (best case scenario... and that's a big stretch). Cable-length and buffers have latency of 0.005 us, or roughly on the order of nanoseconds. Its a complete non-issue.

The only one working on breaking down the latency issue is Intel Optane with their DIMM-based SSD arrays. Breaking the microsecond barrier probably will require something crazy, like Gen-Z or whatever. For now, with PCIe based technology, U.2 and M.2 are sufficient. No real point getting PCIe SSDs... its cheaper and more effective to join the mass production of the industry and support U.2 and M.2.