StarTech.com 4 Port USB 3.0 PCIe Card w/ 4 Dedicated 5Gbps Channels (USB 3.1 Gen 1) - UASP - SATA / LP4 Power - PCI Express Adapter Card (PEXUSB3S44V)

I tried 3 other less expensive PCIE to USB cards and they all had issues with drivers, throughput, or both!This card just works and really does deliver bandwidth!It also handles multiple hubs and high power devices perfectly!0 drop outs, 0 latency issues, instantly recognizes anything plugged in!It also has better build quality with the vertical ports - they aren't obstructed by different cases like some other cards I tried!I don't know why I bother with other brands - I always end up back with StarTech.It also has 2 standards for providing power instead of just 1 odd one (floppy power on one that I tried).I highly recommend this card!

In the Windows 10 computer, ready to go. With 2 Elgato and 1 Logitech streamcams no problem. Worked without extra voltage input, I did put an extra voltage in to give the motherboard less stress.Works well with OBS etc. No drivers needed.No problem with the ports, more then enough space to put in the USB cables. So I don’t know why some have a problem with that.Gets a little hot, don’t know how long it will last. If it breaks, I update here.

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.

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.

TL;DR Esta tarjeta esta perfecta para usar con Oculus, pero necesitas el modelo StarTech PEXUSB3S44V que cuenta con 4 controladores USB independientes (requiere PCIE 4x 2.0 como minimo.) Si tratas de utilizar los modelos mas economicos que usan un solo controlador para los 4 puertos no va a funcionar bien con Oculus ni con cualquier otro dispositivo que realmente necesite el ancho de banda del USB 3.0(Nota: Conectar la tarjeta preferentemente en un puerto PCIE directo al procesador y evitar conectarla en un puerto manejado por el chipset.)RESEÑA COMPLETA A CONTINUACION:Si estas buscando una tarjeta USB 3.0 para conectar mas de 2 sensores con el Rift (o para conectar mas de un dispositivo USB 3.0 que realmente utilize el ancho de banda) no necesitas seguir buscando. La tarjeta StarTech PEXUSB3S44V utiliza un controlador USB independiente para cada puerto, lo que significa que cada conexion sera a la velocidad completa sin importar si tienes uno o los 4 puertos conectados. Y como tiene alimentacion independiente tampoco sufre de problemas de voltaje aun utilizando extensiones de 10 metros para los sensores.Nota: Personalmente recomiendo los cables "UGREEN alargador activo" de 10m, esta mas economico que otras extensiones activas y funciona perfectamente bien con esta tarjeta y los sensores para Oculus.Ahora hablemos de los requerimientos de lineas PCI express: Esta tarjeta requiere un puerto de por lo menos 4x PCIE 2.0 para funcionar correctamente, y dependiendo de tu procesador y tarjeta madre la disponibilidad de lineas PCIE puede ser limitada, aunque si estas utilizando esta tarjeta para el Oculus lo mas probable es que tengas un procesador con por lo menos 16 lineas PCIE mas las que ofrezca el chipset de tu tarjeta madre.Mi recomendacion personal es checar que puertos pcie en la tarjeta madre van directo a las lineas pcie de tu procesador (usualmente PCIE16x 1 y 2) e instalar esta tarjeta en el segundo puerto a menos de que tengas 2 tarjetas de video conectadas. Esto es debido a que los puertos PCIE del chipset comparten ancho de banda con todos los demas dispositivos conectados, lo que incluye puertos USB nativos, puertos SATA, Ethernet, etc. Lo cual puede afectar el ancho de banda disponible para la esta tarjeta USB y causar problemas aun si la tarjeta esta trabajando correctamente. En cambio si instalas la tarjeta en un puerto PCIE directo al procesador te evitas todo esto.Y como nota final, si conoces de computadoras probablemente tambien te des cuenta de que si conectas algo en el segundo puerto PCIE de un procesador con solo 16 lineas PCIE la conexion se divide a 8x + 8x y quiza no te parezca mucho, pero no hay ningun problema. Todas las pruebas que se han hecho han demostrado que una tarjeta de video conectada en 8x no pierde ningun rendimiento en lo absoluto, y de hecho tarjetas como la GTX1080 trabajan perfectamente incluso en 4x PCIE 3.0 aunque ahi si empieza a haber una ligera perdida de rendimiento. Pero obviamente si tu procesador tiene mas lineas PCIE (Ryzen Threadripper tiene 64 lineas) probablemente esto no te afectaria.Espero que esta pared de texto le ayude a las personas que tienen dudas hacerca de esta tarjeta, y deseandoles felices juegos en VR. (Personalmente recomiendo ampliamente Super Hot VR y Robo Recall para empezar. So juegos muy entretenidos y perfectos para demostrar lo que jugar en realidad virtual tiene que ofrecer.)