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Areca ARC-1883x SAS Controller - 12Gb/s SAS, Serial ATA/600 - PCI Express 3.0 x8 - Plug-in Card - RAID Supported - 0, 1, 10, 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60, JBOD RAID Level - 2 x SFF-8644 - Linux, Mac, PC - 2 GB NV Cache

Regular Price: $1,082.90

Special Price $867.31

The new third generation ARC-1883 family offers advanced technology for increased performance and improved enterprise data protection. They were designed with 1.2 GHz dual core ROC processor, DDR3-1866 memory architecture and PCIe 3.0 interface for the most performance-hungry database and IT applications. The ARC-1883 family includes 8 ports low profile as well as full height 12/16/24 internal ports with additional 4 external ports with mini SAS HD connectors for 12Gb/s throughput on each port.

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Asus PIKE 2008 8-port SAS RAID Controller - Serial ATA/600 - PCI Express x8 - Plug-in Card - RAID Supported

Regular Price: $171.91

Special Price $160.23

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ASUS LSI MegaRAID 8300XLP Zero-Channel SAS RAID Controller - 128MB ECC DDR SDRAM - PCI-X - 300MBps

Regular Price: $506.91

Special Price $449.09

The MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP Zero-channel RAID (ZCR) adapter converts a motherboard's own onboard SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) controller into a powerful RAID solution, allowing for an easy and low-cost upgrade path to SAS RAID. This low-profile, intelligent PCI-X to SAS RAID adapter is ideal for 1U and 2U server environments. With 128MB integrated ECC SDRAM, battery backup support and the power of the Intel IOP321 (400 MHz) I/O processor, the MegaRAID SAS 8300XLP provides unmatched reliability and performance.

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Asus Hyper Kit

$21.13

The World's first M.2 to Mini SAS HD adapter to support 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs

The world's first expansion card compatible with 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs
Enjoy 3.5X-faster storage speed than traditional SSD devices
Easy and fast installation

The world's first M.2 to Mini SAS HD adapter to support 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs!

Maximum storage speed, fast connectivity, total flexibility

Hyper Kit is an M.2 to Mini SAS HD adapter that gives owners of ASUS motherboards freedom to fit next-generation 2.5-inch NVM Express SSDs with an U.2 interface. This exclusive technology exploits the maximum PCI Express 3.0 x4 bandwidth of 32Gbit/s for SSD transfer speeds that are up to 3.5X faster than traditional SSDs!

Easy to install

Enjoy 2.5-inch NVMe support immediately

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Asus M.2 to PCI Express Adapter

Regular Price: $67.44

Special Price $65.11

HYPER M.2 X16 Card supports up to four PCIe® 3.0 x4 M.2 drives, it can be setup with Intel VROC (Virtual RAID on CPU), a new I/O storage technology within the Intel® RSTe 5.x driver family. This feature allows users to use CPU PCIe lanes to create BOOTable RAID arrays. A CPU PCIe 3.0 x 16 slot can support data transfer rates up to 128 Gbps - that's four times faster than DMI the 32 Gbps limit of the DMI bus, and 22x faster than SATA 3.0.

Supports up to four PCIE® 3.0 M.2 drives, with transfer bandwidth up to 128Gbps
Supports Intel VROC tchnology, allowing you to use CPU PCIe® lanes to create BOOTable RAID arrays
Integrated blower-style fan to prevent throttling

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Asus M.2 to PCI Express Adapter

Regular Price: $92.90

Special Price $86.11

ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen 4 Card (PCIe 4.0/3.0) supports four NVMe M.2 (2242/2260/2280/22110) devices up to 256 Gbps for AMD TRX40/X570 PCIe 4.0 NVMe RAID and Intel® platform RAID-on-CPU functions

Two-phase power solution with up to 14-watt output supports the latest NVMe drives
Large heatsink and active fan reduces M.2 SSD temperatures for unthrottled transfer speeds and enhanced reliability
Adapted server-grade PCB supports up to four PCIe 4.0/3.0 M.2 drives, with up to 256 Gbps bandwidth for smooth data transfers
Compatible with AMD TRX40/X570 PCIe 4.0 for NVMe RAID and supports Intel® platform RAID-on-CPU functions
Also support other vendors' motherboards via PCIe bifurcation in BIOS setting

RAID on CPU

The ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen 4 Card is compatible with the Intel® X299, Z390, Z370 and future platforms' RAID-on-CPU function, and supports PCIe 4.0 NVMe RAID on the AMD TRX40 and X570 platforms. Unused CPU PCle lanes can be assigned to storage, allowing you to create a bootable RAID array with up to four M.2 SSDs.

One card,
8X the bandwidth

The ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen 4 Card uses PCIe 4.0, which doubles the bandwidth per lane compared to PCIe 3.0. With four M.2 slots, it offers up to 256 Gbps of bandwidth per card, 8X the bandwidth of a single PCIe 3.0 drive.

Design for unthrottled transfer speed

The ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen 4 Card has four M.2 slots - supporting both PCIe 3.0 and 4.0 - that allow you to expand your system with high-performance SSD storage. Designed for the latest generation of NVMe drives, the card features an upgraded power supply that provides up to 14W of power per drive, as well as a large heatsink and active fan to ensure that drives stay cool for optimum performance.

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Asus Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5 Card

Regular Price: $105.07

Special Price $79.99

Support RAID Function

The ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5 Card is able to support RAID functions across different CPU platforms. For ultimate flexibility , unused CPU PCIe lanes can be assigned to storage to create a bootable RAID array with up to four M.2 SSDs.

One Card, 8X The Bandwidth

The ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5 Card uses PCIe 5.0, which offers twice the bandwidth per lane compared to PCIe 4.0. With four M.2 slots, it enables up to 512 Gbps of bandwidth per card - 8X the bandwidth of a single PCIe 4.0 drive.

Enhanced Cooling

The ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5 Card not only enhances hardware but also incorporates advanced software solutions for efficient thermal management, effectively dissipating heat to keep SSDs at optimal temperature for unwavering performance.

A full-cover heatsink that attaches to the M.2 SSD and features air duct and blower-style fan. Plus, the four M.2 slots are supported by top and bottom thermal pads to reduce temperature-induced throttling during heavy, sustained data transfers.

The integrated blower-style active fan easily connects to the motherboard chassis fan header, allowing users to adjust fan speed in ASUS Fan Xpert 4.

Designed For Unthrottled Transfer Speeds

The ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5 Card has four M.2 slots - supporting both PCIe 5.0 and 4.0 - that allow users to supplement entire Designed for latest-generation NVMe drives, the card features a stable power supply that provides up to 14 watts of power per drive. The card also supports RAID functions across four M.2 slots ,providing up to 128 GT/s bandwidth per M.2 slot.

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Asus ThunderboltEX 4 Thunderbolt/USB Adapter - PCI Express 3.0 x4 - Plug-in Card - 2 Thunderbolt Port(s) - PC

Regular Price: $149.14

Special Price $135.29

Enable blisteringly fast speeds and any-way-up connectivity

ASUS ThunderboltEX 4 is a Thunderbolt™ 4 add-on card that offers 40 Gbps bi-directional bandwidth, USB4™ device compatibility, and DisplayPort™ 1.4. It supports up to five Thunderbolt devices in a daisy chain and enables up to 100-watt USB-C® charging for laptops.

Thunderbolt™ (USB-C®) port Up to 100-watt* quick charging

Thunderbolt™ (USB-C®) port Up to 27-watt quick charge

Mini DisplayPort™ input

DisplayPort 1.4

Support 8K Ultra HD output

USB4

Specification compliant

40 Gbps

Bi-directional bandwidth

Up to100W

Quick-charge support

Daisy-chain

Up to five Thunderbolt devices per port

Daisy-Chain up to 5

Thunderbolt devices per port

3 devices + 2 Thunderbolt monitors

or

Daisy-Chain up to 5

Thunderbolt devices per port

4 devices + 1 Thunderbolt monitor

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Aten UC2324 USB to Serial Hub - 4 x 9-pin DB-9 Male RS-232 Serial

$97.38

ATEN's UC2324 4-port USB to Serial RS-232 Hub converters which offer the user 4 serial port connection through USB interface. User can connect multiple serial devices through one USB port on their system. Each serial port offers data transfer rate up to 115.2 Kbps for high performance. UC2324 provides a quick, simple, and cost-effective solution and is ideal for various communication and automation applications.

ATEN 4-port USB 2.0 Extender Hub-TAA Compliant - USB - External - 4 USB Port(s) - 4 USB 2.0 Port(s)

$53.94

The UE2120H allows users to extend the distance between a computer and USB device(s) up to 12 meters via the active extender hub. USB signals transmitted through these cables maintain optimal signal integrity and meet USB 2.0 standards. Up to 4 extender cables (UE2120) and 1 Extender Hub (UE2120H) can be chained together, so that cable distance is increased by up to 60 meters.

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