pci-e 3.0

Hi all, first post here, been watching this forum for some time. I am replacing a PC desktop board that is not up to snuff for this system. I have a raid controller that is PICE 3.0 and this board keeps trying to run as such but really not able to do it. This server is being used for backups...

Just thought I'd share a new piece of tech I found while doing my weekly browse on AliExpress. I was quite intrigued when I found a PCIe to 5x M.2 SATA3 adaptor for $59.00. Link: US $59.0 |JEYI JMS585 X16 PCIE 5 m. 2 SATA expansion card turn PCIE3.0 SATA RAID array card 5*ssd 5*ngff 5*m.2...

$300 shipped. A rather unusual ultra-low profile 4x 10GBe Silicom X710 based PCIe Ethernet card. PE310G4i71LB-XR. I am also including the high profile bracket. Worked fine with Myricom 10G-SFP-SR optics. Can use Intel's standard drivers or Silicom's available with a signup. Supports most...

Hello I currently have a M1015 running 8 drives. I would like to add an Expander to run additional drives (20 total). I believe the M1015 operates at PCI-E 2.0 speeds. Would it make sense to replace the M1015 with a card that operates at PCI-E 3.0? Or, would the bottleneck be on the...