Reddit reviews ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Card Expansion NV Me M.2 Drives and Speed up to 128Gbps Components
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Intel VROC ready with Intel Reset for X299 Series Motherboard models with Sky lake-X processorsSupports four (4) additional NV Me M.2 drives using Intel VROC (Virtual RAID on CPU) for transfer speeds up to 128GbpsPCI Express 3.0 x16 interface, compatible with PCI Express x8 and x16 slotsIntegrated blower style fan for optimized cooling of M.2 drivesTo enable VROC, a H/W standard or premium key to unlock features
You're misunderstanding, I'm saying using a ton of low capacity drives doesn't make sense. If you really have 4 500+GB NVME drives that you think you can't use then you're just lacking in imagination or bad at google-
https://www.amazon.com/Asus-Hyper-M-2-x16-Card/dp/B0753JTJTG
https://www.newegg.com/silverstone-model-sst-ecm22-pci-express-to-sata-card/p/N82E16815256028?Description=nvme%20pcie%20adapter&cm_re=nvme_pcie_adapter-_-15-256-028-_-Product
You could use a PCIE expander card like this Asus Hyper M.2 x16 Card Expansion NV Me M.2 Drives and Speed up to 128Gbps Components https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0753JTJTG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_aLQ-BbAQ4JE2Y
Find a motherboard and chipset that has a lot of PCIE lanes and supports bifurcation (so those 4xNVMe drives can split up the shared PCIE slot).
I've also thought about doing this just because.....well because it would just be fun to see how fast you could make it. Lolz
Op got me curios and we can into the same thing:
>You could use a PCIE expander card like this Asus Hyper M.2 x16 Card Expansion NV Me M.2 Drives and Speed up to 128Gbps Components https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0753JTJTG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_aLQ-BbAQ4JE2Y
I wanted to point out that this adapter is designed to be used with Intel VROC on X299 Series Motherboard models. Here are the ASUS supported motherboards:
EDIT: From the Amazon link, a great comment found in a review about his adapter. Things to consider with the motherboard & CPU:
>This cards has a lot of variables that need to be meet before it will work.
>1. 16 pci express lanes is a lot. Most CPU's will not have enough for this, and two GPU's for example. As that is 48 pci lanes needed for 2 GPU's and one of these cards fully loaded. So lets say you buy a super expensive I9 Intel Processor. Well that CPU only has 44 pci lanes. Meaning at max you can only get 3 of the M.2 cards to work in this device while still having two GPU's running all 16 of there lanes.
>2. Mother boards are deceptive. While they may on average have 4 slots that will fit a x16 card. They do not all have 16 CPU express lanes assigned to them. Most often only the first slot (the one closest to the CPU socket), and the third slot actually have 16 lanes. The other two slots will only have 8. Even on high end boards. Meaning that only two of the M.2 cards will be recognized when plugged in there. So check your motherboard manuals first.
>3. Intel requires you to also buy a VROC key. This is not required on AMD. I have seen some people blame that on this card.
>4. Sense the speed of this card is heavily dependent on the slot you put it in, and the CPU running the system. Is why it says you can get up to 128Gbps. Realistically though... Unless you really know what you are doing you won't hit those speeds. But it will still be faster then what your used too. Most SSD's are limited by the sata cable speed, and other things. Which won't be anywhere as fast as m.2 drives raided.
>5. This tech is still new. So not all motherboards support it. Actually most don't. While the card itself doesn't need any drivers to run. The MB and CPU both need to support NVMe raid. Or your better off getting a single m.2 card.
OP's desired use though sound different from you and myself might be thinking of. He wants a small NAS but has not stated his intended use yet. Where-as this sparked an interest in how fast could one possibly get a NAS to transfer data. I think in this setup one would saturate their network long before R/W speeds of their arrays, lmao.
You just need a processor with a lot of PCIe lanes and some of these
How well did this work for you? https://www.amazon.com/Asus-Hyper-M-2-x16-Card/dp/B0753JTJTG, I have been looking for a way to get a lot of m.2 nvme drives into a system, but most of the setups I see start at $199 and go upto $500. I have found this card for as little as $50 and I am curious how well it works. If I do end up with it, I will most likey do a software RAID instead of the hardware intel raid that only works with intel SSD that this card supports.
Just wanted to throw in possibly cheaper, better or more convenient options for people:
NVMe
AHCI
Aplicata, HighPoint, SEDNA & SYBA products don't need bifurcation I believe. Also sometimes cheaper else where other than linked for reference.
M.2 ssd have 2 version m.2 sata with speed 550mb/s like normal sata 2.5 ssd and m.2 nvme ssd with speed read 3500mb/s.
From your asus mobo sites
https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/RAMPAGE_IV_EXTREME/specifications/
your mobo dont have m.2 slot but you can use m.2 ssd adapter pcie for your mobo.
For M.2 Nvme SSD Adapter you can use adapter from asus, (you need to update your mobo bios and driver to latest version to use this adapter)
Asus Hyper M.2 x16 Card Expansion NVMe M.2 Drives price 59.99 usd
https://www.amazon.com/Asus-Hyper-M-2-x16-Card/dp/B0753JTJTG
For best nvme ssd today are Samsung 970 evo speed read 3500mb/s and cheapest alternative are Adata XPG SX8200 with speed read 3200mb/s. ADATA XPG SX6000 only have speed read 1000mb/s.
Adata XPG SX8200 960Gb Nvme SSD only 208 usd
https://www.amazon.com/XPG-SX8200-Gen3x4-Solid-ASX8200NP-960GT-C/dp/B07BLJF819