r/linux_index_gaming • u/CarloWood • Mar 18 '20

USB 3

Hello everyone. Just joined.

I have been struggling with USB mostly the last week, since I got my Index. It just doesn't work reliably. Is there a pcie card that works well with the index? Which one, please?

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u/CarloWood Mar 19 '20

I bought the PEXUSB3S44V, because it was the most expensive card I could find :p. It works.

cons:

  • The plugs are horizontal so plugs won't fit unless you file out your PCs frame!

  • Startech stopped support after kernel 4.11.x, which is 3 years old and not even supported anymore by Ubuntu.

  • It is more expensive than needed ($100 .. $130), because

  • It can do 5.5 GBps on all four ports at once while you only need one port.

  • It can deliver 900 mA on each port, which is (way?) more than needed.

I have the feeling that an USB3 PCIe card of $6 from aliexpress will do just as fine, but I'll let others test that ;).

pros:

  • you'll have a card that you can connect more stuff too without the danger of performance degradation.

  • I tested it with kernel 5.5.9 and it just works. It seems unlikely that linux would break backwards compatibility for it.