I've a StarTech branded one (PCI1PEX1) which looks identical to the one pictured - even has the same 9X110 V: 2.0 model number on the PCB top left, so I assume it uses the same Pericom chipset. Bought it a few years ago to work with a GeForce GT730 I had. Personally found it to be rather flaky - seems to pick and choose when and in which boards it works. Apart from GPUs, I've tried it with small SATA raid cards with the same unpredictable results.

PC Hoarder Patrol wrote:

I've a StarTech branded one (PCI1PEX1) which looks identical to the one pictured - even has the same 9X110 V: 2.0 model number on the PCB top left, so I assume it uses the same Pericom chipset. Bought it a few years ago to work with a GeForce GT730 I had. Personally found it to be rather flaky - seems to pick and choose when and in which boards it works. Apart from GPUs, I've tried it with small SATA raid cards with the same unpredictable results.

Interesting, thanks. But when it works, it will every times with the same card or it has problems too?

😀

386SX wrote:

Interesting, thanks. But when it works, it will every times with the same card or it has problems too? 😀

TBH, I'd say not - check out the relevant reviews on Newegg, which are less than positive 😢

https://www.newegg.com/global/au-en/Product/P … N82E16815158190

Some of these cards use a PCIe-to-PCI bridge chip. They are more expensive and more reliable in general.

Some cards are passive like on your photo. They only do voltage conversion and signal resynchronisation. They are less expensive and don't work very well.

Sadly that's no guarantee either, as the card @386SX & I are mentioning does have such a (Pericom) bridge chip on the reverse of the PCB

https://html.alldatasheet.com/html-pdf/518798 … I7C9X111SL.html

ph4nt0m wrote:

Some cards are passive like on your photo. They only do voltage conversion and signal resynchronisation. They are less expensive and don't work very well.

there re no passive cards, one bus is parallel, other serial

rasz_pl wrote:

ph4nt0m wrote:

Some cards are passive like on your photo. They only do voltage conversion and signal resynchronisation. They are less expensive and don't work very well.

there re no passive cards, one bus is parallel, other serial

I mean the conventional PCI and PCI Express are nearly the same from software point of view, though completely different in hardware. It's possible to design an adaptor without a complete PCI bridge. It won't be completely passive to be honest, but anyway.

PC Hoarder Patrol wrote:

386SX wrote:

Interesting, thanks. But when it works, it will every times with the same card or it has problems too? 😀

TBH, I'd say not - check out the relevant reviews on Newegg, which are less than positive 😢

https://www.newegg.com/global/au-en/Product/P … N82E16815158190

Those users on the reviews seems to write a bit generic problems with the adapter but I imagine that it depends on which mobo the board are used on. Obviously for such price I'd expect perfect compatibility; good point of those reviews is that someone tried with the Atom 330 board and a x1 Zotac video card and it worked.