SilverStone ECS07: a 5-Port SATA 3.0 Expansion Card connects to your M.2 2280 slot
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wavetrex
I had one of these (Just not from SilverStone) for over two years now (bought from AliExpress VERY cheap, something like $20), and this one is not unique at all.
It might be "new" in Europe, since they never really penetrated the market here...
They started appearing in China very soon after JMB 585 launched, which is all the way back in 2019
https://www.jmicron.com/products/list/15
https://www.jmicron.com/file/download/996/JMB585.pdf
However, I must say, the performance of the chip is very disappointing, and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Unstable, low speed when using multiple drives at once, totally inappropriate for any kind of RAID setup or use with SATA SSDs.
Stay away.
cucaulay malkin
this can be really useful for some
schmidtbag
Why would something like this run hot enough to need a heatsink? Especially if (according to @wavetrex ) it has sub-par performance?
TLD LARS
The chip does not have the large motherboard PCB to cool the chip and the module could be in a bad spot, like a CPU GPU sandwich.
It could also be for looks, it could also be needed to secure the side reinforcement brackets, that prevent the module from breaking in half during rough handling.
If the module needs metal reinforcement, might as well turn it into a heatsink.
wavetrex
The heatsink on mine does get warm to the touch while copying files.
I guess the JMB585 chip isn't exactly on the efficient side.
The SATA ports are quite fragile, I actually managed to break one in the last 2 years (can only use 4 out of 5 now)
Eh, cheap stuff from China, not much to expect...
cucaulay malkin
he never said he had this
tunejunky
if you're space confined in your case i wouldn't recommend this for all of the sata cables clogging up the airflow. but if you have a mid-size tower or bigger you could get away with it. still ugly and not as good as the pcie adapters
TLD LARS
Depends on the MB and setup, some ITX boards have underside M.2 slots that could fit this.
Some run with IGPU so very little to block.
I can fit 2 of these in my ITX mediacenter for 14 sata drives if I wanted to, I would need tape to tape all the drives to any flat surface inside the case though.
The drives themselves could block a lot more airflow then the sata cables themselves.
Agonist
This to this day is still one of the stupidest arguments of anything I have ever seen about airflow.
tunejunky
then you haven't seen many cramped M-ATX or ITX cases
and i could categorize some of your commentary too but i don't
tunejunky
yes, but you are an expert.
the folks i'm talking about aren't
Agonist
I have built a ton of ITX, and currently using an ITX for my lan rig.
It is moronic and hilariously sad to think a few sata cables block airflow.
For the lolz of it, I put together a rig with no cable management. Zero issues with thermals. And it was a cheap case from 2005 with 2020 hardware.
It had 5 3.5 HD, 1 2.5 SSD, Vega 56, 2700x, and cheap fans. So tell me again how you know what I know, what I have built, while making stupid claims.
My thread ripper currently has 6 3.5 HD, 2 bluray drives, and a massive air cooler. Zero issues with thermals or ainflow in a case that isnt that great for airflow. Cooler Master CSX.
