PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD Adapter Expansion Card with RGB Light Bar and Aluminum Heatsink Solution, Supports PCI-Express 3.0 4.0 and X4 X8 X16 Slots.

For its price, I was immediately interested in getting this. I'm not a fan of having to install a Sata SSD because of cable management to he done lol, so I figured that I'll utilize the extra Slot underneath my GPU. Pre-installation: I like how small and compact the packaging is with everyone you need in it. The product itself is good quality and the extra screw driver was a nice addition. Instructions were clear and applying the pads and heatsink were straightforward. Installation: I had trouble trying to fit this in the slot at first, but it was actually supposed to be installed with heatsink facing down for my MOBO. Then click, it fits. Turning On/ Formatting: Not my first time formatting a new ssd, so after that, it comes up as a new drive no problem! The RGB immediately turns on with rainbow cycling, but can turned off with the little switch. However, it would be nice if it can be customizable to a static colour.

Been running a 4TB drive on this for 10 months. It’s my primary drive and it’s doing great.

The RGB is very bright and colorful, probably the brightest RGB in my case. There is no RGB control other than the on and off switch. The 4x PCIE to NVMe worked flawlessly with both a 3.0 and 4.0 drive with no fuss. Installed in an AM4 board (Asus C8H) into a full length PCIE 4.0 x4 slot (slot that is x16 size physically but only x4 electrically). It clicks into the slot with a little play on the back, but the front connection seems pretty solid. It's not sagging, and seems secure enough. At first, I thought the plastic screws/standoffs for the heatsink were missing, but they were just stuck in back flap of the cardboard box. They came in a separate small plastic zipper bag, rather than in the main component baggie.

Works very well for the longest while now. My old motherboard had limited slots for M.2, and so I went looking for a way around that. This adapter was one of the solutions I came across, and is well worth its price. You get Full NVME speed (dependant on your drive) not impeded by much at all. Will only work if you have enough PCIE lanes free to operate it. For example my last board had 5 PCIE lanes, I had 1 occupied with gfx card, and there were 3 NVME slots that were filled. If I would have had 1 more of the 4 PCIE lanes available filled with something, I wouldnt have been able to use this as there would be no bus space at all for it. Keep this in mind when using adapters, and upgrading a current build. Works well, Never had any issues. Plug n Play, and forget! (dont forget to partition and format your drive!)

Had all my m.2 slots in my board fu;; so i put this in. Easy to put in and runs very fast in the pci x16 slot and cool lighting