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    From Jeff Gaines@jgnewsid@outlook.com to uk.comp.homebuilt on Sat Aug 8 11:07:00 2026
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    In January 2025 I bought 2 x MZHOU PCI Express X1 to 6-Port SATA 3.0
    Expansion Cardu ASM1166 Controller for u40 each. Today one of them appears
    to have failed, only recognised intermittently on boot. Swapped it for the other which still works fine.

    If I buy a SilverStone Technology ECS06, 6 Ports SATA Gen3 (6Gbps) for u60 with the same chip will I get better quality, better reliability, higher
    speed WHY?

    The Silverstone needs a 4 lane slot against 1 lane for the MZHOU.

    What are the decent makes for components nowadays?
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    Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
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  • From Andy Burns@usenet@andyburns.uk to uk.comp.homebuilt on Sat Aug 8 12:18:57 2026
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    Jeff Gaines wrote:

    The Silverstone needs a 4 lane slot against 1 lane for the MZHOU.

    What gen of PCIe is your M/B ?
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  • From Jeff Gaines@jgnewsid@outlook.com to uk.comp.homebuilt on Sat Aug 8 12:03:59 2026
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    On 08/08/2026 in message <ndohijF6fcaU1@mid.individual.net> Andy Burns
    wrote:

    Jeff Gaines wrote:

    The Silverstone needs a 4 lane slot against 1 lane for the MZHOU.

    What gen of PCIe is your M/B ?

    3.0 - Asus Z170-K but my kit travels between boards :-)
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