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Customer Reviews for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Model: RF-P2USB3
SKU: 1092716
UPC: 600603129650
This PCI Express interface card adds SuperSpeed USB 3.0 functionality to your PC and is backward compatible with USB 2.0 and 1.1 devices for additional connection options.
Average Customer Rating:
4.0
out of 5
(25 Reviews) 25
Rating Snapshot 25 reviews
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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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80% of reviewers would recommend this product to a friend
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Customer Reviews for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Review 1 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Great upgrade to 2 & 3 type USB
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
5.0
Compatibility
4.0
Features
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: I get faster performance from my accessories
I used it to speed up the connection on my usb external hard drive and an external DVD. works great
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
Reward Zone number: 2871151393
Reward Zone number: 2871151393
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Review 2 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Easy Upgrade
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Much faster than USB 2.0
Easy install. Had to use drivers on the disk for windows 7. Transfer from USB ports on the card is close to 100 MB/s. Improved transfer from external Hard Drive (holding video library) was improved by 1.5 - 2 X the speed.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Reward Zone number: 2819394035
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Review 3 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Great If Your PC Has The Slot For It!
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Compatibility
5.0
Features
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: USB 3.0 Is Super Fast
What's not so great: You need a free PCI-E Slot in your tower.
This card if you have the slot for it in your tower. Yeah, you can only install it in a desktop PC, but if you have an open PCI-E slot then you really can't go wrong with this card. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to keep the card because I don't have a free slot. This is because my sound card is taking up the only free slot I have. Even so, that is my mistake and you shouldn't fault this card in any way for that. I definitely recommend this card.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Gaming
Reward Zone number: 2267466100
Reward Zone number: 2267466100
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Review 4 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Great for expansion
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Seurat
from Bethlehem, PA
on 05/03/2013
What's great about it: Easy install and setup
What's not so great: Store only carries two port version
Needed this for expansion for USB3 externals. Plug and play in my old desktop; I just wish the store had had versions with more than two ports (only available online).
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Hobbiest
Reward Zone number: 2684752664
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Review 5 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Upgrade
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Compatibility
4.0
Features
4.0
Ease of Installation
3.0
What's great about it: good price
What's not so great: needs power cord extension - not included
i bought this to gain a usb 3.0 port for faster backup speeds with a new WD hard drive. Found that I needed to attach a four -pin power cord. The connection I needed is too short in my PC. The card does run without it but it's hard to find the 4-pin extension cord necessary. Its seems to work great without it though.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
Reward Zone number: 0750697086
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Review 6 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Works Fine
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Compatibility
5.0
Features
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to install
Installs as easily as you'd expect and works just fine. USB 3.0 external hard drive runs very fast compared to it's USB 2.0 neighbor.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Hobbiest
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Review 7 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Works great.
Customer Rating
5.0
It was easy to install. I didn't have an internal power connector that would reach the card, but the slot has plenty of power for the two USB3 ports on the card.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 8 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Big Speed Boost
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Compatibility
5.0
Features
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Fast speeds and Plug and Play
What's not so great: The price
I installed it in a PCI express slot in a few seconds. Installation was quick and easy.I am using this with a Windows 8 Machine. Windows 8 automatically installed the drivers that were needed and it was ready to go in a minute. I could only test it with a portable USB 3.0 drive but I got 110MB/s(880Mb/s) transfer rates to/from the external USB 3.0 powered hard drive. Which is three times faster than what I get with a USB 2.0 connection with the drive.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Expert
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Hobbiest
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Review 9 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Does what it claims to do.
Customer Rating
5.0
What's great about it: Adds a pair of USB 3.0 ports to an older motherboard
What's not so great: Did not enjoy the hunt for the power cable!
This card gave me the USB 3.0 connectivity I wanted. Like others, I was a bit underwhelmed by the speed increase, but at the same time was happy with the speed increase I got for the price I paid. I put this card into a Dell XPS 8000. I used to start my full system backup prior to going to bed because it took several hours. My first backup with the new setup took two hours. Also, like others, finding a cable to power this card was a bit of a hassle. I don't expect Rocketfish to supply a cable as the necessary cable is a function of your motherboard, power supply, and number of internal peripherals you are powering. Still, it would have been nice for them to have listed a few options on a tech support page to prevent this exercise from being a high-tech scavenger hunt. At any rate, this product gave me what I wanted at an excellent price.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Expert
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
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Review 10 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Awesome upgrade
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Compatibility
5.0
Features
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: USB 3.0 is SO fast!
I needed to reduce the time it takes to backup my whole computer (disk image) with Norton Ghost. USB 3.0 is a great way to do that. I now backup my whole computer in 2.5 hours when it used to take almost 12 hours using USB 2.0 with an external hard drive. This is an awesome improvement and I am so happy. The install was easy as pie and it works flawlessly.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Expert
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Hobbiest
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Review 11 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Transfers data to ext. HD 45% less time than USB 2
Customer Rating
3.0
Value for Price
1.0
Compatibility
2.0
Features
3.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Fast, simple install
What's not so great: Disappointed that speed increase was so small
I just installed a Rocketfish USB 3.0 PCI Express card in my Dell XPS 420 under Linux Ubuntu 12.04. I'm underwhelmed. Under USB 2.0, I can copy File System/home/randy (43.7 GB) to my freshly formatted Western Digital "MyPassport" 320 GB USB hard drive in *29* minutes. Copying the same directory to my freshly formatted Western Digital "MyPassport" 1 TB USB hard drive took *16.5* minutes. Bummer. I had hoped that USB 3 would provide at least a 3X improvement in speed compared to USB 2.0. Oh well, maybe if USB 3.0 is built into my next PC, it will have decent performance, allowing me to do a backup in less than 10 minutes.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
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Review 12 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
USB 3.0 with no fuss
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
4.0
Compatibility
5.0
Features
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Easy to install and good driver support
What's not so great: Overpriced
This adapter works great and is easy to install. I used it with a new computer to transfer files between two USB 3.0 hard drives and the speeds were what I expected.
The only flaw with this card is that the price seems excessive.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Expert
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
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Review 13 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Basic card for upgrading to USB 3.0
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
5.0
Compatibility
5.0
Features
5.0
Ease of Installation
4.0
What's great about it: easy to install, price
What's not so great: only 2 ports
It is easy to install.
The only thing that got me was it requires a separate power supply connection. It requires a floppy disk power supply cable/adapter.
IT IS NOT INCLUDED!
It took a couple of hours to find an adapter cable,
than It took a couple of days to get the power cable adapter.
My system is only 6 months old, and has no floppy disk drive, so no power cable.
The only thing that got me was it requires a separate power supply connection. It requires a floppy disk power supply cable/adapter.
IT IS NOT INCLUDED!
It took a couple of hours to find an adapter cable,
than It took a couple of days to get the power cable adapter.
My system is only 6 months old, and has no floppy disk drive, so no power cable.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
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Review 14 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Glad I Did It
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Compatibility
5.0
Features
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Easy Install
What's not so great: Need the driver to work (included)
Installed this card in my 3 1/2 year old HP desktop running Windows 7.It needs a PCI Express slot ,which I did not have a spare slot.But did have have one with a TV tuner card in it that I have never used.So I removed the TV card and the Rocketfish card fit right in!
It needs a 4-pin power plug like one for a floppy drive.My HP had a spare 4-pin power plug hanging free inside that I used.after installing the card it didnt work until I installed the driver from the included CD,then It worked fine! my little test was with the Seagate 3TB drive.a 4.4 GB folder took 3 1/2 minutes to copy at usb 2.0,and 1 1/2 minutes using the Rocketfish 3.0 card!
It needs a 4-pin power plug like one for a floppy drive.My HP had a spare 4-pin power plug hanging free inside that I used.after installing the card it didnt work until I installed the driver from the included CD,then It worked fine! my little test was with the Seagate 3TB drive.a 4.4 GB folder took 3 1/2 minutes to copy at usb 2.0,and 1 1/2 minutes using the Rocketfish 3.0 card!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
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Review 15 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Works Pretty good
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Compatibility
4.0
Features
3.0
Ease of Installation
2.0
What's great about it: the speed
What's not so great: installation was tricky
The Card works great but i had a bit of trouble installing it. Finding a power cable for it was not too fun. Also the power plug doesn't easily plug and un-plug which made things difficult when i needed to get it into the machine. I almost broke the pins trying to unplug the card. Once it was installed it didn't seem to work, then i had to install the drivers. Now it seems to work fine. I even use it for my computer back up files, not just for individual files. All instillation issues aside, the card works great in conjunction with a external hard drive.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Multimedia (music, movies, photos)
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Review 16 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Find another usb 3.0 card
Customer Rating
1.0
Value for Price
1.0
Compatibility
3.0
Features
3.0
Ease of Installation
3.0
What's great about it: Easy to install
What's not so great: Does not work
Bought/installed the card yesterday and it went fine, no issues. My 3.0 usb drive connected fine and transferred data. Today, the drive cannot be detected. The power light on the drive powers up but no detection on the drive and it still works fine from my other non-3.0 ports.
Rocketfish support said to return it to the store which I shall do and I suggest you skip the two trip adventure as well. Find another product as from reading other reviews, this card has issues.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Expert
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Gaming
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Review 17 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Works great, no problems
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
3.0
Compatibility
5.0
Features
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Easy installation, no side effects
What's not so great: How much I had to pay for it.
I'm 60 days into installing the interface with no problems. My OS was Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit and it loaded drivers automatically. I've noticed no ill effects.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Expert
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Review 18 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Its easy to install and it works
Customer Rating
4.0
Value for Price
4.0
Compatibility
5.0
Features
4.0
Ease of Installation
4.0
The hardware is easy to install and it works. What more can you ask for?
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Average
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
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Review 19 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
RF-P2USB3
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Compatibility
5.0
Features
5.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: Super Fast
What's not so great: Nothing
I found this USB 3.0 adapter works a OK. No problems installing it. I have a 3TB drive that uses USB 3.0 and I use this drive to save movies in the .iso format.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Expert
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
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Review 20 for Rocketfish - 2-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Interface Card
Not for Ubuntu
Customer Rating
1.0
Value for Price
1.0
Compatibility
1.0
Features
1.0
Ease of Installation
5.0
What's great about it: nothing
What's not so great: compatability
I don't know about Windows, but under Ubuntu this card is very flakey. It installs fine and recognizes USB2 drives, but mounts USB3 drives sporadically, if at all. It refused all attempts to mount a Maxtor in a USB3 case and one Seagate it connected then disconnected after a short period of time, refusing after that to mount anything. Given that it's twice the price of competing brands, I'd go with something else.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Expert
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Upgrader
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