ASUS endless develop new solutions using the new USB 3.0 and Serial ATA to 6 Gb / s. The map is made official today, however interesting in more ways than one. It is indeed not a new motherboard, but an expansion card in PCI Express x4. It includes the PCI Express Switch 8613 PEX American manufacturer PLX Technology.

This also provides bridges present on PCIe graphics cards with two GPUs. Along with this chip, we find the NEC μPD720200 controllers (USB 3.0) and Marvell 9123 (SATA 6 Gb / s) Two USB 3.0 ports are present on the bracket of the expansion card and two ports SATA 6 Gb / s on the PCB. Several of our colleagues were able to see and play with this ASUS U3S6. Availability is expected in the coming weeks.

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