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Green circuit board with four SATA ports and silver heat sink

SMUGDESK

SMUGDESK 4Port PCIe to SATA 3.0 Expansion Card with Heat Sink PCI Express 3 Adapter PC IPFS Mining

SKU CH-3T9N-3WHH4

Adds four SATA 3.0 ports via a PCIe slot with a built-in heat sink for stable, high-speed multi-drive expansion

  • Converts one PCIe slot into four SATA 3.0 ports for multi-drive expansion
  • Dedicated heat sink ensures stable operation during continuous heavy-load use
  • Ideal for IPFS mining rigs, NAS builds and desktop storage upgrades
  • Compatible with PCIe X1, X4, X8 and X16 slots for flexible installation
  • Plug-and-play support for Windows and Linux systems enables quick setup

Four SATA 3.0 ports from one PCIe slot

This PCI Express expansion card adds four independent SATA 3.0 ports to a desktop system, each running at 6Gbps bandwidth. A dedicated heat sink manages thermals during continuous heavy workloads. The board fits any PCIe x1, x4, x8 or x16 slot and works with Windows or Linux without extra drivers.

Suits builders expanding storage

The card is aimed at users who need to connect multiple SSDs, HDDs or optical drives simultaneously for mass storage arrays or IPFS mining setups. Systems lacking a free PCIe slot cannot use this adapter. Buyers requiring interfaces other than SATA should look at alternative controller types.

Four SATA 3.0 6Gbps ports with heat sink

The decisive specification is the provision of four SATA 3.0 ports delivering 6Gbps each, paired with an onboard heat sink for sustained operation. This combination determines whether the card meets the throughput and thermal needs of a multidrive array or mining rig.

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Price $25.99
Pricier than about 58% of the 1,721 comparable items (median $22.99).

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Specifications

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Questions about this item

How do I install the card and what step is often missed?

Insert the card into any PCIe x1, x4, x8 or x16 slot, secure the bracket screw, then connect SATA data cables to the four ports and power cables to each drive; the step often missed is attaching the drive power connectors.

What maintenance or replacement will the adapter need later?

The board has no moving parts or replaceable components; keep the heat sink free of dust with occasional compressed air and ensure the chassis airflow remains unobstructed for continued reliability.

What limit appears first under sustained heavy use?

The four SATA 3.0 ports share a single PCIe lane, so combined throughput caps at the lane bandwidth, which becomes the bottleneck before the 6Gbps per-port ceiling is reached.

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