iogear 2-port usb 3.0 pci-express card gic320u silver
iogear s gic320u superspeed usb 3.0 is 10 times faster than usb 2.0 it is bi-directional read amp write data at the same time more power efficient and is backward compatible with usb 1.1 and 2.0 devices . iogear has made it simple to add two superspeed usb 3.0 ports to your existing pc without changing the motherboard or buying a brand new computer . this card is capable of supporting superspeed usb 3.0 5gbps . this increased bandwidth means faster upload of photos or mp3s and drastically better performance of storage devices such as external hard drives . usb 3.0 is also full-duplex it can upload and download simultaneously bi-directional usb 2.0 was half-duplex . usb 3.0 also has new power-management capabilities that allow for unused devices to enter idle suspend and sleep modes . this new efficient use of energy cuts down on your power consumption . you can also charge your usb devices faster using usb 3.0 . the new usb 3.0 pci express card will allow you to take full advantage of the usb 3.0 technology on your current computer system .