Facebook Twitter Pinterest
9 used & new from $8.00
See All Buying Options

Sorry, there was a problem.

There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Please try again.

Sorry, there was a problem.

List unavailable.
Have one to sell? Sell on Amazon

Rocketfish USB 3.0 PCI Express Card RF-P2USB3

4.2 out of 5 stars 30 customer reviews
Available from these sellers.
4 new from $23.01 5 used from $8.00
Upgrade Your Gadgets.
Shop the must-have new computer products. Learn more

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested In These Sponsored Links

  (What's this?)

Product Information

Product Dimensions 7.8 x 5.7 x 1.3 inches
Item Weight 2.2 pounds
Shipping Weight 2.4 ounces
Manufacturer Microsoft
ASIN B004MEZ4GK
Customer Reviews
4.2 out of 5 stars 30 customer reviews

4.2 out of 5 stars
Best Sellers Rank #562 in Computers & Accessories > Computer Components > Network Cards
#3,454 in Computers & Accessories > Networking Products > Network Adapters
Date first available at Amazon.com February 5, 2011

Warranty & Support

Product Warranty: For warranty information about this product, please click here

Feedback

Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Would you like to tell us about a lower price?

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested In These Sponsored Links

  (What's this?)
Customer Questions & Answers
See questions and answers

Customer Reviews

Top Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsSpeeds up the backup
By Terry Straehley on November 25, 2011
Verified Purchase
I have over 700 GB of photos that I backup off of my computer. I want to keep at least the last two full weekly backups plus daily incrementals available at all times. In order to do this I purchased the Seagate 4TB GoFlex with a USB 3.0 interface. In order to optimize that, I needed a USB 3.0 interface on my computer, which it was lacking, so I purchased this card. It fits in a PCI Express slot (make sure your computer has at least one available before purchasing. The other item to check is that it needs a floppy disk power plug in case you need to supply power to the external USB device ( I'm not sure that it's necessary for self powered devices). New computers (the same ones that have PCI Express ports) don't have floppy disks. I had to try several electronics stores in town to find a floppy disk power cord to add to my power supply plugs. Now that it's installed, it has worked flawlessly. The important thing is to make sure your computer will support it.
Comment 5 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
3.0 out of 5 starsNot for legacy systems - or is it?
By qwerty on October 11, 2012
Verified Purchase
This card is frankly a bizarre concoction, and a badly documented one at that. On the one hand, it won't work in systems without a PCIx slot - so older systems (especially servers) need not apply. On the other hand, it expects to be powered with a floppy drive power cable, so most new systems need not apply either! In fairness, a cheap Molex-to-floppy power cable adapter will address the power issue. But why would a card providing a 2011 innovation have a key component that was phased out in 2004? And why wouldn't they include the flippin' adapter? Well, maybe it's not necessary at all - while the printed install instructions say to plug it into the power supply, some "forum documentation" on this card seems to indicate that the PCI bus can supply enough juice for this thing to work without being connected to the power supply directly at all. But you sure can't tell what the right answer is from Rocketfish's website, which has three questions on this issue with completely contradictory answers.
2 Comments 5 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
5.0 out of 5 starsAaaahhhhhhh!!!
By Brooklyn Babe on April 26, 2013
My computer (Gateway 5228) is older now and I want to backup many files and folders to a 1TB drive but I knew it would take EONS if I copied them over via USB 2. Therefore I made the upgrade to USB 3 using this card. So far its been another great investment. 7GB of data over USB 2 takes about 4 minutes; on USB 3 it takes less than 45 seconds. Is there anything more to say!?!

Installation is easy. It comes with an installation CD that contains the drivers. The instructions call for a connection to the 4-pin floppy power cord inside your computer, but you'll only need this if you want to charge devices when the computer is off using the USB port.
1 Comment 3 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
5.0 out of 5 starsEasiest USB 3.0 card I've used
By Spirk on February 27, 2013
I have tried 3 different USB 3.0 cards, on two of my computers, in the past couple months. They are listed below in the order I purchased them.

-Western Digital SuperSpeed USB 3.0 PCI Express (PCIe) Card-
Works perfectly. Transfers at USB 3.0 speeds as advertised. The computer the card went into did not have a CD drive so I had to find the drivers on WD's website. I like this card the best because the USB ports are lit up blue. This card is currently not offered as Amazon prime. That brings me to the next card.

-Uspeed Superspeed USB 3.0 PCI-E Express Card with 4 USB 3.0 Ports and 4-Pin Power Connector for Desktops-
I bought this card because the WD card wasn't available. This card was a nightmare. The driver disk was an unlabeled mini disk that was missing necessary files for installation. Running setup only produced an error. I found the drivers on their website but they didn't help. The card would only transfer at USB 2.0 speeds (37 MB/s tops). I sent it back after 5 hours of frustration.

-Rocketfish USB 3.0 PCI Express Card RF-P2USB3-
This was the easiest to install. I put it in the computer, powered up, installed drivers, and started transferring data at 90 MB/s in less than 10 minutes. It was the easiest because it went into a computer with a CD drive so installing the drivers from the included disk was a breeze. The only problem people may have is that this card requires a 4-pin power plug, same as the ones used for floppy drives. I had to make sure my power supply had one before buying this card since it does not come with an adapter. Search Amazon for "floppy drive power adapter"
1 Comment 2 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
5.0 out of 5 starsEconomically Move Up to USB 3.0
By George Pfaffenberger on September 14, 2012
Verified Purchase
The Rocketfish USB 3.0 PCI - Express card provides an inexpensive means to add USB 3.0 to your computer. The card worked as expected right out of the box. It is especially useful to me as I regularly edit and archive large video files. Before you order this item, make sure you have an available PCI-e slot.
Comment One person found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
5.0 out of 5 starsUsed, but looks and works like new!
By Harold S. on May 12, 2015
Verified Purchase
I was hesitant about buying used electronics. but this PCIe card came in the original box with all parts and instructions. This the second Rocketfish USB 3.0 I installed in this computer, plug and play, no extra power needed. Very satisfied. Harold S.
Comment Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
5.0 out of 5 starsRocketfish USB 3.0 PCI card works as advertised
By Jason R. Sabovich on November 24, 2012
Verified Purchase
I got this card to upgrade my Core i5 desktop to USB 3.0. This was a simple installation. After physically installing the card in the motherboard I went to the Rocketfish website to obtain the latest drivers. After installing the drivers it worked perfectly. I'm highly satisfied.
Comment One person found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse
5.0 out of 5 starsNo problems.
By Amazon Customer on July 28, 2011
Verified Purchase
I installed this on my Gateway FX6901 desktop computer with no problems. Had to removed the telephone modem, which I never use, to make room for it. I had read a warning somewhere not to use the driver on the CD which came with it, so I downloaed the driver from the Rocketfish site.

The installation was totally without problems.

I had tried another brand of card previously but could not get it to work.
Comment 3 people found this helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Sending feedback...
Thank you for your feedback.
Sorry, we failed to record your vote. Please try again
Report abuse

Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsWorks fine for me

It did what it was supposed to do, both without the floppy disk power source and with it. I did not do any sophisticated ratings of speed in which I compared its throughput with US... Read more

Published 6 months ago by John S. Lawrence
1.0 out of 5 starsI have to re-install the drivers everytime I turn the computer on for...

I have had this card for a couple of years and I still have not gotten it to work properly. This is what happens: I installed the card and the drivers. When I plug in 3. Read more

Published 11 months ago by Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

Just good.

Published 12 months ago by Jairo M Puerta
5.0 out of 5 starsWorks as expected

Works just fine. Ubuntu 12.04 just picked it up, no drivers required. Power cable only needed if you will be charging devices from the port.

Published 23 months ago by Man From MI
4.0 out of 5 starsRocket fast ports

easy to install works great I would recommend this 2 port device to anyone looking for good price & easy to Install

Published on January 21, 2014 by Philip A. Lounsbury
4.0 out of 5 starsworks, you need 4 ports

it works. the only thing is, I wish I had got four ports instead of two. I don't know it this is a switch or hub.

Published on November 29, 2013 by Sterling C.
5.0 out of 5 starsEasy install.

Installed easily, no problems, does what I need it to do. I would buy it again. Windows 7 32-bit system.

Published on November 15, 2013 by David Tanks
5.0 out of 5 starsWorked perfectly.

Worked perfectly. No driver issues. Installed easily. Awesome value, especially if ordered here on Amazon. Highly recommended for any USB 3.0 application.

Published on August 20, 2013 by vharmy
3.0 out of 5 starsWorks, and cheap

Pros:
I got this for ~$6 (refurb)
gives you two usb ports that are faster than USB2, but not USB3 speeds really

Cons:
the first one that arrived not only... Read more

Published on July 13, 2013 by E. Martin
3.0 out of 5 starscomputer slow down

Ok i got this card and installed it and my computer actually slowed down
i believe this to be the fault of me using a Pentium D
my computer has Pci-e 2. Read more

Published on June 12, 2013 by aaron burns

There's a problem loading this menu right now.

Learn more about Amazon Prime.