[SOLVED] USB Type-C to PCI-E?

[GuardianFromSteam]

Is there such a thing? If there is I can't seem to find one. Im looking for something that plugs into a usb type c port, that can hold a pci e card. Kind of like an external pci-e. Im trying to buy something but it fits into a pci e slot and I have a laptop so I can't get some pci e slot, but I have a usb type port. I also have a thunderbolt port if that can help

 

[USAFRet]

What sort of device are you trying to run in the PCIe slot thing?

 

[hotaru.hino]

Yes, look for a Thunderbolt based PCIe extenrnal enclosure. Just make sure it uses USB-C instead of MiniDP as the connector.

 

[GuardianFromSteam]

What sort of device are you trying to run in the PCIe slot thing?

a pci-e -> M.2

 

[GuardianFromSteam]

Yes, look for a Thunderbolt based PCIe extenrnal enclosure. Just make sure it uses USB-C instead of MiniDP as the connector.

thunderbolt to pci-e connectors are expensive oh dang

 

[SkyNetRising]

a pci-e -> M.2

Why not USB type c to M.2 enclosure?

 

[GuardianFromSteam]

Why not USB type c to M.2 enclosure?

Because I'm trying to run a screamer.
https://shop.lambdaconcept.com/home/43-screamer-m2.html

 

[SkyNetRising]

And why USB-C to M.2 enclosure doesn't work for this?

 

[GuardianFromSteam]

And why USB-C to M.2 enclosure doesn't work for this?

Will it still perform all functions a DMA can do without the PCI-E, because I always see a mention of PCI-E

 

[hotaru.hino]

Why not USB type c to M.2 enclosure?

It looks like OP wants to have something that allows external PCIe connectivity. This would convert PCIe to USB. This adapter also likely reports to the OS as a storage device.

 

[GuardianFromSteam]

It looks like OP wants to have something that allows external PCIe connectivity. This would convert PCIe to USB. This adapter also likely reports to the OS as a storage device.

Yes, exactly. I need PCI-E connectivity to be able to use the DMA Screamer.

 

[digitalgriffin]

a pci-e -> M.2

Get a pcie m2 card.

If you do not have the slot the m2 nvme usb c kit will work with any nvme drive.

Butttttt.....you will take a severe performanc hit.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Yes, exactly. I need PCI-E connectivity to be able to use the DMA Screamer.

Does your laptop have a native M.2 slot?

 

[GuardianFromSteam]

Does your laptop have a native M.2 slot?

Yes but if i plug it in there I wouldn't be able to use the USB-C port on the Screamer

 

[SkyNetRising]

Yes but if i plug it in there I wouldn't be able to use the USB-C port on the Screamer

Use M.2 extension cable.

 

[jasonf2]

I may be off base here but doesn't the screamer need to be directly in the PCI to make the DMA access it needs? I would think that putting a USB or Thunderbolt controller in between it and the PCI bus would break the DMA level access. I could be wrong but it seems like what you are trying to do is sniff around in the PCI bus and then USB output the data. I am pretty sure it needs to be directly on the PCI bus for this to work. Even with some form of adapter the DMA data will more than likely be behind the corresponding bus controller. This is just my two cents as I don't claim experience with this class of hardware. I would also think that any USB or thunderbolt interface would have too poor of a latency and bandwidth factor to do much good here. PCI = really fast, USB not so much.