The extenders utilize the latest materials for EMI shielding with five sole flat cable design, allowing each cable to be fully covered by electromagnetic interference shielding with conducting polymer to guard against incoming or outgoing emissions of electromagnetic frequencies, minimize disturbance and degradation on performance.

bonehead123HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA........

$105 for a pcie extender... are they outtatheirfrigginminds or what....

ChaitanyaThat's "normal" pricing for PCI-e 4.0 extenders as they are still too few and far in between. Just give time for tech to mature and it will drive prices down.

Sihastru"conducting polymer"

I assume they mean "conductive", however, I hope it's not on the outside, in the sheathing...

bonehead123Well this is probably true, but I remember buying an extender back when pcie 2 & the multi-gpu thing was being hyped as the next greatest things since sliced bread, and it only cost me like $10.... hell, back then some graphics/sound cards even included one in the box....

Granted that was quite a while ago, but just sayin :)

dyonoctisRumors are saying that PCI4 extender are hard to make, hence the high price compared to 3.0 extender. I mean even motherboards had to increase the quality of the tracing and layers to comply, trying to use PCIe 4.0 with a 3.0 riser brings nothing but trouble

"The problem boils down to signal integrity. Motherboard vendors at Computex 2019 told us that motherboard traces, the electrical pathways that carry data signals, require wider spacing with PCIe 4.0 compared to PCIe 3.0. The wider spacing, coupled with the increased power requirements for the PCIe bus, necessitates placing the transmit and receive traces on different layers of the motherboard, whereas PCIe 3.0-capable motherboards can carry the signals on a single PCB layer. That means most new X570 motherboards, and their newer B- and A-series counterparts, will come with a minimum of six layers, while previous-gen motherboards would dip down to four layers. That has obvious cost implications that will manifest as higher pricing on new AM4 motherboards. (Edit: There is word that Gigabyte has a few four-layer boards, we're following up for clarification.)

PCIe 4.0 also requires other additives that support the higher transfer rates, like switches and mux layouts, and trace lengths longer than six inches won't be able to carry the signal. Those restrictions would have limited the PCIe 4.0 connection to the first PCIe slot on older motherboards, but several vendors also told us the first slot wouldn't operate at full speeds due to the closer spacing of the PCIe 3.0-designed slots, which would introduce signal integrity issues.

That means, even under the best circumstances, the first slot on older motherboards would only operate at a portion of the PCIe 4.0 throughput (akin to a "PCIe 3.8" or "PCIe 3.7" connection). The increased data errors on the line would also trigger PCIe's error correction mechanisms more frequently, which could introduce data integrity issues."

bonehead123HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA........

$105 for a pcie extender... are they outtatheirfrigginminds or what....

bonehead123Well, although the above issues seem somewhat plausible, I think some of it is just spewy, congobbulated techno-babble that is being used to justify rampant price hikes from the board mfgr's who are trying to squeeze every penny they can out of the so-called "next-gen" hardware before Gen 5 comes around, which aint that far off....

And besides that, making a mobo, with all it's complexities, switches, etc., to support pcie-4's requirements is a lot more involved than a somewhat straight-forward ribbon cable with 2 connectors...

I could see $40, MAYBE $50 for the longest length, but $105...no way, no how, not gonna happen at my house :)

ValantarIt's great to see risers like these finally showing up from mainstream vendors - that means there's hope for there to soon be actual competition and prices coming down somewhat.

svan71great loose the red stripe.

dyonoctisRumors are saying that PCI4 extender are hard to make, hence the high price compared to 3.0 extender. I mean even motherboards had to increase the quality of the tracing and layers to comply, trying to use PCIe 4.0 with a 3.0 riser brings nothing but trouble

"The problem boils down to signal integrity. Motherboard vendors at Computex 2019 told us that motherboard traces, the electrical pathways that carry data signals, require wider spacing with PCIe 4.0 compared to PCIe 3.0. The wider spacing, coupled with the increased power requirements for the PCIe bus, necessitates placing the transmit and receive traces on different layers of the motherboard, whereas PCIe 3.0-capable motherboards can carry the signals on a single PCB layer. That means most new X570 motherboards, and their newer B- and A-series counterparts, will come with a minimum of six layers, while previous-gen motherboards would dip down to four layers. That has obvious cost implications that will manifest as higher pricing on new AM4 motherboards. (Edit: There is word that Gigabyte has a few four-layer boards, we're following up for clarification.)

PCIe 4.0 also requires other additives that support the higher transfer rates, like switches and mux layouts, and trace lengths longer than six inches won't be able to carry the signal. Those restrictions would have limited the PCIe 4.0 connection to the first PCIe slot on older motherboards, but several vendors also told us the first slot wouldn't operate at full speeds due to the closer spacing of the PCIe 3.0-designed slots, which would introduce signal integrity issues.

That means, even under the best circumstances, the first slot on older motherboards would only operate at a portion of the PCIe 4.0 throughput (akin to a "PCIe 3.8" or "PCIe 3.7" connection). The increased data errors on the line would also trigger PCIe's error correction mechanisms more frequently, which could introduce data integrity issues."

LitznerMaybe someone can put NZXT in touch with them, they seem to need some help with those.

Caring1Not funny and you're living in the past, that fault has been fixed.

ChaitanyaThat's "normal" pricing for PCI-e 4.0 extenders as they are still too few and far in between. Just give time for tech to mature and it will drive prices down.

MakaveliI would choose this one over the Thermaltake one but you are right pricing is close these cost more than 3.0 versions.

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RocketlaketxI placed my faith in all the hype and trust that the TT Premium PCI-E 4.0 Extender 300mm with 90° adapter works as it’s touted by TT and the experts. Anxiously, waiting for the cable to arrive.

On a separate note ThermalTake need to update their website to be more user friendly. I just discovered that ordering directly from TT cost slightly more than the marketplace?!

The PCIe Gen 4.0 extension better work in all its glory! I trust that the 90° PCIe socket screw down holes matches the Lian Li O11DXL-1 VERTICAL GPU BRACKET.

Motherboards‘s PCIe socket locktabs don’t work with the newer heftier GPUs. Removing the GPU is difficult without snapping the motherboard tabs off, every time, no matter how careful you do it. It’s annoying considering the cost of motherboards?!

RocketlaketxQuestion is which GPU Vertical Mount Bracket does the mounting holes on the TT Premium PCI-E 4.0 Extender 300mm with 90 degree adapter matches, is compatible to? The riser extender mounting holes and built does not match that of the EKWB -Loop Vertical GPU Holder.


Did it operate as claimed and does the mounting holes match that of the Lian Li? Thank you