Found a working PCI-E to USB-C 3.1 (10gbs) for our Gen 8 :)

[korso 2]

If you are looking to expand storage options on the cheap, this card is very affordable and works wonders! It doesn't need extra power so it makes it ideal to connect to a USB-C Icy dock enclosure or similar. At this point, I just have a USB-C to USB-A hub and a regular HDD dock (USB 3.0) but it works at full speed. I had to do this because if I used a regular (even powered) usb-hub on the 3.0 ports I was getting disks disconnecting all the time.

 

I have it on a W2019 server, no drivers needed.  I guess it should be farily easy to pass-through on a ESXi or KVM box.

 

This is the card:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32919110089.html?spm=a2g0s.12269583.0.0.61384c9b9KW8cQ

 

And the adapter:

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32830436685.html?spm=a2g0s.9042311.0.0.4c5363c0qcqhxZ

 

All the best!

Edited February 16 by korso

[korso 2]

As an addedum, the card chipset is Asmedia.