This card is brand new, but I can't in good faith say it is completely brand new. It was opened and installed before realizing the desktops motherboard was not able to split / bifurcate the NVME drives.

ASUS Hyper M.2 X16 PCIe 3.0 X4 Expansion Card V2 Supports 4 NVMe M.2 (2242/2260/2280/22110) Up to 128 Gbps for Intel VROC and AMD Ryzen Threadripper NVMe Raid

About this item Intel vroc ready and nvme raid support on amd ryzen threadripper New two phase power solution with upto 14w output Supports four additional nvme m.2 drives using intel vroc for transfer speeds up to 128gbps Pci express 3.0 x16 interface, compatible with pci express x8 and x16 slots Stylish heatsink and integrated blower style fan prevent M.2 throttling

The ASUS Hyper M.2 X16 PCIe 3.0 X4 Expansion Card V2 is active cooling. It features a large heatsink paired with an integrated blower-style cooling fan to keep your NVMe drives cool and prevent thermal throttling. Key Cooling and Power Details

Active Cooling: Features a built-in blower fan alongside a full-length metallic heatsink.

Power Output: Delivers up to 14W of power per individual M.2 slot via a two-phase power design.

Important Requirement: Most users on Linus Tech Tips agree that this card is a simple pass-through adapter without a PCIe switch chip, meaning your motherboard must support PCIe bifurcation (splitting the x16 slot into x4x4x4x4) to recognize all four drives.

***IF YOUR MOTHERBOAD DOES NOT ACCEPT NVME BIFURCATION this card will not work. It does not have an active chip to bifurcate on the pcie board requiring your motherboard to do the work.