Little PCI ports?

merlinxi · Dec 18, 2005, 12:12 PM

Can someone tell me what the heck the TINY PCI ports on the new PCI-E express boards are used for???

The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 18, 2005, 01:19 PM

thier PCIe 4X slots, used for TV tuners, PPU's and other future devices
currenly only thing I've seen are SATA2 controller cards

Matth · Dec 18, 2005, 03:26 PM

4x or even 1x slots - mind you, a PCI-E 1x has 250MB/s bandwidth capability to itself, compared to the 133MB/s shared across the entire PCI subsystem.

It wasn't needed for graphics as AGP would surely have evolved into AGP 16x if required, but the areas where it DOES score are nothing like as common yet.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Dec 18, 2005, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

currenly only thing I've seen are SATA2 controller cards

Never seen this then?

Dec 18, 2005, 12:12 PM	#1
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Dec 18, 2005, 01:19 PM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	thier PCIe 4X slots, used for TV tuners, PPU's and other future devices currenly only thing I've seen are SATA2 controller cards __________________

Dec 18, 2005, 03:26 PM	#3
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	4x or even 1x slots - mind you, a PCI-E 1x has 250MB/s bandwidth capability to itself, compared to the 133MB/s shared across the entire PCI subsystem. It wasn't needed for graphics as AGP would surely have evolved into AGP 16x if required, but the areas where it DOES score are nothing like as common yet.