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PCI Express.

Oh.. and what the fuck is up with PCI Express!? :P

PCI Express x1 for next generation I/O architecture

PCI Express x16 for next generation graphics card

Is it actually 'good', or is it just the next consumer grade specification, designed to ruin compatibility and force you to upgrade..?

re: PCI Express.
Stuart on Thu Nov 18 15:58:00 UTC+1100 2004 said:

It's not so bad.

http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20040310/index.html
re: PCI Express.
Stuart on Thu Nov 18 16:05:00 UTC+1100 2004 said:

So regular PCI gets 132 MB/s bandwidth, and that's shared with among all PCI slots (and I believe that 132 is for sending and receiving).

PCI Express x1 gets 250 MB/s *per slot* and *per direction*! So really it's 132 MB/s per board vs. 500 MB/s per slot.

AGP 8x gets 2 GB/s currently; PCI Express graphics cards use x16 which results in 4 GB/s each way, which is cool, but AGP 8x is already overkill, really.
re: PCI Express.
John on Fri Nov 19 05:43:00 UTC+1100 2004 said:

So... should I go out an buy a bunch of PCI Express cards, or is it going to be superceded by the end of the year..? :P
re: PCI Express.
Stuart on Fri Nov 19 12:56:00 UTC+1100 2004 said:

Yes... and yes!

Aren't you glad you chose technology as a hobby? ;)
re: PCI Express.
John on Fri Nov 19 13:40:00 UTC+1100 2004 said:

Very funny.