2007-01-25 15:50:21 · 2 answers · asked by lmnchcgfl2000 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Look for something that is close to: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge (yours may not show PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge, just something like that)
2007-01-25 16:00:14 · answer #1 · answered by JaneBond 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PCI Express is a new bus that will replace PCI and also PCI-X used in workstations.
The reason, much faster and it scales better. All the pins are serial so when they are grouped, such as 16-bit video the clock in implied in the data. So the pins run faster.
It blows PCI away. A 1-bit interface is almost twice as fast as the fastest PCI. It is spec'ed to 32-pins but the biggest bus in the wild is 16-bits.
It is cheaper because putting pins on chips costs a lot, then routing the wires on the board adds to the cost too. It really can add up when there are so many pins that the PC-board adds layers so the wires can escape from under the chip.
2007-01-26 00:08:17 · answer #2 · answered by Ron H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋