PCI-E??? What is this

I'm sorry but I am a bit out of date with my knowledge on hardware.

I need to get a new Graphics card and I see there are 2 different tyres PCI
and PCI-E.

What is the difference?

Thanks Heaps.

Ink

PCI-Express is the new, improved data bus. You can read about it at any of
the major PC web sites, such as PC Magazine, Tom's Hardware Guide and Cnet.

--
Ted Zieglar
"You can do it if you try."

"ink" <ink@NotMyAddress.com> wrote in message
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> I'm sorry but I am a bit out of date with my knowledge on hardware.
>
> I need to get a new Graphics card and I see there are 2 different tyres
PCI
> and PCI-E.
>
> What is the difference?
>
> Thanks Heaps.
>
> Ink
>
>

The part that is important to you is the slot in the motherboard. If you
don't have a PCI-E motherboard don't get a PCI-E graphics adapter!

ink wrote:

> I'm sorry but I am a bit out of date with my knowledge on hardware.
>
> I need to get a new Graphics card and I see there are 2 different tyres PCI
> and PCI-E.
>
> What is the difference?
>
> Thanks Heaps.
>
> Ink
>
>

Actually there are three:
PCI plugs into a standard PCI slot
AGP plugs into an AGP slot
PCI-E plugs into a PCI-E slot
You really need to find out which your computer requires.
Jim

"ink" wrote:

> I'm sorry but I am a bit out of date with my knowledge on hardware.
>
> I need to get a new Graphics card and I see there are 2 different tyres PCI
> and PCI-E.
>
> What is the difference?
>
> Thanks Heaps.
>
> Ink
>
>
>

On 15/12/2005 "otisdog" <otisdog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>Actually there are three:
>PCI plugs into a standard PCI slot
>AGP plugs into an AGP slot
>PCI-E plugs into a PCI-E slot
>You really need to find out which your computer requires.
>Jim
>
>"ink" wrote:
>
>> I'm sorry but I am a bit out of date with my knowledge on hardware.
>>
>> I need to get a new Graphics card and I see there are 2 different tyres PCI
>> and PCI-E.
>>
>> What is the difference?
>>
>> Thanks Heaps.
>>
>> Ink
>>
>>
>>

PCI-E is really the PCIExpress slot. This is the new "standard" for video
cards because it is a faster connection for the video card. It also allows
you to have two PCI-E video card running as ONE super card (SLI).

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Y.

Thanks Heaps

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"ink" <ink@NotMyAddress.com> wrote in message
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> I'm sorry but I am a bit out of date with my knowledge on hardware.
>
> I need to get a new Graphics card and I see there are 2 different tyres
> PCI and PCI-E.
>
> What is the difference?
>
> Thanks Heaps.
>
> Ink
>

"ink" <ink@NotMyAddress.com> wrote in message
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> I'm sorry but I am a bit out of date with my knowledge on hardware.
>
> I need to get a new Graphics card and I see there are 2 different tyres
> PCI and PCI-E.
>
> What is the difference?


Doesn't matter how many interface types there are for video cards. All that
matters is what type YOUR motherboard requires. Read the manual to see what
you can install in your current motherboard.

Actually the are different versions of PCI-E too. Graphic cards are
usually 16X. So even if you MB has PCI-E it needs to have a PCI-E x 16
slot. Some server boards have PCI-E slots but no PCI-E x16 slot like
some didn't carry AGP slots.

Also to really confuse you there is also PCI-X slot but they are mostly
on servers for HDD controler cards and Raid cards.


Yves Leclerc wrote:
> On 15/12/2005 "otisdog" <otisdog@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>Actually there are three:
>>PCI plugs into a standard PCI slot
>>AGP plugs into an AGP slot
>>PCI-E plugs into a PCI-E slot
>>You really need to find out which your computer requires.
>>Jim
>>
>>"ink" wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I'm sorry but I am a bit out of date with my knowledge on hardware.
>>>
>>>I need to get a new Graphics card and I see there are 2 different tyres PCI
>>>and PCI-E.
>>>
>>>What is the difference?
>>>
>>>Thanks Heaps.
>>>
>>>Ink
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>
> PCI-E is really the PCIExpress slot. This is the new "standard" for video
> cards because it is a faster connection for the video card. It also allows
> you to have two PCI-E video card running as ONE super card (SLI).
>
> --
> ---
>
> Y.
>