PCI-express question

[noobtech]

You know those small PCI-E slots? Not the one for videocards... the small one that is like 1 1/2 inches long ... What utilizes those now? I havn't seen anything that can go in it yet.

 

[GForce64]

You know those small PCI-E slots? Not the one for videocards... the small one that is like 1 1/2 inches long ... What utilizes those now? I havn't seen anything that can go in it yet.

I think Matrox has some video cards that use them, and Agiea's PPU and some Creative cards are using them soon. May be more stuff, not sure.

 

[defakto]

Nics, raid cards and more will eventually, keyword *eventually* will come out for them.

 

[BlindedByScience]

....eventually, everything will use PCI-E slots. Sound cards, better performing Ethernet connections...everything. The other cool thing is that smaller cards can be installed in bigger slots and the hardware will auto negotiate the proper lane width.

Not everything will need the bandwidth of the 16 lane slots. 16, 8, 4, even one lane slots are in the works....

Cheers - B.B.S.