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PCI-Express: First looks and the future |
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Written by Mavke
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Tuesday, 26 October 2004 |
OCModShop has put an article online about PCI Express Technology. PC
expansion slots have come a long way since the old eight bit ISA slots, and now
we’re going to take a look at their newest incarnation, the PCI Express slot. In
this article I'll be covering some of the technical details of PCI Express (or
PCI-E for short) and how it stacks up with what is currently available on the
market, and what this means to average users and power users alike.
 PCI-Express: First looks and the future
PCI Express is the first major upgrade to desktop PC expansion since the days of the 486, and purchasing a system without it now would be foolish. I would
definitely suggest to anyone purchasing a new motherboard to not even bother unless it's PCI Express capable. While I realize that only a handful of chipsets today are PCI Express capable, it's the difference between a PC potentially lasting up to five or more years and a PC lasting one or, at a stretch, two years. So for all of those (like me) who do not own a money tree and have the
capability to replace their motherboard every year should only consider a PCI-E board.
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