I am in the process of figuring out what I want in a new computer and am very confused at all the different kinds of PCI slots. I see motherboards with:
PCIe 2.0 x16 (at x16/x16/x1 or x16/x8/x8 mode)
PCIe 2.0 x16 (at x16 mode)
PCIe 2.0 x16 (at x8 mode)
PCIe 2.0 x16 (at x4 mode)
PCIe x4
PCIe x1
PCIEx1_1
PCI 2.2
PCI
What are all these different configuration slots used for? There's probably more that I don't even know about.
Physically there seems to be 3-4 (maybe more?) configurations to these slots.
And what the heck is True @16 3-Way SLI?
What I am looking for is maximum expandability in a Motherboard.
I want to be able to add Controller cards for extra 1394 or extra IDE drives. Add a sound card. Or be able to add who knows what.
Any information you can give me about what all these PCI slots are about would be appreciated.
PCIe 2.0 x16 (at x16/x16/x1 or x16/x8/x8 mode)
PCIe 2.0 x16 (at x16 mode)
PCIe 2.0 x16 (at x8 mode)
PCIe 2.0 x16 (at x4 mode)
PCIe x4
PCIe x1
PCIEx1_1
PCI 2.2
PCI
What are all these different configuration slots used for? There's probably more that I don't even know about.
Physically there seems to be 3-4 (maybe more?) configurations to these slots.
And what the heck is True @16 3-Way SLI?
What I am looking for is maximum expandability in a Motherboard.
I want to be able to add Controller cards for extra 1394 or extra IDE drives. Add a sound card. Or be able to add who knows what.
Any information you can give me about what all these PCI slots are about would be appreciated.