Well, looks like the MPAA has won over the TV industry. What next, them saying we can't tape TV shows at all? "This tape could be digitalized and shared over a P2P network. Although most don't know how to do it, it happens enough to outlaw the home-use of any recording device." Great, just great.
It looks like I got my terms mixed up. Sorry everyone! For those who are confused know, here's what I think the difference is:
PCI-X: 64bits PCI up to 133mhz
PCI Express: Serial bus, a replacement for AGP (mostly), and for graphics cards (at the moment). What I accidentally called PCI-X (PCI eXpress)in the article. From other articles I've read, it looks like it'll be used for all cards eventually. Although I still think this acronym makes more sense than PCI-E, I guess it'll confuse some people who have actually heard of PCI-X before. I have this wierd feeling that the industry is gonna call PCI Express PCI-X now (it sounds way cooler).
Some other info on PCI Express:
There can be different sizes of slots. All the graphics cards use x16 size slots, while it looks like most other types of cards will use x1 size slots.
Eventually, PCI-X will be used for everything. Right now, however, the only cards that actually needs the extra bandwidth it provides are graphics cards, so they'll function like AGP.
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Well, looks like the MPAA has won over the TV industry. What next, them saying we can't tape TV shows at all? "This tape could be digitalized and shared over a P2P network. Although most don't know how to do it, it happens enough to outlaw the home-use of any recording device." Great, just great.
Yeah, and that's also the end of Boston's great red light district...
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Is it really a good idea to think about terraforming a planet before we're sure that there isn't any life on it?
- PCI-X: 64bits PCI up to 133mhz
- PCI Express: Serial bus, a replacement for AGP (mostly), and for graphics cards (at the moment). What I accidentally called PCI-X (PCI eXpress)in the article. From other articles I've read, it looks like it'll be used for all cards eventually. Although I still think this acronym makes more sense than PCI-E, I guess it'll confuse some people who have actually heard of PCI-X before. I have this wierd feeling that the industry is gonna call PCI Express PCI-X now (it sounds way cooler).
Some other info on PCI Express:- There can be different sizes of slots. All the graphics cards use x16 size slots, while it looks like most other types of cards will use x1 size slots.
- It will eventually become ubiquitous like PCI
- More information in this article.
I'm sure I got something wrong, feel free to correct me.Oops. Looks like I got the terms mixed up. Sorry everyone!
Eventually, PCI-X will be used for everything. Right now, however, the only cards that actually needs the extra bandwidth it provides are graphics cards, so they'll function like AGP.