PCI verus PCI Express

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Name: pat5208
Date: December 2, 2006 at 10:16:35 Pacific
Subject: PCI verus PCI Express
OS: WIN XP Home
CPU/Ram: 1993mhz Intel/1 gb
Model/Manufacturer: Dell Dim 2300

Comment:

Is there an adapter to put a PCI Express Video Card into a PCI slot?

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Response Number 1

Name: jackbomb
Date: December 2, 2006 at 11:13:28 Pacific
Subject: PCI verus PCI Express

Reply: (edit)

No, and even if there was, the video would still be stuck at the measly 133MB/sec of standard PCI.
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Response Number 2

Name: jam
Date: December 2, 2006 at 11:33:01 Pacific
Subject: PCI verus PCI Express

Reply: (edit)

Just to explained a little further, standard PCI runs at 33MHz bus speed & has a max data transfer rate (aka bandwidth) of 133MB/sec.
PCI-E x16 runs at 100MHz bus speed & has a max bandwidth of 3200MB/sec. PCI-E is "dual directional" so you may even see it listed as 6400MB/sec.
PCI & PCI-E slots put out diffent voltages as well.
There is no way to run a PCI-E card in a standard PCI slot...even if there was, the card's performance would be severely bottlenecked.

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Response Number 3

Name: pat5208
Date: December 2, 2006 at 16:21:02 Pacific
Subject: PCI verus PCI Express

Reply: (edit)

Need new motherboard or put this CPU in a Shrine...Thanks for advice and info!

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