David Eckard wrote:
> On 12/10/2006 Kris Steenhaut wrote:
>> Ray Davison wrote:
>>> What's a PCIe Video Card?
>>>
>> PCI express that is.
>>
>> Fits only in just another new slot.
>>
>> Manufacturor'
>>
>> s standard procedure to force new harware upon us. (-:
>>
> Actually, compared to PCI or AGP, it goes like a bat out of hell.  It 
> has upto 16 channels and is not restricted to video cards like AGP.  For 
> eCS, no real need for it for video.  Should they ever make PCIe HD 
> controllers, then you might want one.

I've been running an 8-drive Promise PCI-Express RAID controller for 
several months now.  Sure beats having to buy a "server-class" 
motherboard that supports PCI-X to get the bandwidth.

-Derek

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