The future after PCIe?

heyman421 · 02-01-2007, 05:39 AM

pci express 2.0 is 16GBps, yes GB not Gb.

That should last people's demands a while.....

Besides, with the quad SLI setups coming out, i think the trend is becoming MORE processors vs. faster processors

PC eye · 02-01-2007, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by joeswm8

thatd be insane. but cant you just have an external small 200 watt PSU just for the GPU?

how long would you estimate until PCIe becomes totally obsolete? 4 years? 1 year?

and please estimate, dont say "technology changes too fast." i just want someones opinion

That's both! When you've been in the technology field long enough you can plainly see how fast things move. Gee? It wasn't that long ago I was running an IBM 386 then AST 486 and then... egads the time goes by fast!

Quote:

Originally Posted by heyman421

pci express 2.0 is 16GBps, yes GB not Gb.

That should last people's demands a while.....

Besides, with the quad SLI setups coming out, i think the trend is becoming MORE processors vs. faster processors

How about four PCI-E 64x cards?

PohTayToez · 02-01-2007, 07:08 AM

...with two monitors apiece.

**Cromewell** · 02-01-2007, 07:16 AM

PCIe will last until they can no longer add more lanes/make them faster then a faster interface will be developed. PCI lasted a fairly long time, PCIe will probably last even longer.

You're right. The trend is parallel processing rather than very fast inline processing.

PC eye · 02-01-2007, 07:59 AM

The main problem that will have to be solved is having more video cards in sync while seeing larger vpus on them! That includes video cards with multiple vpus as well for dual vga outputs. An external box may sound a little awkwards but having multiple monitors connected to external output means far less space taken internally as well as a much cooler system. Your SLI or Crossfire setup could have a powerhouse supply for driving the external cards.

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PC eye banned Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 21,091	The main problem that will have to be solved is having more video cards in sync while seeing larger vpus on them! That includes video cards with multiple vpus as well for dual vga outputs. An external box may sound a little awkwards but having multiple monitors connected to external output means far less space taken internally as well as a much cooler system. Your SLI or Crossfire setup could have a powerhouse supply for driving the external cards.