wat is pci express

[farley]

is pci express anygood and wat is it exactly

 

[Praetor]

PCI-X is basically the same as a PCI port except its ALOT!!! faster. pci-x Should replace AGP pretty soon. But I think its still quite a while away from being 'common'.

PCI-X can really speed up graphics cards becuase it can transfer more data faster.

Absolutely correct -- in theory. The 'flaw' of that is that no game currently even comes close to breaching AGP8X so whats the point of PCI-x (which is effectively AGP16x)?

 

[Praetor]

Seriously, i had no idea

Yeah they made a bit of mention here: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=18029

i though any card could use the same amount of bandwith as the port they're plugged into

Thats like saying you can take a Ford Focus's engine, put it in a porsche chassis and it'll drive like a native-porsche...

Does that include the 6800 Ultra & X800?

Naturally

 

[kof2000]

3.5 times faster so i guess it is overt 16x+

 

[Praetor]

3.5 times faster so I guess it is overt 16x+

Yes but considering nothing tests AGP8x ... not much point there .. not yet anyways