[DaRky4YoU]

When will it be availeble you think, and when will it be affordable??


im guesisng 3 months availeble 5 months affordable?



thx, jeffrey

[Sirius]

Might come out the same time BTX systems start.

[fusionpit]

PCI-X is for Servers, PCI-Express for Home Users

[Evnas]

Originally posted by DaRky4YoU
When will it be availeble you think, and when will it be affordable??


im guesisng 3 months availeble 5 months affordable?



thx, jeffrey

PCI-X has been out a long time if I'm not mistaken

Totaly different then PCI-Express

[JCLW]

Originally posted by Evnas


PCI-X has been out a long time if I'm not mistaken

Totaly different then PCI-Express

You are correct.

PCI-X is based on the regular parallel PCI bus that we run now. Regular PCI is 32bit, 33mhz. PCI-X allows increasing the width to 64 bits and the speed to 66 or 100mhz. PCI-X is backwards compatible.

PCI-express is a new serial bus. It can run at 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, and 32x speeds. Get ready to throw out all your existing PCI cards.

- JW

[DaRky4YoU]

k so when will it be availeble . . . .

[Evnas]

Originally posted by DaRky4YoU
k so when will it be availeble . . . .

Its out when its out...other then that nobody can say. All we have are guesses. Some new technology never makes it to market. Some does, but fails horribly (like RDRAM for example). Some comes a year or two later then people thought. Until its actually on shelves, we will never really know.

[JCLW]

Originally posted by DaRky4YoU
k so when will it be availeble . . . .

PCI express will debut with the new intel Grantsdale i915 and Alderwood i925 chipsets, which are to replace the current Springdale i865 and Canterwood i875. They are supposed to be released in Q2 2004.

- JW

[DaRky4YoU]

ok ty