PCI & PCI Express

hodgey · 15-09-2006, 12:57 PM

can anyone tell do these 2 cards go into a normal pci slot on motherboard or do you have to have special pci express slots on motherboard to use the pci express cards ?

thanks

megamaced · 15-09-2006, 12:19 PM

PCI and PCI-E are completey different. They are incompatible with each other

zeus · 15-09-2006, 01:31 PM

http://www.ackadia.com/computer/imag...proto_mobo.jpg

Big B · 15-09-2006, 02:15 PM

Ya missed the sticky about it.

hodgey · 15-09-2006, 03:35 PM

my PC is 4 years old so what slots would you think i would have to play with on my board ?

megamaced · 15-09-2006, 03:53 PM

Well open up your computer and find out!

If you've got a brown slot then you've got AGP. Otherwise you are stuck with plain old PCI

hodgey · 15-09-2006, 03:55 PM

the graphics card i have in at moment is a radeon 9000 atlantis pro, do you know what slot that would use, sorry not very computer literate

Big B · 15-09-2006, 04:31 PM

Most likely AGP. PCI Express has only shown up in motherboards since about last year. I could be wrong, but I do believe that the Radeon 9000's only came out in AGP format.

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hodgey Geek Trainee Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3 Status: Offline	PCI & PCI Express can anyone tell do these 2 cards go into a normal pci slot on motherboard or do you have to have special pci express slots on motherboard to use the pci express cards ? thanks

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megamaced Geek Geek Geek! Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 24 Male Posts: 3,466 Times Helpful: 352 My Mood: Fine Status: Offline My Computer	PCI and PCI-E are completey different. They are incompatible with each other __________________ "A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows". ~Linus Torvalds

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Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,636 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Ya missed the sticky about it. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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megamaced Geek Geek Geek! Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 24 Male Posts: 3,466 Times Helpful: 352 My Mood: Fine Status: Offline My Computer	Well open up your computer and find out! If you've got a brown slot then you've got AGP. Otherwise you are stuck with plain old PCI __________________ "A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows". ~Linus Torvalds

15-09-2006, 04:31 PM	#8 (permalink) Top
Big B HWF Godfather Join Date: Dec 2001 Age: 28 Male Posts: 9,636 Times Helpful: 585 My Mood: Devilish Status: Offline My Computer	Most likely AGP. PCI Express has only shown up in motherboards since about last year. I could be wrong, but I do believe that the Radeon 9000's only came out in AGP format. __________________ Hardware Forums\|HWF Rules\|My DVD's\|PSU FAQ\|HWF Folding Team\|2CPU

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zeus out of date Join Date: May 2003 Age: 27 Posts: 1,641 Times Helpful: 105 My Mood: Twisted Status: Offline My Computer	http://www.ackadia.com/computer/imag...proto_mobo.jpg

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hodgey Geek Trainee Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3 Status: Offline	my PC is 4 years old so what slots would you think i would have to play with on my board ?

15-09-2006, 03:55 PM	#7 (permalink) Top
hodgey Geek Trainee Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 3 Status: Offline	the graphics card i have in at moment is a radeon 9000 atlantis pro, do you know what slot that would use, sorry not very computer literate

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