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PCI Express: A high-speed peripheral interconnect from Intel introduced in 2002. Note that although sometimes abbreviated "PCX," PCI Express is not the same as "PCI-X" (see PCI-SIG and PCI-X for comparison)....; Full PCI Express Definition >>

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Asus GeForce 8800 GT (PCI-e, 512MB, 1.8GHz Clock): The Asus EN8800GT is the first card we've reviewed with Nvidia's new GeForce 8800 GT graphics chip. You should be able to find this card for just under $300 or so online, which puts its real world price a bit higher than Nvidia's suggested price of about $250. With its...; Tags: Semiconductors, ASUS, NVidia Corp., Nvidia GeForce, ATI Technologies Inc., GeForce 8800 GT; Product reviews 2007-12-17
ATI Radeon HD 3850: Finally, a midrange graphics card worth its silicon. ATI's new 256MB Radeon HD 3850 graphics card is the best-performing 3D card in its price class. For $179, it will let you play most current 3D games at reasonable resolutions and detail settings, bowling over Nvidia's GeForce 8600 GTS cards on...; Tags: Games, PCI, ATI Radeon, Radeon, Radeon HD 3850, card, DirectX, ATI Technologies Inc., game; Product reviews 2007-11-21
The 22" dual-core all-in-one game PC for $765: What started out as a roughly improvised poor-man's all-in-one PC See gallery here hanging off the back of an LCD display has turned in to two detailed schematics painstakingly drafted with the proper measurements ready for the cutting table. Download the schematics below by clicking on the images. ...; Tags: Game, Processor, Hard Drive, Dual-core Processor, Dual-core, Workstation, PC, Adapter, LCD, Graphics, PCI Express, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Processors, Storage, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-10-03
Prototyping a pci express IOV Switch: Custom Solutions Engineering LSI Corporation: This paper focuses on development of a prototype for the PCI Express PCIE IO Virtualization IOV switch subsystem. It explores the options available to enable deployment of a quick and effective prototype solution in testing of various applications, including the data center related end-to-end virtualization systems. It also discusses the...; Tags: PCI Express, LSI, PCI, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2007-05-01
pci express turns 2.0: PCI Express turns 2.0Cool, but this article was pretty blahI didn't really find it informative other than the title. The rest was information that I already knew.Cool, when will my graphics card & motherboard support it nt?nt = no text; Tags: PCI Express, PCI; Discussion threads 2007-01-17

Latency Comparison Between HyperTransport and PCI-Express in Communications Systems: Communication systems with real-time performance and ultra low latency have the potential to transform user experiences and create new business opportunities for network operators and service providers. From faster and more responsive games to converged voice, video and data services, communication systems will be the vehicle for new revenue streams...; Tags: Consortium, HyperTransport, PCI Express, Chip-to-chip, Telephony, Performance Management, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2006-10-24
pci express 2.0 nears completion: PCI Express 2.0 nears completionThis is goodBut where are all the pci express cards? So far I've only seen it used for video cards. I've seen 1 sound card in the CompUsa but none in any oem pc's yet. Just a lot of wasted real estate on a motherboard.PCI-e is...; Tags: PCI Express, PCI, card, PCI Express 2.0; Discussion threads 2006-10-09
pci express 2.0 Cards and Slots: This presentation provides an overview of the PCI Express* 2.0 Card Electro-Mechanical draft specifications and measurement methodologies for designing interoperable 5GT/s peripheral components and boards.; Tags: Intel Corp., PCI Express, PCI, Corporate Governance, Storage, Hardware, Business Operations, Corporate Law; Presentations 2006-09-27
Implementation Considerations for pci express Multi-Root I/O Virtualization and Sharing: This presentation provides an advanced technical talk on considerations for software and hardware used in systems deploying multi-Root I/O virtualization and sharing. The presentation will provide an overview of the technology and solutions for challenges facing controller and switch designs. Industry-standard management integration and legacy software compatibility is also discussed.; Tags: Software, Intel Corp., PCI Express, PCI, Tools & Techniques, Virtualization, Storage, Hardware, Management; Presentations 2006-09-27
Debug Tools, User Interfaces and Probing Solutions for pci express 2.0 Development: This presentation presents a review of the validation debug tools analog and digital test equipment that will support the next generation PCI Express architecture. The presentation shows how to define, probe and navigate user interfaces to isolate electrical parameters and design issues.; Tags: Tool, Intel Corp., Presentation, PCI Express, PCI, Productivity, Storage, Hardware; Presentations 2006-09-22
Inside the Intel Core 2: Inside the Intel Core 2Terminological QuibbleThe FSB runs at 266 M[b]Hz[/b] -- the 1066 is MT/s (Million Transactions per Second.)The "MHz" terminology became entrenched back when one transaction per clock cycle was the best you could hope for (think Motorola 6800), but DDR memory and other source-synchronous schemes which require...; Tags: PCI, PCI/E, FSB, Intel Corp., Intel Core 2 Duo, PCI Express; Discussion threads 2006-07-17
Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from the 1970s: Dinosaur Sightings: Computers from the 1970sIMSAI made it into a movieI believe it was an IMSAI that "David", Matthew Broderick's character in "War Games", was using in his attempts to break into the NORAD computer system.Computer: "Shall we play a game?"David typing away: "How...about...Global...Thermo...nuclear...War"Man...I would love to try my hand...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, computer, PCI, PCI Express; Discussion threads 2006-05-25
PNY Verto GeForce 7900 GTX Limited Edition (PCI-E, 512MB): Editor's note: Read our review of Nvidia's GeForce 7900 GTX for baseline benchmark results for that chip. You can expect that PNY's card using the same chip will be slightly faster due to overclocking. (5/15/06)PNY's $525 Verto GeForce 7900 GTX Limited Edition packs a few perks in its bundle...; Tags: PNY Verto GeForce 7900 GTX Ltd., card; Product reviews 2006-05-16
PC-Scope Diagnostic Self-Booting Software (zip): Universal Application, Due to the fact that PC-Scope Professional uses its own operating system, it does not matter which operating system is installed on your PC. PC-Scope Professional Diagnostics boots up the PC on its own and tests the hardware independent from the PC's operating system. Full working version will...; Tags: PC, Operating System, PCI Express, PCI, Video Cards, 64-Bit, Desktops, Operating Systems, Processors, Storage, Hardware, Components, Semiconductors, Software; Software downloads 2006-04-11
Firmware Support for pci express Hot-Plug and Windows: ExpressCard is the standard for fully hot-pluggable PC modular expansion for desktop and mobile systems, as developed by the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association PCMCIA. To implement a Microsoft Windows-compatible PCIe hot-plug solution on a computer system, the platform manufacturer must provide the appropriate Advanced Configuration and Power Interface...; Tags: Operating System, PCI, Expresscard, Microsoft Corp., Firmware, PCI Express, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; White papers 2006-01-04
HyperMemory: Next-Generation Memory Management for pci express Graphics: The availability of significant amounts of high-bandwidth memory is a key component of an efficient, high-performance graphics subsystem. For this reason, high-end graphics subsystems in modern enthusiast and workstation configurations are often seen with: 256 Megabytes of Double Data Rate memory operating on a 256-bit wide memory interface. While such...; Tags: PCI, Memory, High-performance, Graphics, PCI Express, Leadership, Management; White papers 2005-12-14
283 mln pci express devices shipped in 2009: Three emerging chip-to-chip interconnections: HyperTransport, PCI Express, and RapidIO are being increasingly integrated into semiconductors and systems, and shipments bearing these technologies will grow over the next several years, reports In-Stat. PCI Express will experience the highest growth of all three interconnects rising from 8.7 mln systems in 2004 to...; Tags: RapidIO, PCI Express, PCI; Blog posts 2005-12-05
IBM e326m Performance for HPC: This paper examines the performance of single- and dual-core versions of the IBM eServer 326 m (e326m) servers. The analysis includes memory bandwidth and latency, floating-point vector performance, performance of the SPEC CPU2000 speed and rate benchmarks, and both uni- and bidirectional traffic over the PCI-Express I/O slot using a...; Tags: Dual-core Processor, Performance, Analysis, IBM Corp., PCI Express, Performance Management, PCI, InfiniBand, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Storage, Hardware, Networking, Semiconductors, Components; White papers 2005-12-01
Microsoft: Improvements in Vista's network peformance may be frightening (fast): Microsoft: Improvements in Vista's network peformance may be frightening fastFirst Improvement...If QOS is by default automatically switched off..At last ms windows is catching up with the REST of the world....``The new networking stack will do what's calld receive side scalling. Today, packet processing is done serially and regardless...; Tags: PCI, Construction, NETWORKING, Operating systems, Network technology, IP Filtering, Microsoft Windows, network, Microsoft Corp., PCI Express, window, network interface card, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2005-09-20
pci express Port Bus Driver Support for Linux: PCI Express is a high performance general purpose I/O Interconnect defined for a wide variety of computing and communication platforms. It defines PCI Express Ports and switches to provide a fabric based point-to-point topology. This paper is targeted toward kernel developers and architects interested in the details of enabling service...; Tags: Linux, PCI Express, Service Driver, PCI, Storage, Hardware; White papers 2005-07-23