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    Why so many PCI slots on the new boards?

    Ah yes, how I remember the ISA-to-PCI transition..........those fond days immersed in Windows' Device Manager for hours on end. With a little hindsight, I could have answered my own question. ............thanks for the quick welcome and reply, Peter.
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    Why so many PCI slots on the new boards?

    I haven't built a system in about 5 years, so I'm advancing forward to the world of duo/quad cores, ddr2/3, sata and pci-e. However, allowing for the odd legacy item like an ide controller, I don't quite understand why the latest motherboards are still offering up to 3 pci slots -- especially...