pci-e 1x

[kuqdew]

I have always wondered what a PCI-E 1x slot is for.

 

[John]

PCI-E 1x expansion cards include SATA and SATA II RAID host adapters, tv tuners, firewire adapters, RS-232 serial adapters, video cards (Matrox has a 1x model), and I'm sure there are other expansion cards available. Mainboard mfg's are hoping that mfg's will continue developing hardware to fit the various PCI-E slots.

 

[Missing Ghost]

what he said. Just shop at like newegg and you will see there is now a lot of cards for pcie 1x.

 

[smopoim86]

Hopefully the next Creative sound card

 

[unfalliblekrutch]

Theres some low end video cards for pci-e x1 also, such as a x1 x1300pro, i think.

 

[gsellis]

Think of it as a replacement for a PCI slot with a really small connector and you have it. Similar bandwidth.

I noticed above a mention on controllers. 4x PCIe is better for SATA/SCSI RAID controllers, Firewire b, and 1Gb ethernet. 4x fits better where PCI-X was used on server boards (also 8x).

 

[d3n]

I would really like to see more 4x ports and less 1x. Wait and see I guess.