PCI-E spec

[Tazanator]

would the new PCI-E video cards still work in an old PCI slot? IE for a quad monitor computer could I buy 4 of the same cards and just have the primary the PCI_E and the others still work in PCI slot.

 

[Acanthus]

No, its completely different technology.

 

[mwmorph]

no.

 

[leedog2007]

Like the first 2 said, different slots, just happen to have "pci" in them.

 

[Peter]

No, the hardware interface layer is completely and utterly incompatible. (The software layer isn't, that's why it's still a PCI thing.)

 

[Fenuxx]

Originally posted by: Peter
No, the hardware interface layer is completely and utterly incompatible. (The software layer isn't, that's why it's still a PCI thing.)

Not to mention the slots themselves are completely different (i.e. longer).

 

[imported_Kensai]

Originally posted by: geforcetony

Originally posted by: Peter
No, the hardware interface layer is completely and utterly incompatible. (The software layer isn't, that's why it's still a PCI thing.)

Not to mention the slots themselves are completely different (i.e. longer).

But you can have a quad monitor system. Grab a Quadro FX4400. 😉
Of course you could just use two PCI-E x16 cards and not run them in SLI.

 

[Tazanator]

[/quote]
But you can have a quad monitor system. Grab a Quadro FX4400. 😉
Of course you could just use two PCI-E x16 cards and not run them in SLI.[/quote]


Um... no I this is a 14-slot backplane system.. no PCI-e

thanks guys.

 

[imported_Hi]

no

 

[gwag]

no but you could buy 2 PCI cards and have 4 monitors or 1 AGP and 1 PCI or 1 AGP quad head card......