Recently, I visited an online forum where one engineer asked for options for duplicating an existing PC-based test system that has four PCI expansion slots. His problem: Consumer-grade desktop PCs ...

When people spec out a motherboard, they look at its PCIe generation numbers, VRMs, chipset lanes, and connectivity. What ...

There are two flavors of 64-bit slots: 33 MHz and 66 MHz. Most of your average everyday 32-bit cards will work fine in a 33 MHz 64-bit slot. They won't work in a 64-bit 66 MHz slot, though. The 66 MHz ...

The difference is very much physical, and 64-bit 33 MHz and 66 MHz PCI slots are not new. They are, however, not usually found in consumer boards, which is probably why you're not familiar with them, ...

Mac Pro computers come with three unused PCI-express expansion slots for adding extra graphics cards, RAID controllers, multimedia, and I/O controllers, among other options, to expand your Mac's ...

ASUS will be debuting a new tweak to its ROG Maximus and ROG Strix motherboards, with the ASUS PCIe Slot Q-Release. The new ASUS PCIe Slot Q-Release would be a special button on the ROG Maximus and ...

PCI-Express, commonly referred to as PCI-E, and PCI-X are both technology standards designed to improve upon the older PCI standard. Despite the similarity of their names, these two standards are ...

ASRock has published full specifications for its new Rock series motherboards, a cost-focused lineup designed to cover both ...

Following reports that AMD’s new Radeon RX 480 was exceeding the 75W power draw limit through PCIe, users have posted on the AMD forums to complain that the graphics card has fried their PCIe slots. A ...