PCIE in a PCI slot?

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Never seeing an actual PCIE card, can I purchase a PCIE video card and use
it in my PCI based MOBO until I can upgrade to a new MOBO?

P.Xex
 
Prometheus Xex said:
Never seeing an actual PCIE card, can I purchase a PCIE video card and use
it in my PCI based MOBO until I can upgrade to a new MOBO?
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!!!! no !!!
 
"Prometheus Xex" said:
Never seeing an actual PCIE card, can I purchase a PCIE video card and use
it in my PCI based MOBO until I can upgrade to a new MOBO?

P.Xex
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Tomshardware currently has an article on "PC Interfaces":

http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20051123/pci-express.html

Examine the picture at the very bottom of that web page. The
pin spacing of the two connector types is different. The
signal levels, speeds, and methods are all different.
Only smoke and ruin await, if you mix up those sockets.
PCI and PCI-Express are not interchangable.

Put your money in the bank, and when you've got enough,
buy a shiny new PCI Express motherboard and PCI Express
video card.

There are PCI video cards still for sale. You could buy
one of those, use it in your current computer, and use
it in a new PCI Express computer. Until enough types of
PCI Express add-in cards are available, new motherboards
will continue to have both PCI and PCI Express slots.
The performance of a PCI video card would not be
very awe inspiring, but if you are building a server
(which really doesn't need video) or just a machine for
email, a simple PCI video card would be plenty. There are
FX5200, FX5500, ATI 9250 and the like, available in PCI
format. If you are a gamer, all of these choices would
suck, for any serious eye candy.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...opertycodevalue=696:9642&bop=and&InnerCata=48

I assume you are a gamer, in which case, save your pennies
until you can buy the new motherboard and matching video
card type. Chances are, you'll also need a new power
supply, as the power connectors needed have a few
differences compared to your current computer.

By the time you've saved your money, the price on these should
have dropped a bit. X1800XT 512MB $579

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102629

Paul
 
Just a thought. If a MOBO is PCIE capable, are the other few slot also
considered PCIE or are they PCI. If they aren't then that would mean I would
have to purchase new modems, sound cards... ?

P.Xex
 
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Xex said:
Just a thought. If a MOBO is PCIE capable, are the other few slot also
considered PCIE or are they PCI. If they aren't then that would mean I would
have to purchase new modems, sound cards... ?
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There will likely be both PCI and PCIE slots.
 
Prometheus said:
Just a thought. If a MOBO is PCIE capable, are the other few slot
also considered PCIE or are they PCI. If they aren't then that would
mean I would have to purchase new modems, sound cards... ?

P.Xex
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It means that you only need a PCI-E graphics card. All the other stuff will
remain the same. No AGP slot. PCI-E replaced that. There are other PCI-e
slots for future use but you won't need that yet.
 
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