But the real struggle is that modern motherboards have only 1-2 free PCIe slots, apart from the one dedicated to the graphics cards.
Asus Z87-WS has 4 pcie slots ... and 2 pci-e 1x
Asus P9X79-E WS 7 pci-e slots
For the higher end boards
you have some x99 based chipset and x299 chipsets, they can go up to 7 slots .... but $$$
Am I right to assume that only graphics cards will use x16, while almost all other cards will be happy with x8, x4, x2 or even x1?
But as the OP I have this requirement to keep using my cards. These include special satellite receiver card on PCI and capture card, Dektec modulator card, etc. for PCIe slots.
The PCI slot could be sacrificed, as there are PCIe versions of the satellite card (needs to be compatible with CrazyScan).
But the real struggle is that modern motherboards have only 1-2 free PCIe slots, apart from the one dedicated to the graphics cards.
I would like to have a motherboard that has at least 4 free PCIe slots, apart from the graphics card.
Am I right to assume that only graphics cards will use x16, while almost all other cards will be happy with x8, x4, x2 or even x1?
Why are some slots in bue and other slots in black? Will the black slot share the bandwidth with the blue one?
Why doesn't this make sense in my head: "x16/x8/x8/x8/x16/x8/x8"? This does not add up in the x16/x8+x8 logic...
only backward compatibility i look for is a proper serial port,yea theirs multiple usb to serial adapters available,but ive yet to find one that just works regardless of whats hanging off the end.
The specs say "Expansion Slots - 7 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (single x16 or dual x16/x16 or triple x16/x16/x16 or quad x16/x16/x16/x16 or seven x16/x8/x8/x8/x16/x8/x8, black+blue) *"
What does that mean?
I understand that the x16 mean the bandwidth. So one PCIe lane can have an x16 PCIe card or two x8 cards?
Can PCIe cards automatically switch from x16 to x8 mode?
Am I right to assume that only graphics cards will use x16, while almost all other cards will be happy with x8, x4, x2 or even x1?
Why are some slots in bue and other slots in black? Will the black slot share the bandwidth with the blue one?
I understand that the x16 mean the bandwidth. So one PCIe lane can have an x16 PCIe card or two x8 cards?
But the real struggle is that modern motherboards have only 1-2 free PCIe slots, apart from the one dedicated to the graphics cards.
only backward compatibility i look for is a proper serial port,yea theirs multiple usb to serial adapters available,but ive yet to find one that just works regardless of whats hanging off the end.
That is my experience with USB to serial converters; they only work properly in the least demanding applications, and often not even then.
My 2011 system was suppose to have a built in serial port, but the level translators were missing.
I have gotten by with a PCI serial card, and if I need one now, I will get a PCIe serial card, although I think my 2021 system does have a working serial port.
only backward compatibility i look for is a proper serial port,yea theirs multiple usb to serial adapters available,but ive yet to find one that just works regardless of whats hanging off the end.
That is my experience with USB to serial converters; they only work properly in the least demanding applications, and often not even then.
My 2011 system was suppose to have a built in serial port, but the level translators were missing.
I have gotten by with a PCI serial card, and if I need one now, I will get a PCIe serial card, although I think my 2021 system does have a working serial port.
Are these new ports including original I/O instructions?
Windows environment had user programs commanding hardware directly.
Linux has been different from the beginning.
I understand that the x16 mean the bandwidth. So one PCIe lane can have an x16 PCIe card or two x8 cards?
Many motherboards with multiple x16 slots use a PCIe bridge to split x16 into dual x8, so that if one slot is used it is configured as x16, but if the other slot or both slots are used, then they are x8.But the real struggle is that modern motherboards have only 1-2 free PCIe slots, apart from the one dedicated to the graphics cards.
But you can still find new boards at a reasonable price with a split pair of x16/x8 PCIe slots as I described above, plus another x4 slot, and 2 or 3 x1 slots.
My current computer is also struggling in the USB area, I just have too much USB stuff.
I always max out on mine, fairly quickly. My current computer is also struggling in the USB area, I just have too much USB stuff. Some of the ports are supposed to have extra power, but this has not helped, it seems. I wish there were better ways to debug this. I have a feeling that some of my post annoying and persistent computer problems are rooted in the USB mess.