PCIe X1 Slots

[CoM_Solaufein]

Is there any use for these yet? The only thing that I have found is the cheapo soundcard that comes with the motherboard. They were better off putting in additional PCIe X16 or even PCI slots than those little worthless things.

[Bokishi]

I got an X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty in my x1 slot

[CoM_Solaufein]

Now they come out with something after I already bought a sound card for it when I put the computer together.

[samm]

There are also TV-cards, Lan cards, RAID controllers... Whatever used to be in PCI slots is slowly migrating to PCI-Express x1.

[Bokishi]

Yup, I don't use PCI slots for anything now

[CoM_Solaufein]

I'll keep that sound card in mind. Eventually I'll upgrade my single ATI 3870 in this computer to something along the lines of 2 dual 4870 cards if and when they make them. Or something better when time goes by. My current soundcard occupies a PCI slot which would be in the way if I had two wide cards installed. Board designers are pretty intelligent in placement of slots.

[Enoch]

Yeah, at some point when the market has a stronger selection of mid-level PCIeX1 soundcards, I'm planning to grab one and get off of mobo sound.

[Magister Lajciak]

My sister has a soundblaster card in that slot, but I don't know anybody else using it.