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PCI phase out
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| echosystm |
When do you think PCI will be completely phased out? Any estimates?
I'm about to buy a new interface. I would prefer the PCI version because its $100US cheaper, but I'm scared I wont be able to use it at all in 2 years! |
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| DJSentinel |
| PCI right now is the fastest to-motherboard bus there is, so I think you will see it for many more years. It's already been here for a long time. |
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| echosystm |
PCIe is faster... :p
There are some motherboards out there with only 1 PCI slot now days. I get the feeling i'll be boned in 12 months. |
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| thecYrus |
| quote: | Originally posted by echosystm
PCIe is faster... :p
There are some motherboards out there with only 1 PCI slot now days. I get the feeling i'll be boned in 12 months. |
i've the same feeling. it was already very hard to get a proper mainboard with 3 pci-slots 18 months ago. |
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| DJSentinel |
| quote: | Originally posted by thecYrus
i've the same feeling. it was already very hard to get a proper mainboard with 3 pci-slots 18 months ago. |
lol sorry, I was assuming PCI / PCIe in the same family. Yeah do not get a "PCI" as it WILL be phased out. PCIe, obviously, is the better choice, even if it will cost you a bit more. |
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| Centra Spike |
| You can buy converters that let you run PCI cards in PCIex1 slots. |
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| echosystm |
| quote: | Originally posted by Centra Spike
You can buy converters that let you run PCI cards in PCIex1 slots. |
Hurray for like 100ms extra latency and even more driver problems! :wtf: |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by echosystm
Hurray for like 100ms extra latency and even more driver problems! :wtf: |
The latency is not going to be any higher than if you were just running it out of a regular PCI slot.
Obviously it's better to get a PCI-E card if you can, but I don't think PCI is going anywhere for a while. |
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| thecYrus |
| intel macs don't even have/had pci slots.. RME & co also have pci-express cards. so i wouldn't stick to the old bus.. |
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| echosystm |
| quote: | Originally posted by DigiNut
The latency is not going to be any higher than if you were just running it out of a regular PCI slot.
Obviously it's better to get a PCI-E card if you can, but I don't think PCI is going anywhere for a while. |
Latency will be higher, as it will have to go through a converter and another set of drivers. 100ms was a blatant exaggeration obviously though; it could well be a negligable increase, who knows. :p
I still wouldn't trust a PCIX chasis though, computers have enough incompatabilities already, they're also hell expensive!
Firewire/PCIe for the win. |
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| Agenz |
I have three DSP cards at the moment which are all PCI so I can not afford to go the other route.
I've just ordered a new motherboard and had to get the one with 5 PCI slots on it.
I think some companies still cater for people who have expansion cards. |
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| DigiNut |
| quote: | Originally posted by echosystm
Latency will be higher, as it will have to go through a converter and another set of drivers. 100ms was a blatant exaggeration obviously though; it could well be a negligable increase, who knows. :p |
Yeah, we're talking in the microsecond range here, maybe even nanoseconds if the adapter isn't synchronous. In other words you can safely ignore it.
PCI-X is more of a server thing. Most consumer cards are PCI-E so you're going to want to go with that. |
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