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rav0
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RE: Computer proccessor choice
They are expansion slots like PCI (and ISA). The x16 slot is 16 times faster than regular PCI, and will (most likely) be used for your graphics card. The x1 slot gives the same speed as a regular PCI slot, but is grouped with the other PCI-E slots, not the PCI slots, on the connections to everything else (someone please explain this better, I can't remember the terms).
This post was edited on 09-30-2005 at 03:38 AM by rav0.
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RE: Computer proccessor choice
to quote the wonderful Wiki:
quote: Originally posted by Wikipedia
The PCIe link is built around a bidirectional, serial (1-bit), point-to-point connection known as a "lane"
At the electrical level, each lane utilizes two unidirectional low voltage differential signaling (LVDS) pairs at 2.5 gigabaud. Transmit and receive are separate diff-pairs, for a total of 4 data wires per lane.
A connection between any two PCIe devices is known as a "link", and is built up from a collection of 1 or more lanes. All devices must minimally support single-lane (x1) links. Devices may optionally support wider links composed of 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, or 32 lanes. This allows very good compatability, in two ways. A PCIe card will physically fit (and work correctly) in any slot that is at least as large as it is (e.g. an x1 card will work in an x4 or x16 slot), and a slot of a large physical size (e.g. x16) can be wired electrically with fewer lanes (e.g. x1 or x8; however it must still provide the power and ground connections required by the larger physical slot size). In both cases, the PCIe link will negotiate the highest mutually supported number of lanes.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express
what i take from that is that the x1 means it has 1 lane open, and the x16 means it has 16 open, etc etc?
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RE: RE: Computer proccessor choice
quote: Originally posted by Madman
if you want to install lots of stuff then you will find 40gb might be a bit small.
I'm surviving on 16 GB, and its only just over half full. I only have two games on there ATM though .
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RE: Computer proccessor choice
Plain and simple, AMD all the way everytime !!!
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09-30-2005 03:46 AM |
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Yeah, "large dimensions" ;)
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O.P. RE: Computer proccessor choice
Yer but the original thing was weather i should get an intel or adm
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09-30-2005 09:59 AM |
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It's AMD not adm. PS you can edit the first post in this thread and change the title (unless this thread dies and my reply becomes useless here).
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09-30-2005 10:09 AM |
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Nathan
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Yeah, "large dimensions" ;)
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O.P. RE: Computer choice/help
Ok done it
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09-30-2005 10:35 AM |
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RE: Computer choice/help
This is a rule of life:
AMD > Intel
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09-30-2005 06:29 PM |
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