Pci-e 1x, 4x, 8x, 16x devices

[Fitseries3]

A lot of people look at those open slots on their mobos and wonder what else can be put into those extra pci-e slots.

i wanted to make a thread so as we find new items we can list them all here.

so lets start posting odds and ends that are all pci-e of some nature.

DESKTOP ONLY.

 

[Fitseries3]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814999012

pci-e 1x to pci converter

intel pro/1000 PT dual port GbE 4x card

 

[mlee49]

Useless PCI Card:
The Serial PCI card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815166005

pci-express only

but yes... useless.

Gothca!

 

[Fitseries3]

pci-express only

but yes... useless.

 

[newtekie1]

High Point Rocket RAID 2300

That is what is currently occupying the middle PCI-E x16 slot on my motherboard. Better than any onboard card.

pci-express only

but yes... useless.

Not really useless. It definitely has its applications. I've had to buy a few for some of my clients that have plotters that run off a parrallel port. When they get a new computer, they can either kiss the expensive plotter goodbye, and buy a new one which can cost anywhere from a few hundred dollars to a few thousand, or buy a $15 PCI card.

Here is the PCI-E version:

 

[CrackerJack]

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional

Spec
Sample Rate 96KHz
Digital Audio 24-bit
SNR 109dB
64MB of X-RAM

 

[CrackerJack]

Quadro FX5800 $3,099.99

Spec
Stream Processors 240 Processor Cores
Memory Size 4GB
Memory Interface 512-bit
Memory Type GDDR3
DirectX DirectX 10
OpenGL OpenGL 2.1
SLI Supported

 

[Fitseries3]

lots of nifty items... http://hwtools.net/Adapter.html

 

[CrackerJack]

Killer Xeno Pro

Spec
Speed 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps
Connectors 1 x RJ45 , 1 x USB 2.0
Interface PCI-E 1x (PCI-E 2.0 Compliant)
On-board Memory 128MB DDR2

 

[newtekie1]

Now if you really want to talk about useless, how about a PCI-E to Serial card?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124067

 

[CrackerJack]

Now if you really want to talk about useless, how about a PCI-E to Serial card?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124067

 

[CrackerJack]

StarTech PEX1TO16

Spec
PCI Express x1 supports 1 lane 2.5 Gbps PCI <- LMAO

 

[CrackerJack]

StarTech PCI Express x1 Left Slot Riser

Spec
Dimensions 6.22" x 1.26" x 0.59"
Weight 0.13 lbs.
^ lol

 

[Deleted member 67555]

most tv tuner cards are pci-e x1

 

[CrackerJack]

most tv tuner cards are pci-e x1

but not all, PCI and USB are the most commonly used

 

[Deleted member 67555]

but not all, PCI and USB are the most commonly used

True that, but not generally on a HTPC with multiple tuner's,but mostly on desktops and laptops

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Now if you really want to talk about useless, how about a PCI-E to Serial card?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124067

I almost had to get one for my UPS. Luckily, my motherboard still has a COM header so just a serial bracket worked out.

I'd rather use Windows UPS Service than dodgy software.

 

[newtekie1]

Time to upgrade to a USB capable UPS...

 

[btarunr]

An e-SATA card. Uses PCI-E x8.

Have $1600 to spare? A hardware RAID controller. Close to zero system overhead for storage/RAID.

PCI-E x8 again.

 

[FordGT90Concept]

Time to upgrade to a USB capable UPS...

They are USB capable but why use dodgy software when a 3-4 MiB Windows Service can do the same thing? Hence the serial cable. Also, if you're in to building your own input devices and programming software to handle it, serial cables are the way to go.


That RAID controller looks tight. :O

Are those NICs 10 Gb?

 

[h3llb3nd4]

Bring complete useless into another level
http://www.shopping.com/xPO-U-S-Robotics-US-Robotics-56Kbps-V-92-PCI-Modem

 

[Fitseries3]

pcie only please

 

[h3llb3nd4]

pcie only please

mah bad
Didn't read through it properly...

 

[Fitseries3]

find a pcie modem

 

[h3llb3nd4]

http://lefen.manufacturer.globalsou...Fax-machine/1014675017/Internal-Fax-Modem.htm
can't believe that they actually make 56ks