Will PCI cards work in PCI-E 1X slots?

Vegeta · 6 Feb 2006 at 21:50

Hi i've still got a old agp card so i've not come into contact with PCI-e slots, but if I bought a pci DUal tv tuner for my pc - and then later on all slots become pci-e when upgrading my motherboard - will pci cards work on pci-e X1 slots?

mdjmcnally · 6 Feb 2006 at 21:59

No they won't. PCI-E and PCI are not physically compatible.

Vegeta · 6 Feb 2006 at 22:13

Lovely exactly what I didnt want to hear, thanks for the info mate

badbob · 6 Feb 2006 at 22:27

What exactly is out on PCI-E x 1 and x4 slots? Is it another useless I/O fad? (CNR slot)

Vegeta · 6 Feb 2006 at 22:33

Well some DVBT cards are coming out on PCI-E x1/x4 slots, im scared that in the future all motherboards will only support pci-e slots and no normal pci slots.

sniperpenguin · 6 Feb 2006 at 23:00

That is exactly what will happen. Dont expect it for a year or two though.

deadeyedic30 · 7 Feb 2006 at 00:08

There is a sata addon card that is pci-e 1x

SIIG PCI-Express 2-Port SATA-II RAID Card (CC-018-SG)

In the OC now.

Vegeta · 7 Feb 2006 at 00:42

sniperpenguin said:
That is exactly what will happen. Dont expect it for a year or two though.

Thats what they said about AGP, then every1 goes cazy and buy the new cards and mobos creating no demand for AGP cards, whereas us skivvies suffer.

Digital Punk · 7 Feb 2006 at 18:10

PCI cards won't physically fit into PCI-E x1 slots anyway.