PCI Express motherboards, how soon?

"Freddie Clark" wrote in message ...
"res0r89p" wrote in message
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Hi,
Does anyone know how how soon motherboards with PCI Express slots will be
available? PCI Express is supposed to be much faster than AGP. Thanks.
Peter Cowie


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I dont think PCI express was intended to address the AGP issue, it was
intended to provide a reliable bus that any card could be slotted into and
(at the same time) bypass the current limitations of the PCI bus, ie 33mhxz
operation. I do know that it will be (by necessity) backward compatible. But
it seems to me that it was designed more for fast SCSI/Ethernet/Sound cards
rather than a replacement for AGP.
Rather like the introduction of the eisa bus.

It's perfect for cards like HDTV capture cards, where full HD video
would require more bandwidth that regular PCI can deliver.