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Title: Rare PCI-E x1 slot
Post by: clipperjay on 12 November 2011, 10:20

Anyone know what hardware to fill this with its really useless but not sure whats available X1 WTF?

Title: Re: Rare PCI-E x1 slot
Post by: Khare on 12 November 2011, 10:26

Sure its not missing a 6?

Title: Re: Rare PCI-E x1 slot
Post by: clipperjay on 12 November 2011, 10:28

No its a Shuttle X1 go figure why the hell did they fill it with that?

Title: Re: Rare PCI-E x1 slot
Post by: apie2004 on 12 November 2011, 11:30

wifi card?

Title: Re: Rare PCI-E x1 slot
Post by: bobbarley on 12 November 2011, 13:49

Into one of those slots you can fix a modem (yeah wtf), wifi card or sound card.

Title: Re: Rare PCI-E x1 slot
Post by: AlexMozza on 14 November 2011, 11:58

Wifi Cards, New sound cards, Killer Network Cards all use PCI e 1x :)

Title: Re: Rare PCI-E x1 slot
Post by: clipperjay on 14 November 2011, 12:58

The only issues I have is the space is taken over by a Graphics card passively cooled hence the heat sink is overlapping the space. I was thinking to upgrade and get that space free but any Wifi a usb would be eaiser! I did like the sound card but them I could just upgrade the single PCI-E with onboard sound built in as well.
 

Title: Re: Rare PCI-E x1 slot
Post by: AlexMozza on 14 November 2011, 15:33

Unless you have USB3, PCI e 1x will be much faster. You will get significant improvements with Wifi etc :)

Title: Re: Rare PCI-E x1 slot
Post by: clipperjay on 14 November 2011, 22:49

I have a empty firewire plug, do they do anything via firewire? I'm so behind in tech  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: Rare PCI-E x1 slot
Post by: Jay on 14 November 2011, 22:52

You need firewire devices to use that port, Cameras, video cameras, external hard drives etc Might as well get a USB3 card for the PCI-E slot.

Title: Re: Rare PCI-E x1 slot
Post by: clipperjay on 14 November 2011, 22:54

Okay Jay I'll into it is USB3 smaller in jack size like micro usb or am'I talking sh*t LOL

Title: Re: Rare PCI-E x1 slot
Post by: Jay on 14 November 2011, 23:05

No USB3 is like USB2, but not and it's faster. Much faster. But it's backwards compatible with the older ports, so you can still use USB2 devices. And they're blue.


I like blue.