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    physical difference btween pci and pci express
    « on: August 31, 2011, 04:05:18 PM »
    By looking at a pci and a pci express slot can the difference be noticed?
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    Re: physical difference btween pci and pci express
    « Reply #1 on: August 31, 2011, 04:26:21 PM »
    Yes
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    Re: physical difference btween pci and pci express
    « Reply #2 on: August 31, 2011, 04:26:35 PM »
    The slot headers are different...
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      Re: physical difference btween pci and pci express
      « Reply #3 on: August 31, 2011, 06:20:12 PM »
      Here is a very nice pictoral representation.
      http://www.neteon.net/PDFFiles/Difference_between_PCI_and_PCI_Express.pdf
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      Re: physical difference btween pci and pci express
      « Reply #4 on: August 31, 2011, 06:25:17 PM »

      PCI Express slots (from top to bottom: ×4, ×16, ×1 and ×16), compared to a traditional 32-bit PCI slot (bottom).
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