Recently, I visited an online forum where one engineer asked for options for duplicating an existing PC-based test system that has four PCI expansion slots. His problem: Consumer-grade desktop PCs ...

Now this looks interesting...<BR><BR>Basically its a PCI card with two parallel ATA133 connectors (four drives) and two SATA connectors (two drives). This would make a nice all-in-one method for ...

Hi folks:<BR><BR>I've been trying to put together a security DVR system lately, <BR>and I ended up buying an already (custom) made second-hand PC.<BR><BR>All that really counts for this problem is ...

When people spec out a motherboard, they look at its PCIe generation numbers, VRMs, chipset lanes, and connectivity. What ...

Whether you've been building computers for some time or are looking to get involved, you have likely heard the term PCIe ...

If you are considering adding extra storage to your computer, NAS or Thunderbolt expansion system’s PCIe card slot, you might be interested to know that Sonnet has this week unveiled its latest ...

While most Lifehackers have developed a strong relationship to software, the nitty-gritty of hardware is often left alone. After all, that's why God invented the USB port, right? Well, that's fine and ...

While the synthetic benchmarks indicate blazing potential, real world performance on a Windows PC is little better than a single fast NVMe drive. That said, it’s a very easy, albeit expensive way to ...

Russian software developer Mikhail Svarichevsky needed a a PCI-E x1 video card as all of the other PCI-E slots were occupied on his motherboard. PCI-E x1 video cards are available but can be pricier ...

Be honest, when was the last time you installed anything in a PCIe slot that wasn't a graphics card? We still indulge in this charade, where ATX motherboards come equipped with several 1x and 4x slots ...