COMPUTER HARDWARE
MOTHERBOARDS AND EXPANSION CARDS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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AGP
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PCI-X
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DVI
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Coax
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Detailed explanation-1: -In general, one-x16 card, has 16 transmit and 16 receive pairs/lines. One-x1 card, has 1 transmit and 1 receive pair/line. Theoretically a-x16 card has to be 16 times faster than one-x1 card. PCI Express interface allows the work of a card, using the smaller number of transmit/receive pairs.
Detailed explanation-2: -For graphics cards, you’ll always get the best results by using the fastest available PCI Express x16 slot. PCI Express x8 slots can be acceptable when doing a multi-GPU setup as well, but even then motherboards that support multiple x16 slots can be a better choice for multi-GPU builds.
Detailed explanation-3: -PCIe x16: The largest slots on the motherboard, these slots are used for cards that require a high bandwidth like GPUs.
Detailed explanation-4: -The PCI Express (PCI-E) expansion slot standard was introduced in 2002 to replace PCI and AGP expansion slots (below). The PCI-E uses a high-speed serial bus to transmit small pieces of data in succession and a switched communications pathway, allowing multiple devices to talk simultaneously.