PCI，short
for Peripheral Computer Interconnect, is a very powerful and vital component
which can bring us a lot of conveniences. For many years, PCI slots have been
indispensible parts for our computers. PCI slots, used by enormous digital
devices, are so widely applied in our daily life that we may not pay much
attention to them. When it comes to connecting sound, video and network cards to
a motherboard, the first thing we can think of is the PCI slot, which has been
proved to be very powerful and useful.
However, nothing is
perfect. PCI is no exception. With the rapid development of science and
technology, PCI can no longer satisfy people’s demanding requirements. Video
cards, sound cards and network have become more and more versatile and faster,
but PCI has not improved at all. On the other hand, people need a device which
can help them deal with more digital resources in a quicker and more powerful
way. PCI can not satisfy such demands for its width has been fixed at 32 bits
and it can only deal with 5 devices simultaneously. The newer device, 64-bit
PCI-X bus, has more bandwidth, but it has some other issues to cope with.
Therefore, PCI-E emerges
as required. It gets rid of most of PCI’s disadvantages and benefit people in a
broader way. It is equipped with more bandwidth. Moreover, it is compatible
with all operating systems in existence. As a result, PCI-E has been
immediately and widely received by the majority. It is able to deal with much
more devices at a time and operate in a more efficient way. People have no need
to worry about the large amount of digital resources pouring in. PCI-E is
designed to improve the process efficiency of digital resources and enjoys
popularity among consumers.
