PCI Slots And PCI-E SLots?

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RussianGiraffe13

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ive been planning a pc build for about a month now after researching all i could about processors to finally feel satisfied to choose the fx 6300. Now i am able to start choosing the motherboard.

It is going to be a gaming pc so i will also buy a dedicated graphics card to go along with it.
As of knowing they are connected through pci slots. I was considering this mb.

http://us.msi.com/product/mb/970_GAMING.html#hero-specification


But now i am not so sure.
What am i supposed to look for in the pci specs?
Whats the difference between pci and express?


Also leave suggestions to buying a different board (not exceeding $130)
And if you have enough knowledge leave cons of this board.
 
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The current generation of dedicated graphics cards use PCI-e x16 slots and have done so for the last ten years or so. You can get dedicated graphics that use other connection types, but these are usually specialized applications, and you have to go out of your way to find a card that doesn't use PCI-e x16.

The motherboard you have linked to has both PCI-e (PCI Express) and PCI slots, so supports a wide range of add-on boards being installed to it. Since you won't be getting an option for the connection type of your graphics card, if you happen to decide you want to install an add-on board to your computer, make sure it is of the type of slot you have remaining, available to you. You will have both PCI-e and PCI available, so you can...
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bigpinkdragon286

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The current generation of dedicated graphics cards use PCI-e x16 slots and have done so for the last ten years or so. You can get dedicated graphics that use other connection types, but these are usually specialized applications, and you have to go out of your way to find a card that doesn't use PCI-e x16.

The motherboard you have linked to has both PCI-e (PCI Express) and PCI slots, so supports a wide range of add-on boards being installed to it. Since you won't be getting an option for the connection type of your graphics card, if you happen to decide you want to install an add-on board to your computer, make sure it is of the type of slot you have remaining, available to you. You will have both PCI-e and PCI available, so you can choose from either, although PCI-e is usually preferred as it's newer, has higher bandwidth, and has the bandwidth dedicated for each device. PCI devices all share a lower bandwidth bus, so must be nice and take turns with one another in using it.
 
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