Are 2 PCI slots enough?

FoxSay · Jun 1, 2015

I'm looking at this motherboard, and I was wondering if two PCI slots will be enough. What are PCI slots used for, and how do I tell how many PCI slots I need?

turkey3_scratch · Jun 1, 2015

PCI slots are not widely used much anymore. You may use them for certain wireless adapters and sound cards.

FoxSay · Jun 1, 2015

So what should I look for in terms of expansion capability?

turkey3_scratch · Jun 1, 2015

You probably will never use the PCI slots, you'll need PCIex16 for graphics cards but PCI usually left alone.

jsmithepa · Jun 1, 2015

Legacy stuff. If you are asking, you don't have any legacy PCI boards.

Cons29 · Jun 2, 2015

most of what you will probably buy these days will be pci-e. so unless you have some old parts there that you really want to use, then you don't have to worry imo

FoxSay · Jun 3, 2015

So how many PCI-e should a mobo have, then?

jsmithepa · Jun 3, 2015

FoxSay :

That's like asking how many seats should your car has. Some people like to take the whole gang to everywhere, some people like, me and my woman and the rest of you the bus!

Too many variables: Does your Mobo have sufficient built-in capabilities? do you need any of the other stuff? your box is used for... and don't say everything. Do you have or mind a full-size ATX? For a gamer, at least 1.

Amartya · Jun 3, 2015

3 would be my answer one for a PCI e based ssd and 2 for coupling two graphics cards in SLI/ Crossfire

FoxSay · Jul 7, 2015

So what if I want to manage at least one high-end graphics card, an SSID, an HDD, and other external drives, along with USB 3.0s (although they're 3.0 is built in to the newer ones), and Eye tracking devices and possibly other gadgets? Would I need more PCI or just more USB 3.0?

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