:idea: Todays Game Card Announcements from ATI & Nvidia state that 2800 & 8950 relesed in May "7 will be 128 lane (ati) & 196 Lane game cards. LANE is bandwidth Definative.
Well, Peoples, 196 Lanes WILL NOT fit into todays 55 level controllers with 48 lanes, even with extreme up D' Wall parseing. However, first you need games in gb (s) size to fill lanes & that too cann't be far off. Intel announced new chipset in summer & I believe at this time that Pci-e slot will have to be enlarged & multiplied on mainboard until at least 128 lanes are possible. That means bigger slot or 16X with substantially more bandwidth.
IBM is putting memory back on CPU again to control memory situation & then Vista Ultimate will also run smooth as CREAM. It runs good now, yet will 64 bit memory address now at 32 gb in 690 chipsets, with so many lanes & memory faster interaction is needed & hopefully Vista is new kid with plan to control all that.
No matter if new slot emerges at first or takes some time, such increase in bandwidth means old stuff & next generation arn't going to work together that well, As any gamer knows, equipment for top game must meet its specifications, & they will be 32X times four. with 64X times 3 also possible. if you can take pins & controllers associated with next Gen 16X & double bandwidth you can interchange hardware with limited success, yet at some point those compromises must be taken out & new socket used to isolate new technology. When, When will 32X slot be introduced, I had hoped last year that it would come out as then one game card in one slot with one set of 51 40 lane controllers would be Peaches. Yet instead extra game card slots continued. More than 55 level could handle, which is 48 lane.
So with four slot archetecture its obivious four card solution leading to 128 lane potenial is in mix. (at least to me).I also once asked if Nazi State IS 51st State :idea: , so maybe i'm not fully informed, YET i'M INTO free MARKET CONTROLLED BY mARKS, NOT FORCED (pARSED) LABOUR..However, it seems very possible that everyone with 51 level controller, up to 590 chipset are left back in XP era.
SignedHYSICIAN THOMAS STEWART VON DRASHEK M.D.
Well, Peoples, 196 Lanes WILL NOT fit into todays 55 level controllers with 48 lanes, even with extreme up D' Wall parseing. However, first you need games in gb (s) size to fill lanes & that too cann't be far off. Intel announced new chipset in summer & I believe at this time that Pci-e slot will have to be enlarged & multiplied on mainboard until at least 128 lanes are possible. That means bigger slot or 16X with substantially more bandwidth.
IBM is putting memory back on CPU again to control memory situation & then Vista Ultimate will also run smooth as CREAM. It runs good now, yet will 64 bit memory address now at 32 gb in 690 chipsets, with so many lanes & memory faster interaction is needed & hopefully Vista is new kid with plan to control all that.
No matter if new slot emerges at first or takes some time, such increase in bandwidth means old stuff & next generation arn't going to work together that well, As any gamer knows, equipment for top game must meet its specifications, & they will be 32X times four. with 64X times 3 also possible. if you can take pins & controllers associated with next Gen 16X & double bandwidth you can interchange hardware with limited success, yet at some point those compromises must be taken out & new socket used to isolate new technology. When, When will 32X slot be introduced, I had hoped last year that it would come out as then one game card in one slot with one set of 51 40 lane controllers would be Peaches. Yet instead extra game card slots continued. More than 55 level could handle, which is 48 lane.
So with four slot archetecture its obivious four card solution leading to 128 lane potenial is in mix. (at least to me).I also once asked if Nazi State IS 51st State :idea: , so maybe i'm not fully informed, YET i'M INTO free MARKET CONTROLLED BY mARKS, NOT FORCED (pARSED) LABOUR..However, it seems very possible that everyone with 51 level controller, up to 590 chipset are left back in XP era.
SignedHYSICIAN THOMAS STEWART VON DRASHEK M.D.