XDA Developers on MSN

Those empty PCIe slots on your motherboard aren't wasted — here are 4 things to fill them with

Your free PCIe slots hold a lot of promise ...
Design-Reuse

PLDA demonstrates successful PCIe 5.0 Link Training at 32 GT/s with its PCIe 5.0 controller and Broadcom PHY

SAN JOSE, Calif. October 22, 2020 -- PLDA, the industry leader in PCI Express® controller IP solutions has today unveiled their PCIe 5.0 demonstration. The demo showcases stable PCIe 5.0 Link Training ...
Semiconductor Engineering

An Overview Of CXL Mode Alternate Protocol Negotiation

The Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) protocol has a very powerful feature called Alternate Protocol Negotiation (APN), which was introduced in the PCIe 5.0 specification. This feature ...
TechSpot

PCI Express Bandwidth Test: PCIe 4.0 vs. PCIe 3.0 Gaming Performance & Limited VRAM Memory Buffers

This month AMD will finally release their first entry-level RDNA2-based gaming product, the Radeon RX 6500 XT. This new GPU is set to come in at a $200 MSRP, though of course we expect it to cost more ...
PC World

5 useful upgrades for your PC’s unused PCIe slots

PCWorld explores five practical ways to utilize empty PCIe slots in desktop PCs, transforming unused expansion slots into valuable system upgrades. Key upgrades include Wi-Fi 6/7 cards, high-speed ...