In a press release in my inbox, the PCI-SIG PR representative said that PCIe 5.0 and PCIe 6.0 internal and external cable specifications are currently in development and are "targeted for release" in ...

When you plug in a USB or Thunderbolt cable to your computer, that connection is often being routed to a small chip that then translates that data into a PCI Express signal for the final connection to ...

I'm considering installing my (to be bought) Nvidia RTX 3080 horizontally in a (to be bought) Fractal Design Define 7 Light. I'll likely be using a (to be bought) X570 motherboard, maybe a B550. I'd ...

For three decades, industrial PCs have used two types of internal architecture, motherboards and passive backplanes: ATX motherboards with slots for ISA, PCI and PCIe I/O extensions connected ...

There are a variety of PC hardware components that can exude a feeling of joy and excitement by the mere mention that something new may be coming. While gamers have recently been enthralled with the ...

AMD and Intel are reportedly testing 16-pin power connectors on their next-gen gaming GPUs, meaning these new graphics cards could finally ditch the good old-fashioned 6-pin and 8-pin PCIe power ...

Systems supporting PCIe 7.0 interconnections with a 128 GT/s transfer rate are years away. However, companies like Molex, which specializes in connectors, are already working on connectors and cabling ...

My source added: "It's in the PCIe 5.0 CEM spec. Not sure how many people got it wrong and why it's suddenly "news" because of ASUS. The 12-pin portion is actually the same as the FE connector". "And ...

The industry body PCI SIG has finalized PCI Express 7.0: Members can download the specification in version 1.0. Various development teams have long since started work. However, series products are ...

I see and have owned a bunch of x16 risers that are fat ribbon cables. Is there something that bundles the fibers together so that it's a cable instead of a ribbon cable? I would like to thread it ...

If you see the error message Please power down and connect the PCIe Power Cables for this Graphics Card on your Windows 11/10 PC, read this post to learn how to ...