PCI-X Video cards

[bigbeark]

I looked these up on the Matrox site. They claim to have Linux drivers for these

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Looks interesting, anybody have any experience with these?

Found another card (hilarious). This is medical imaging grayscale only.
Hope no one jumped at this:

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[dood]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

Did you mean to post those links in reverse?

[bigbeark]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

No, the order is correct. The sexier-looking card is the medical imaging card with 256MB.

[toastygoodness]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

the only problem is that matrox's are more for display rather than fun 3d stuff. otherwise they are solid for display.

[dood]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

No, the order is correct. The sexier-looking card is the medical imaging card with 256MB.

Interesting. The first card looks like a Mac interface?

[Topcat]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

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The matrox cards are for PCI-X, which is interchangeable (slot-wise) with a PCI64 slot. A PCI-X slot runs at 100/133MHz, it was the blooming failure of a craze before PCI-E, it never caught on.

[backtrack]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

I think MegaRAID makes PCI-X video cards, i'm not sure. The max could be 64bit. Instead of AGP the card could fit into a standard PCI BUS if i'm correct.

[japlytic]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

PCI-X (not PCI Express) was most likely to be used in workstations and servers.
Version 1.0 had 133MHz operation (September 1999), while Version 2.0 (July 2002) had 266MHz and 533MHz operation with subdivision of 64-bit data bus into 32-bit or 16-bit segments for multiple devices.

[Topcat]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

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That is correct, I didn't know they made video cards for them, there was talk of it, but I've never actually seen one. Seen them more used for SCSI RAID controllers and multi-port NIC's. I have a 3ware sata2 raid controller that uses a PCI-X slot.

[backtrack]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

I always heard that 3ware RAID Controllers are buff when it comes down to supporting large storage.

[PCBONEZ]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

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The matrox cards are for PCI-X, which is interchangeable (slot-wise) with a PCI64 slot. A PCI-X slot runs at 100/133MHz, it was the blooming failure of a craze before PCI-E, it never caught on.

There's that mythical PCI64 slot again.
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Standard PCI slot connectors don't have enough unused pins for 32 more bits.
PCI64 = PCI-X
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[Topcat]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

PCI64 = PCI-X

That's what I said.....cards interchange. Most PCI-X cards will work in a 32 bit slot as well....just won't run at their full potential.

The only card I can say I've never seen, strangely isn't the mysterious PCI-X video card.....it's an AGP PRO video card.....remember those huge agp slots that you could never find a video card for.....

[PCBONEZ]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

No, what you said is PCI64 interchanges with PCI-X. [As if they are different.]

What I said is PCI64 -IS- PCI-X. [Because PCI64 is just layman/slang for PCI-X.]
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[PCBONEZ]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

And just FYI.
PCI-X runs anywhere from 33MHz to 533MHz depending on which spec and the board.

There was a PCI-X 3.0 Spec in the works [not PCI 3.0, PCI-X 3.0] that was dropped when PCI-E took hold that would have allowed a PCI-X slot at 1066MHz and 8.5GB/s.

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[Topcat]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

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Indeed, that tidbit was even in the wiki page. The fastest one I've ever gotten my hands on was a 133MHz, and that was in my Supermicro X5DAL-TG2.

No, what you said is PCI64 interchanges with PCI-X. [As if they are different.]

What I said is PCI64 -IS- PCI-X. [Because PCI64 is just layman/slang for PCI-X.]
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Misinterpretation then, but you/we are correct that they are the same.

[PCBONEZ]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

The only card I can say I've never seen ~~~~~ it's an AGP PRO video card.....remember those huge agp slots that you could never find a video card for.....

As I recall that was one of Asus's bright ideas.
- Or at least they liked and pushed it.

-ALL- the extra pins on that slot were for power.
Most Vid-card companies had more sense than Asus and just added molex connectors for added power on the card itself which made their cards compatible with a wider range of mobos.
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[PCBONEZ]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

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Indeed, that tidbit was even in the wiki page. The fastest one I've ever gotten my hands on was a 133MHz, and that was in my Supermicro X5DAL-TG2.


Misinterpretation then, but you/we are correct that they are the same.

LOL
No worries except we just did that one like 2-3 days ago in another thread.

I've had boards that had PCI-X faster than 133MHz but never a car that did.
Most boards auto-match the BUS to the slowest card on it.
[IOW: You don't want a 33 or 66 MHz LAN card on the same PCI-X bus as your 133 MHz RAID card.]
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[PCBONEZ]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

And then there's the AGP PRO dog trimmer...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=110606943368

[styxbound]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

I just replaced some caps on a Dell 650 workstation which has a pci-x ATI video card. Looks like I may have to toss it because I can't find free drivers for it and I doubt it's worth buying them.

[kc8adu]

Re: PCI-X Video cards

nothing on the ati site?what model?
dont get caught up on those bullshit driver sites.if they have it it also exists free somewhere.

I just replaced some caps on a Dell 650 workstation which has a pci-x ATI video card. Looks like I may have to toss it because I can't find free drivers for it and I doubt it's worth buying them.