Adding peripherals to a computer is a simple task. Need to fit a GPU? Slot it right into the dedicated PCIe slot that is designed on the motherboard. But how do these components have the capability to read, write, and communicate with each other?
meaning that while you'll get all the bells and whistles of newer hardware such as nvme ssd support or improved port options on usb drives and similar peripherals, they won't be able to reach their full potential until they're connected to an appropriate motherboard or device capable of ...
This also stretches to the power delivery, as AMD announced that a 16-core desktop Ryzen 3950X processor is set to launch later on in the year, meaning motherboard manufacturers needed to implement the new power deliveries on the new X570 boards with requirements of the high-end chip in ...
There then is a spec that says if you first read a device config space (VID/PID) and it comes back 0, you should interpret that as meaning the device is not ready to chat yet. This has the huge advantage the cpu is still running BIOS code, so if for example, the device doesn’t...
PCI Express (PCIe) is a standard interface commonly used for the past 10 years to connect high-speed PC components to a motherboard. The release of the fourth generation of this interface, or PCIe version 4.0, was officially announced in 2017. However, we saw the first SSD drives and vide...
mSATA and U.2: You may also stumble across mSATA in older equipment, and U.2 SSDs for enterprise-grade servers and the like, but consumer motherboard support is almost nil for the latter. Speed matters, of course, but most modern SSDs, even the slower ones are ridiculously fast. Al...
As mentioned in the beginning of this article, PCIe, is a standard interface used for connecting high-speed motherboard components. This means that it is a physical connection, an input/output (I/O) interface used to attach or insert components like graphic cards, network cards, and storage ...
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Enhanced Performance: The increased bandwidth of PCIe 4.0 allows for faster communication between the motherboard and devices, resulting in improved overall system performance. Forward and Backward Compatibility: PCIe 4.0 is backward compatible with previous generations, meaning that PCIe 3.0 devices can ...
PCIe uses four lanes for storage devices, resulting in data exchange that is four times faster than a SATA connection, which only has one lane. This provides faster read and write speeds, as seen in the table below -—- meaning faster gameplay, smoother multitasking and a more responsive ...