Motherboard Question

ahf

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Hi All

Where in Cape Town can I buy a motherboard with at least three PCI slots?

Thanks.
 
if you are looking for brand new latest generation motherboards, its not going to be an easy find.. the closest one i know of is this asus board which only has 2 pci slots.. https://www.asus.com/za/Motherboards/P9D_WS/

better bet would be older generation server or desktop boards, and even then desktop boards with 3 pci slots 2nd hand is going to be a stretch..
 
Cape town?

Wootware.co.za

:3

PCI is a very old technology compared to PCIe, but usually lower-spec motherboards have one or two of them.

At that point I'd start looking at maybe a PCIe version of whatever PCI cards you're trying to get.
 
Hi Guys

Thanks for all the feedback!

OK its socket 775
Yes looking for new motherboard
@YingYang....nothing really except that I have three PCI cards at the moment which include a TV Card, sound card and lan card.
And yes its PCI and not PCIe.

Lets say if I go for the Asus MB would it possible to use my existing PCI cards with this MB?
And where can I buy an USB TV Card, because I use it to record TV programs ect.

Thanks .
 
Hi Guys

Thanks for all the feedback!

OK its socket 775
Yes looking for new motherboard
@YingYang....nothing really except that I have three PCI cards at the moment which include a TV Card, sound card and lan card.
And yes its PCI and not PCIe.

Lets say if I go for the Asus MB would it possible to use my existing PCI cards with this MB?
And where can I buy an USB TV Card, because I use it to record TV programs ect.

Thanks .

Why would you need a LAN/sound card if the motherboard already has one in it?

Aftermarket sound cards these days are PCIe x2.

So all you need is one PCI slot.
 
@Rickster
OK Lan Card really not needed however my onboard Lan packed up about three years ago.

Thanks for the info:)

Regards
 
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