[X4U] PCI or PCI-X Slots - which is better?

[Stroller]

On Jun 10, 2005, at 5:06 pm, coolcat at hostalive.com wrote:

> The Dual 2GHz PowerPC G5 has 3 PCI slots but the Dual 2.3GHz PowerPC 
> G5 has
> 3 PCI-X Slots.
>
> Q:
> - Which type of slot is better?

Technically, the PCI-X. That's why Apple put it only on the high-end 
machine.

> - Do the PCI-X Slots accept older PCI?

I'm sure they are - someone else will confirm, but I'd be shocked to 
find that you can't use standard PCI cards on Apple's highest spec G5.

> - How many products in in either format?

PCI-X is, I believe, only interesting for high-bandwidth peripherals. A 
Google reveals SATA-RAID controllers using PCI-X -  but perhaps you 
should read: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI-X>

Stroller.