I don't know how to make the poll on here... I am putting the finishing touches on my case design, but I can save massive space by blocking off most of my PCI slots with either my HDDs or my power supply. Before I do this, I figured I should think of future planning and take a bit of a survey in case I'm just ignoring something I'll need later... So, the question is: Do you use your PCI slots? If so, for what?
Yep, for an Ethernet Card, heh. Thats not really the question though is it; the question is, do you/will you use yours? If I were you I'd leave at least one (I've never needed more than one), but then it depends what your PC is being used for.
Same here, I have one slot for my Turtle Beach Catalina, one for my Firewire/USB2 card, and a 64bit slot for my Adaptec Fibre Channel HBA...
Yup. Hercules Game Theatre XP sound card Diamond Fireport 40 (my 6-year old UW SCSI card) And up until my move a year ago allowed me to finally get broadband, a US Robotics 56K modem. I'll *always* use at least one PCI slot, because onboard sound sucks ASS.
Hmmm. Well, the thing is, I have a Creative Live 5.1 w/livedrive, but I'm thinking of dumping it. It's ungainly, produces extra cables, and I just don't use the livedrive that much anymore. My motherboard (abit ic7-g) comes with Dolby 7.1 sound and gigabyte ethernet, along with more ports than I could ever shake a stick at (am already running some of my multiple USB/firewire ports to the front of my comp). So I guess currently, I have 1 pci taken up by a card I want to dump. are there any lcd or mod type things that would require (or maybe should use) a pci?
I've only ever used on for an Netgear card, but am thinking of adding an Audigy at some point as it'll be acting like an HTPC .
I have 7 slots on the case, 5 for PCI, 1 AGP, and one spare, and I use every single slot, and need more, got tv card, firewire, extra USB graphics card, the rest are for the lighting controllers - used in empty case slots. I wouldnt use that space, you'll probably need the slots for an upgrade in the future.
yes matrox mystique for my psone lcd linksys 802.11g for hooking up to satellite dish ati tv wonder for watching tv audigy 2 soundcard
I use 2-3 PCI slots, but I would only use one if I had dual onboard lan. Heres my setup.. Soundblaster Live 5.1 NIC NIC
I use one for my firewire card, I did use another for my sound card but I blew it up and have to use the on-board sound now
i use an old soundblaster 16 pci and a hercules sound card in two of my pci slots. i have three sound cards in my computer if you include onboard sound. i have an external sound card in case i need to record 8 tracks at once.
keep at least 2 for upgrades i use 2 for usb ports i have 18 ports now yay most of em used 1 for firewire card 1 ethernet 1 soundcad so at least 2-3 if i were you
Yes, I use mine for: 10/100 Networking card, WiFi card, 5.1 Sound Card, 56k Modem, and soon for a secondary graphics card (dual monitors).
