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 Post subject: PCI Sig approves external cabling spec 1.0
 Post Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 3:43 am 
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The standards body now allows for PCIe signaling at x1, x4, x8 and even x16 to be transported via a cable no longer than 10 meters.

But in the end, this announcement means only one thing. A future with external graphics cards which will feature their own PSUs and cooling is upon us.

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37528

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asus have just brought out this

http://www.asus.com/news_show.aspx?id=5369

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so its now ePCIe?

looks fun :D

Its annoying that they can get 10 meters of PCIe but only 2 meters of USB... :evil:

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Bloody cool imo! 8)

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