PCI Express 2.0 nears completion

[dbarrow]

http://news.com.com/PCI+Express+2.0+nears+completion/2100-1006_3-6123758.html?tag=newsmap

A two-month clock has begun ticking for the release of PCI Express 2.0, an update designed to help the ubiquitous computer communication technology with virtualization, power management and high-end graphics cards. ...

...PCI Express 2.0 brings a bevy of changes, starting with a speed boost, ...

...And the PCI Express Cable specification will let PCI devices be connected not just with plug-in slots but also with standardized copper cables as long as 10 meters with data transfer speeds of 2.5Gbps per line. ...

[Tortanick]

Wow, if I don't hurry I'll miss out on PCI-E 1 entirely :)

[Pi rules]

And the PCI Express Cable specification will let PCI devices be connected not just with plug-in slots but also with standardized copper cables as long as 10 meters with data transfer speeds of 2.5Gbps per line
Wow... I can't wait until those come out (and are affordable to the general population).

Wow, if I don't hurry I'll miss out on PCI-E 1 entirely
LOL.

Finally, a longer-term effort, code-named Geneseo, will let coprocessor cards such as graphics or encryption accelerators be tightly connected to central processors (http://news.com.com/Intel+opens+up+chip+connections/2100-1006_3-6120237.html?tag=nl).
Now that's even better news.

[Tortanick]

I'll take you're word for it, Hardware isn't my fortee