[mrdaveyk]

whats that used for guys? surely its too small for any card

[Krlll]

For strange and exciting "future stuff".lol

At present time, at least one manufacturer has a PCI-Express x1 video card at retail. We expect this to grow in the future as market demand rises for increased monitor displays per computer and budget systems begin to prepare for Windows Vista capability without breaking the bank. Keep in mind you won’t be able to play your favorite next-generation video game with full eye candy enabled, but it gives you state-of-art graphics technology at an affordable price point for simple tasks. HIS X1300 512MB HyperMemory with 128MB (64bit) DDR2 PCI-Express x1 Video Card This card certainly isn’t intended to break any 3DMark06 records, and that’s precisely the point. This card is perfect for that second or third monitor you’ve been thinking about and have put off because you’re all out slots. No more with this low profile graphics card. The card manages to squeeze ATI's Avivo technology which promises superior image color and sharpness along with HDTV-out and S-Video connections. As more PCI-Express x1 video cards make it to retail, expect prices to lower and more budget conscious consumers to pick these up as a primary or secondary graphics card solution. No longer are PCI-Express x1 & x4 slots utterly ignored. It’s been a long time coming, but hardware manufacturers are beginning to finally roll out different cards besides simple FireWire and USB cards. Sooner rather than later you’ll be likely to find several different manufacturers and companies competing for your business, so we all stand to benefit as time rolls on. For now you’ll be hard pressed to find all these cards in the PCI-Express x4 interface. If you aren’t aware why, it is because when the PCI-Express protocol was created, the ability to connect x1 devices into x4 slots was made possible, alleviating headaches and additional manufacturing costs. The rule of thumb is “a PCI-Express card will physically fit (and work correctly) in any slot that is at least as large as it is.” Now that you know that you aren’t chained to your soundcard or motherboard because you don’t have any PCI slots, you can be sure whatever your situation is, there will a next-generation PCI-Express variant for your computer.