Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 11:19:31 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: Nikolas Britton <nikolas.britton@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: suggestions for SATA RAID cards Message-ID: <20060824181931.GA79261@dragon.NUXI.org> In-Reply-To: <ef10de9a0608230913o3068a5bcqdb321905cb8c989c@mail.gmail.com> References: <44EC0B9B.5020705@withagen.nl> <003f01c6c68d$64688e60$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> <44EC27C7.8060906@withagen.nl> <20060823120146.GA21578@rancor.immure.com> <ef10de9a0608230913o3068a5bcqdb321905cb8c989c@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Aug 23, 2006 at 11:13:37AM -0500, Nikolas Britton wrote: > I agree. PCIe 8x is a faster bus and it's typically connected directly > to the MCH (north bridge) unlike PCI-X which is stuck on the ICH > (south bridge). This would be for a Northbridge-based system (ie. Intel). For AMD-based motherboards, both PCI-X and PCI-e controlers usually sit the same distance away the CPU's - one hop on the HyperTransport link. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org) Q: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. A: Why is top-posting (putting a reply at the top of the message) frowned upon?
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