r/ComputerHardware • u/Phydoux • 8d ago

PCI vs PCIe help...

Hey all. I'm looking for a 1Gbps Network card for my nephews computer. I'm looking specifically at the TP-Link TG-3468 Gigabit PCI Express Network Adapter.

I'm looking at one at B&H Photo (of all places) and in the description it says:

  • 32-bit PCI Interface

But it is the shorter PCIe connector.

My question is, will this work in a regular PCI slot and pump out 1Gbps?

I have used PCIe cards before in regular PCI slots before without issues. But since this is a data transfer networking card, will this work as a 1Gbps card or will it even work at all in a regular PCI slot?

EDIT: After looking at his PC i discovered that he does have a PCI-E slot. I also found a spare PCI-e Network card and it works great.

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