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Enter a keyword...   ...or choose a category. choose one... Communications Computer Industry Companies Computer Science Data Graphics Hardware Internet and Online Services Mobile Computing Multimedia Networks Operating Systems Programming Software Standards Types of Computers World Wide Web   PCI-X Last modified: Tuesday, June 08, 2004  Short for PCI extended, an enhanced PCI bus. PCI-X is backward-compatible with existing PCI cards. It improves upon the speed of PCI from 133 MBps to as much as 1 GBps. PCI-X was designed jointly by IBM, HP and Compaq to increase performance of high bandwidth devices, such as Gigabit Ethernet and Fibre Channel, and processors that are part of a cluster.   Related Categories Buses Related Terms bus expansion bus Fibre Channel PCI PCI Express Shopping PCI X Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Motherboards 1361 Model Matches Network Adapters 1136 Model Matches Graphics Cards 1518 Model Matches Serial Adapters 578 Model Matches Storage Controllers 874 Model Matches