PCI Express Extension Cable?

[adsmith82]

Is there such a thing as a PCI Express extension cable? I want to build a case and have the components lay flat side-by-side. Is this possible? If so, where can I get the cable?

[CanaBalistic]

Ask and thou shall recieve.

http://www.risercards.com/items.asp?CartId={68CBAD00-9EVERESTC44-463E-903B-691A8E92B357}&Cc=PCIXP%5FFLEX&iTpStatus=0&Tp=&Bc=
http://www.mycableshop.com/3rd_Level/parts-pcix.htm

[Airbozo]

Not up on this anymore but won't that add a timing delay? I know that the pci express bus is very timing dependent and even a short riser card causes problems with high end graphics cards (tried to put an ATI firegl card into a 1u system and had many problems, some but not all heat related and ended up giving up).

[CanaBalistic]

Not up on this anymore but won't that add a timing delay? I know that the pci express bus is very timing dependent and even a short riser card causes problems with high end graphics cards (tried to put an ATI firegl card into a 1u system and had many problems, some but not all heat related and ended up giving up).

Even if that were the case, you could still adjust the timing's and voltages in the BIOS and sort it out. Allthough that would take some expertice. On the other hand, they've probly thought of that when making the extentions.

[simon275]

Wow I always wondered if those existed. Always like I wondered if there is chocolate topping for popcorn.

Hmm this means you could fit a fat graphics card in one of those ity bity media center PC's (cogs in brain spining) cuting would be required.

I guess if you aligned the cards right with the cables this would work for SLI?

[CanaBalistic]

I dont see why it wouldnt work for sli

[DaveW]

Ask and thou shall recieve.

Money money money money...

-Dave

[CanaBalistic]

Dave: its gotta be in the form of a question :)

[adsmith82]

http://www.mycableshop.com/sku/PE-FLEX16.htm
http://www.risercards.com/Itemdesc.asp?CartId={4EDF16DF-A02F-41F5-90EVERESTA0-6EB864BF8473}&ic=PE%2DFLEX16%2D6&eq=&Tp=

same product right? will this definitely work?

what bout regular pci? is it 32-bit or 64-bit... can you point me to the right product there?

i guess i could call the guys at one of these companies...

thanks very much for the help

[welderinab]

I have a similar problem. I have a Dell Dimension E521. The stupid thing is that the PCI express slot is configured in a spot that is too high for the 2 port 8800 gts that i am trying to install. That and the video card runs into the Heatsink for the Processor. So I need to get something that will either drop the PCI express slot DOWN one slot or will let me move it to a different area, ie with a cable. Is there such a thing as a PCI express LOWERER? if thats a word. A riser is kinda the opposite of what i need. THX

[CanaBalistic]

You cant move the PCI-E slot to another expansion slot. You'd never fit it in there with the other PCI or PCI-E slots on the board. The only way i could see that happening is if you de-soldie'd whatever slot was in your way and totaly removed it from the board.

PCI-E x16 Extention Cable:
http://www.mycableshop.com/itemdesc~product~Pci+Express+X16+Flexible+Extender +15%22~ic~PE-FLEX16-15.htm

PCI Extention Cable:
http://www.mycableshop.com/itemdesc~product~Pci+32+Bit+3%22+Flexible+Extender +M%2F+F~ic~PCIFLX32-03-FM.htm

Standard PCI slots are 32bits@33Mhz

I believe the 64bit PCI slots are for U1 servers. (dont quote me on that though)

[985323]

lol i find this page like a year later and none of the links work, anybody now if there is still such a thing as a pci express extension cable?

[SXRguyinMA]

http://www.criticalcables.com/items.asp?Cc=Riser

:up:

[AMD Killa]

Check my sig for the link to my urban shadow project. There is a link to a website that sells all sorts of pci-e x16 connections/extendors.

[985323]

thank you all very much, its just my new 8800 gts takes up two slots and its blocking my one pcie slot witch i need for my new creative x-fi titanium sound card

[Crazy Buddhist]

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10885

Look at this thread too. There are sources there.

Like this one: http://www.adexelec.com/pciexp.htm#PEXP4-SX-4/1

Crazy

[985323]

Thank you, Thank you CB i was looking for the flexible ribbon one's, have some rep for helping me

[Crazy Buddhist]

Thank you, Thank you CB i was looking for the flexible ribbon one's, have some rep for helping me

Dude that's what I do. YW :)

EDIT: btw I noticed they do PCI-E and PCI-E 2.0 I'd get the latter so you are futureproofed - check its x16 compatible if thats what you need now thoygh.

CB

[xXDeltaXx]

Hey, just a quick one... do you think it's possible to create one with a longer flex? - As in take a flexible ribbon one (saves a bit of time compaired to trying to build from scratch) and extend the ribbon to i dont know, say a foot?
Just i'm contemplating a design which would really need the cards to be off the motherboard...so, i'm thinking with a foot long flex, i could move them to pretty much anywhere i fancy. I suspect that a flex that long with high end cards would probably need some alterations in BIOS, but in principal...do you think it would work?

It's either a silly idea (yup) or an inspired one ;)

[nevermind1534]

Hey, just a quick one... do you think it's possible to create one with a longer flex? - As in take a flexible ribbon one (saves a bit of time compaired to trying to build from scratch) and extend the ribbon to i dont know, say a foot?
Just i'm contemplating a design which would really need the cards to be off the motherboard...so, i'm thinking with a foot long flex, i could move them to pretty much anywhere i fancy. I suspect that a flex that long with high end cards would probably need some alterations in BIOS, but in principal...do you think it would work?

It's either a silly idea (yup) or an inspired one ;)

If it's a PCI express one, in all likelihood, you will get some amount of signal loss.

[Crazy Buddhist]

There are PCI-Express ones for sale with 12" flex ribbons linked in some of my earlier posts.

[xXDeltaXx]

Yeah, i think i saw those... I just don't think they are flexy enough ;)

I'm thinking of putting my GPU (GPUs soon i hope) and my other cards close to my motherboard, but not that close... The flexible cables are still ribbon cables - they bend a bit in 1 direction, but not all directions (unless i missed one ofcourse)

I suppose i could get one like that and separate the wires in the ribbon making it more flexible...but if i'm going to do that, it may be best to make my own?!?!?

[BuzzKillington]

Is this guy serious?

[xXDeltaXx]

Is this guy serious?

Aye..like i said, either a good idea or a dumb one - just wondering on what's out there and if on the offchance someone had done / tried and failed on something similar

[Crazy Buddhist]

you can fold those flex ones several times creating funny angles. I don't know how seperating them would work. Might be implications for signal quality if you were going to bundle them ... good luck making your own ! I want to hear how that goes <<<, lays down the gauntlet :P

[Wag]

So not to beat a dead horse or anything *quickly hides bloody bat* but has anyone tried this? I would love to know if using a riser on a PCI express vid card hurts performance very much. If it was very slight, say less than one half of one percent, then I would love to take advantage of it for a mod. It would sure make thigns easier to fit in a briefcase ;-)

[cnd2010]

Is there such a thing as a PCI Express extension cable? I want to build a case and have the components lay flat side-by-side. Is this possible? If so, where can I get the cable?

If you need x1 PCI express cable extender, check this out

http://amfeltec.com/products/pci-express-cable-extender.php