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The function of the PCI slot is to allow you expand computer capabilities. PCI stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect. This is a computer slot that allows you to insert expansion cards into your computer. These can come in the form of sound cards, RAID cards, SSDs, graphics cards, NIC cards, Co-processors, and several other functional computer parts. So it enables you to expand the capabilities of the PC by adding what you do not have. It falls under the expansion bus category also known as the I/O bus. Other names for the I/O apart from expansion bus include, “external bus” or “host bus”.

The Expansion Bus

An expansion bus is an input/output pathway from the CPU to peripheral devices. It is made up of a series of slots on the motherboard. Expansion boards (cards) plug into the bus. PCI is the most common expansion bus in a PC and other hardware platforms. Buses carry signals such as data, memory addresses, power, and control signals from component to component.

Expansion buses enhance the PC’s capabilities by allowing users to add missing features in their computers by slotting adapter cards into expansion slots.

Expansion Bus Types

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Common expansion bus types found on computers:

  • ISA – Industry Standard Architecture
  • EISA – Extended Industry Standard Architecture
  • MCA – Micro Channel Architecture
  • VESA – Video Electronics Standards Association
  • PCI – Peripheral Component Interconnect
  • PCI Express (PCI-X) – Peripheral Component Interconnect Express
  • PCMCIA – Personal Computer Memory Card Industry Association (Also called PC bus)
  • AGP – Accelerated Graphics Port
  • SCSI – Small Computer Systems Interface.

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A PCI slot is a built-in slot on a device. It allows for the attachment of various hardware components such as network cards, modems, sound cards, disk controllers and other peripherals. It helped people with do-it-yourself (DIY) projects achieve their goals.

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Intel designed and introduced this expansion bus architecture in 1992. Many early 1990s to the mid-2000s PCs had room for two to five PCI cards. Each card required an open slot on the motherboard and a removable panel on the back of the system unit. Adding PCI cards was an easy way to upgrade a computer since you could add a better video card, faster wired or wireless networking, or even adding new ports, like USB 2.0. It was also a sure way of replacing a faulty inbuilt card.

The first original 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI standard supported data transfer rates of 133 megabytes per second. An upgraded 64-bit, 66 MHz standard was introduced later and allowed for much faster data transfer rates up to 533 MHz. IBM, HP, and Compaq introduced PCI-X (or “PCI eXtended”), in 1998. This standard was backwards compatible with PCI. The 133 MHz PCI-X interface supported data transfer rates up to 1064 MHz.

Both PCI and PCI-X were superseded by PCI Express. It was was introduced in the year 2004.

PCI Express

PCI Express (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express), officially abbreviated as PCIe or PCI-e. It is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard, designed to replace the older PCI, PCI-X and AGP bus standards. It is the common motherboard interface for graphics cards, hard drives, SSDs, Wi-Fi and Ethernet hardware connections on personal computers.

Improvements Over Older Standards

Some of the improvements over the older standards are;

  • Higher maximum system bus throughput
  • Lower I/O pin count and smaller physical footprint
  • Better performance scaling for bus devices
  • Detailed error detection and reporting mechanism (Advanced Error Reporting, AER),
  • Native hot-swap functionality.
  • Recent revisions of the PCIe standard providing hardware support for I/O virtualization.


We recently went to Winstar for the 311 concert. My husband is a die hard 311 fan so we’ve seen them quite a few times. I’m kind of surprised they even still tour. But that’s neither here nor there. We picked up our friends Will and Lisa and headed out of town on Saturday around noon. The drive is only about an hour and 15 mins (of course that depends on where you’re coming from). But it was a super easy drive, all highway. That was everyone’s first time to visit Winstar. Brian and I had been to Choctaw so I felt like we had a good baseline for comparison. They are both OK casinos, so not the Vegas experience but still a fun weekend or overnight trip. So today I thought it’d be fun to compare the two. See my detailed Choctaw post HERE.
Room rate – Winstar charges a hefty rate per night. $369 base rate + $10.70 resort fee + $44.28 taxes = $423.98 and this is a basic room. Nothing special. That is pretty pricey! Our room at Choctaw was right around $200/night so more than half the cost of Winstar. Verdict: Choctaw wins

I didn’t get a picture of the Choctaw room, but this is Winstar. They were very similar rooms.
View from our Winstar room:
Pool – this is a prime reason why you go on vacation, right? It is for me at least. There better be a nice pool where I can relax and sip on tasty drinks. The pool at Choctaw is FAR superior than Winstar’s pool. Choctaw also has the upper hand on servers. They are much easier on the eyes and professional. Choctaw also specifically had a children’s pool and “adult only area” which was great. I did not see either a separation at Winstar. Choctaw even had a grotto and the cute string lights everywhere. You know the ones. They make everything a little more adorable. Verdict: Choctaw wins.

Drinks by the pool @ Winstar
Winstar Pool:
Choctaw Pool:
Spa – the spa at Choctaw was very nice. I’d even go as far as to say it was comparable to a high end Vegas spa. There was a mineral pool that was co-ed so Brian and I could get in together, which was nice. It was only $8 to use the spa so we definitely went and utilized the steam room after a night of drinking. We did not use the spa at Winstar so it’s not fair that I weigh in. I did look on the website though and there aren’t any pictures which I find strange. Verdict: Not enough info to call, but I was definitely impressed with Choctaw’s.
Concerts – the Offspring/311 concert was the main reason why we visited Winstar and I’ll give them credit. They do seem to pull in some pretty decent acts. Our friend is a drummer in a pretty well know band and I think he got around $15K for his part in their show there. So based on that, the average payout for a show is probably around $120K. This is a pure guess based only on the information I have. We saw the Dwight Yoakam concert at Choctaw. They also have concerts but definitely not the caliber of performers as Winstar. Winstar’s space is also MUCH larger. I recommend paying extra for the VIP experience. The leg room is out of this world!!! Choctaw has a much smaller venue. So depending on what you like this could be a pro or a con since it’s more intimate. Verdict: Winstar wins.
Restaurants – both have plenty of choices including both high and low end. We ate at the high end 1832 Steakhouse at Choctaw and just ended up grabbing pizza at Winstar (it was delicious tho!). We tried to get a reservation at Kirby’s Prime Steakhouse at Winstar but we waited too long. So my only piece of advice is book early if you know you want to try their fine dining. Verdict: Winstar wins since they offer more options.
Casino – Winstar has the bigger casino BY FAR. In fact, it’s the biggest in the world. It was kind of too big if you ask me. Brian and Will played some late night poker and they said it literally took them 20 mins (not exaggerating) to walk from the main casino area to the poker area. WOW. But with a bigger casino comes more cigarette smoke. Winstar’s casino smelled very smoky which is a huge turn off to me. They need to up their air filtration game. Choctaw’s casino was much more intimate and cozy. It didn’t have the smoky odor either. Both have your typical casino games and both charge an ante per hand (I personally find that uber annoying). They also both do not offer free drinks with game play (also uber annoying). But at least at Choctaw they had waitresses that came around that you could order drinks from. We never saw any at Winstar.
So who is the winner? Well, it depends. What brings you to OK? Is is a nice pool/spa getaway? Then Choctaw would be your hands down winner. Is it a concert? Then Winstar would probably win. Is it gambling? Well, you’ll be happy at either. So it’s just kind of your preference. Both were really fun weekend getaways! 😊

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Cheers,
XOXO,
Les