PCI-e

timidi


I'm confused about all the different PCI-e interfaces such as 
PCI Express 2.0X16, 
PCI Express X16, 
PCI Express  X1,

Looking at motherboards at Newegg, I have no idea what goes where? 
RME souncard? Video? other?
And, what do I need/want?


Usually the peripherals don't specify which PCI-e. (I'm assuming PCI-e means PCI Express ) 

Can someone enlighten me.

Think I can help some.  Yes, PCI-e does mean PCI Express (newer faster transfer rate version).  PCI-e x16 is for graphics cards - it replaced AGP.  The other PCI-e slots are for other cards.  PCI-e 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 differ mainly in speed: 250 MB/s, 500 MB/s, and 1 Gb/s respectively.  So your video goes in the 16x slot and depending on the RME card you have it would go in one of the other PCI-e slots.  If you have an older card, you may have to shop around to find a MOBO that has a PCI slot on it, which are getting harder to find but are still out there.  RME uses an "e" at the end of the card name to designate if it's PCI-e, e.g., HDSP vs. HDSPe.  UA did the same: UAD-1 vs. UAD-1e.  I personally have been using ASUS mobo's for about 15 years and like them alot.  I've had both Gigabyte and MSI boards before too which were both pretty good.  I would go to their sites and get some more specifics on on the mobo's you are looking at.  I have been using Pricewatch for about 15 years too to find my computer components at the best price (similar to Nextag but previously focused solely on computer components although they are branching out these days).

If you tell me exactly which cards you have I can tell you which and how many slots of which type you'll need, if you want.

Also, if you want more detail on PCI-e, there's always this:  PCI-e