PCI Express cables 32Gbps for external notebook graphics cards YAY!

EDIT: I should of mentioned in the headline this is slated for 2013, oops, hehheh.

PCI Express cables could take us to 32Gbps speeds by 2013 -- Engadget

Here's my calculations of PCI express 2.0 speeds for 1-16 Lanes. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Looks like 32Gbps would be fast enought for 8 Lanes of PCI express 2.0.

PCI experess 2.0
Lane // Gbps // GBps // MBps
1 ////// 3.9 ///// 0.49 // 500
2 ////// 7.8 //// 0.98 // 1000
3 ///// 11.7 /// 1.46 // 1500
4 ///// 15.6 /// 1.95 // 2000
8 ///// 31.3 // 3.9 // 4000
16 //// 62.5 // 7.8 // 8000

Thunderbolt (not quite fast enough)
Lane // Gbps // GBps // MBps
1 /////// 10 ////// 1.25 //// 1280

 

I think I just peed on my self a little

 

I dream of a world when the gaming performance difference between desktops and laptops is marginal. Laptops have already largely caught up in terms of CPU power, just have a unified standard for docking desktop GPU's externally and we are golden!

The only problem is then everyone will want to buy a $250 GTX 480 for instance, instead of an $800 GTX 480m and the fat cats don't want that, probably why we don't see Expresscard slots in new laptops now.

 

Good find, wow.

 

Ofc the cable will be pci express gen 3.

 

The thing is, most users don't need more than the basic laptop CPU. For those that do require CPU power for calculations, laptops are far inferior to desktops and will for a long time due to much poorer cooling and airflow.

 

Agreed, laptops are "catching up" in terms of CPU power because of lower power consumption putting out less heat. However, desktops still have the upper hand when it comes to cooling and can OC to the high heavens, should you have the right gear. You can OC the i5 2500k to 4.5GHz fairly easily with the stock cooler which is pretty measly to look at, if a laptop even managed top 4GHz with a quad then I'd be more than impressed, I'd be astounded.

You see the cooling problem crop up elsewhere. Chances are that the next gen consoles won't be as powerful proportionally as the the current generation. What has happened in the past is that when consoles are released they're more powerful than PC's for about 8 months and then they get knocked off the podium untill a new console comes out. The problem comes with the fact that even the current generation consoles have serious trouble handling the heat they put out. Say all you like about die size shrinking, but the truth of the matter is that power useage for graphics is still climbing (just look at the cooling now compared to what is used to be).
If console users want to have a small system, it's got to the point that their size will significantly hold them back in terms of performance. The current gen console graphics won't chew through more than 100w. From going round forums and stuff, I find it hard to believe that people expect the next gen consoles to have at least the power of a 580 or something along those lines. A single 580 can quite happily chew through over 200w, this is on top of the fact that people are increasingly expecting their systems to be silent. You add it all together and it simply doesn't work on a that small a form factor. Short story, I'm fairly confident that the days of consoles besting PC's temporarily are over.

 

funky monk?

consoles have never approached PC's - they are at least 2 yrs old when released (tech-wise).