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Asus updates the Q-Release Slim feature, removing a metal part in the PCIe bracket suspected of causing scratches to GPUs.

Mini PCI was designed for peripherals such as network adapters in laptops, but also wound up in DVD players, HDTVs and other devices. Type I and II cards have 100 pins, while Type III has 124.

Some of the extra pins are going to be for PCI Express lanes, but I suspect quite a few of them won't be used until later processors require them. The latest 14th Gen Core CPUs offer 16 PCIe 5.0 ...