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AGP / PCI Slots; How do thay compare
Topic Started: Jul 11 2005, 07:57 AM (454 Views)
fly8mq
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Hi All
How do the AGP / PCI slots compare to each other. How do AGP video cards compare
to PCI video cards.
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When you say PCI, do you mean PCI-E now available on the newer machines, or just regular PCI?

AGP video cards outperform any PCI cards, if you have a choice, go AGP. If you aren't into gaming or any heavy graphics/video editing, PCI is probably fine.

I've never used PCI-E, so I'll let someone else comment on that.

AGP vs. PCI Info
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fly8mq
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Thanks for the reply.

I ment PCI Express 16x slot.
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A good article on PCI-E HERE
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Interesting ... I just finished a long conversation with my son on this subject. His last "Systems" report was on this very same topic. (He's an IT major).

While PCI Ex. is faster in theory, the language used for programming the cards is still AGP. It seems that, once again, the industry has released new technology that is not yet universally supported. (He got a 97 on the report).

If you want to be ready for "cutting-edge" video performance when everyone catches up... go with PCI Express. If you want what works now, and well into the future ... go AGP.

I'm in the process of building a new system. It will use an AGP 8X video card.
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I ordred a Geforce 6600 GT PCI Express 128MB.
I well post a compairison when the card grts hear.
Thank you for your help.
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Here are the test comparisons

3DMark 2001SE
ATI Radeon 200 Xpress: Score 4,333
GeForce 6600 GT PCI 16X 128MB: 16,036

3DMark03
ATI Radeon 200 Xpress: Score 1,131
GeForce 6600 GT PCI 16X 128MB: Score 7,775

3DMark 05
ATI Radeon 200 Xpress: Score Did not run
GeForce 6600 GT PCI 16X 128MB: Score 2,947

AquaMark
ATI Radeon 200 Xpress: Score 10,182
GeForce 6600 GT PCI 16X 128MB: Score 49,112
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AGP, or PCI-E... I'm considering upgrading my video card. I've got an AGPx8 board, so that solves that dilemma... LOL! Now if I were going to construct a new gaming rig, I'd plan ahead and buy an SLI capable board. SLI PCI-E and socket 939 are a good future-proof combo. Even if you don't use the SLI option at first, it'll be there when some yet-to-be-written game requires the power. I haven't seen any reports that AMD is planning to replace 939 in the near future and the upgrade paths with it are numerous. Posted Image
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