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AGP x4 vs. AGP x8
Name: FBI Agent Date: June 27, 2004 at 10:35:09 Pacific OS: WIN XP CPU/Ram: 1.79Ghz/ 384 RAM
Comment:
ok, what is the difference between these two? if it makes so little a difference (1-3 fps) then why are they making that new PCI express @ x16? will that do like .5fps? i dont get it
Name: Stu.B Date: June 27, 2004 at 13:57:51 Pacific
Reply:
It's for future gaming, i.e. Unreal 3 (due for late 2005 or 2006?) which needs a lot of bandwidth (probably 8x agp or possibly more). In todays' games it doesn't really matter what speed agp you have, as long as its 4x. If you have a 4x agp motherboard you'll only find minimal performance increases if you upgrade to an 8x while playing MOST of the present day games. As PCI Express is for the future games that need a LOT of bandwidth
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Response Number 2
Name: FBI Agent Date: June 27, 2004 at 21:55:36 Pacific
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so currently... using a PCI express motherboard wont make a single difference until the year 2005-2006? who would buy one of these things now?
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Response Number 3
Name: rick152 Date: June 28, 2004 at 03:29:26 Pacific
Reply:
it won't make that much of a difference probably until 2005
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Response Number 4
Name: LeFtBehinD Date: June 28, 2004 at 03:55:39 Pacific
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Thats the point who would buy one?
If u wanna upgrade now then i wouldnt worry about it, but if u hav a decent comp then it might be better off to wait 1 to 2 years when all those mb's and stuff becomes cheaper. And of course, when it makes a difference.
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Response Number 5
Name: FBI Agent Date: June 28, 2004 at 10:07:33 Pacific
Summary: man shut up dr.nick a lot of ppl use agp 4x and agp 8x & they say there is barely a difference. to tell u the truth i think 4x is better becuz 8x sometimes has gaming problems wit certain video cards/...
Summary: Hi, I have a new Raedeon 9600XT 256ram and AGP X8, but my mother board only supports AGP X4, I realise the card will default back to 4 but of course I want it to go to 8, i have a appature (if thats h...
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