Author Topic: New Generation for AGP (Read 339 times)

38ruk · « **on:** January 12, 2006, 03:19:26 PM »

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=4348

Well after nvidia and Ati stated they wouldn't not be releasing any more high end agp cards , Nvidia has announced that a 7800GS will be released for AGP . This is a shot in the arm for agp, It's due out in FEB. 06 38

StarOfAfrica2 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2006, 01:48:19 PM »

All to the good. That means they might have to drop the prices more on the 6800's.

I was lookin hard at a 6600GT, but I may wait till February now and see what happens with the prices.

38ruk · « **Reply #2 on:** January 13, 2006, 11:14:33 PM »

Yeah it figures , i updated my 754 board and 3700+ cpu to be able to get the new generation video cards , Oh well stuff like this happens all the time to me . Like last year i bought a x800pro , only to find out 2 weeks later that the x800xl was coming , it had more pipes and was cheaper . lol my life story hehe 38

Kev367th · « **Reply #3 on:** January 14, 2006, 08:21:10 AM »

Makes sense really.
The current AGPx8 bandwidth isn't fully utilised as it is.

The only advantage to PCI-E is the ability to use SLI, and even then thats only useful if you play at insane resolutions.

Before PCI-E can fully come into own, the current speed of processors needs to about double, and that isn't going to happen soon.

nVidias latest chipset doubles the bandwidth of PCI-E, why?
It's frickin pointless.

Nice marketing gimmick though.