Author Topic: AGP stays alive for DX10 (Read 325 times)

38ruk · « **on:** March 04, 2007, 12:11:29 AM »

Looks live nvidia will make a 8600 series AGP card , so much for AGP is dead 8)

http://theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37790

LePaul · « **Reply #1 on:** March 04, 2007, 01:48:32 AM »

Ooooey

Tigger29 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 04, 2007, 10:08:03 AM »

I understand the "incorporating the newest and greatest" technology into systems and all, but I still don't quite understand the push for PCIe.

AGP, even with the newest card on the market, still isn't used to its fullest potential.. I guess maybe I don't know enough about the PCIe architecture to fully understand...

Skuzzy · « **Reply #3 on:** March 04, 2007, 12:02:46 PM »

PCIe is cheaper to implement for the motherboard manufacturer's. Same reason SATA got its push.

Serial interfaces are always cheaper and easier to build than parallel interfaces.