pci-e or agp???

Phate321 · 07-06-2005, 06:30 PM

right now i have an asus k8n motherboard (socket754) with an amd 64 3000+. im running a radeon 9700 pro with it. my question is, i am thinking about getting an xfx 6600gt video card. but my board will only support agp. would it be worth it to save a little more money and get a different motherboard along with the pci-e version of the card, or should i just wait another year or so and just get the agp version right now?

flame1117 · 07-06-2005, 07:17 PM

I dont know about it being worth it, but a PCI-E is alot faster.

**The_Other_One** · 07-06-2005, 07:35 PM

On paper it's fast, but I don't think graphics cards have really caught up with it's speed just yet. Either AGP or PCI should be fine now. I actually read a review once where they used a 6800GT and the AGP was slightly faster...

**Archangel** · 07-06-2005, 08:23 PM

pci-e isnt faster.. it just has aq bigger bandwith, thats all.
but pci-e is worth it, for some cards. because some cards are a lot cheaper on pci-e as their agr brothers. and, agp cards arnt produced anymore (or almost), so if you want to upgrade later, of want to have the option to upgrade, i would go for pci-e

Gigabyte426 · 07-07-2005, 06:07 AM

I think it is worth it for you to get the PCI-E now because it will cost more for you to upgrade your video card to a PCI-E in a year than it will for your motherboard. Hope that was understandable.

**jancz3rt** · 07-07-2005, 06:38 AM

I don't really think that there is any need for a whole upgrade. You already have a decent setup. I would simply go for AGP. You will not see any significant difference between the performance of the AGP versus PCI-E for now. Unless you want to invest into a new motherboard and a new processor, I don't believe it's worth it.

JAN

**Archangel** · 07-07-2005, 02:14 PM

you could also buy a board with both slots. that way, you could use the card ur using now on agp, and if you're going to upgrade later, you can go for a pci-e card

ilovefishsticks · 07-07-2005, 07:29 PM

its up to u on what u want to do and what your budget is. PCI-E is definatly faster. also AGP cards tend to be a little more money, not crazy more but mabe 5 to 10 bucks more than its pci-e equvilant.

**Praetor** · 07-10-2005, 01:30 PM

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would it be worth it to save a little more money and get a different motherboard along with the pci-e version of the card, or should i just wait another year or so and just get the agp version right now?

Since the 9700Pro isnt a "crappy card" i'd look to a whole new setup and just OC for now

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I dont know about it being worth it, but a PCI-E is alot faster.

Thats just the interface. The devices arent much faster

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Either AGP or PCI should be fine now. I actually read a review once where they used a 6800GT and the AGP was slightly faster...

Thats because NV40 is natively AGP and they have to bridge it to PCIE

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pci-e isnt faster.. it just has aq bigger bandwith, thats all.

Hehe but more bandwidth IS faster

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but pci-e is worth it, for some cards. because some cards are a lot cheaper on pci-e as their agr brothers. and, agp cards arnt produced anymore (or almost), so if you want to upgrade later, of want to have the option to upgrade, i would go for pci-e

ATi's next gen card the R520 is looking to be AGP capable

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you could also buy a board with both slots. that way, you could use the card ur using now on agp, and if you're going to upgrade later, you can go for a pci-e card

Yes! but the only downside is that the boards arent exactly the greatest

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PCI-E is definatly faster.

No it isnt.

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also AGP cards tend to be a little more money

Only if the card is PCIE Native.

07-06-2005, 06:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
Phate321 Silver Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 126	pci-e or agp??? right now i have an asus k8n motherboard (socket754) with an amd 64 3000+. im running a radeon 9700 pro with it. my question is, i am thinking about getting an xfx 6600gt video card. but my board will only support agp. would it be worth it to save a little more money and get a different motherboard along with the pci-e version of the card, or should i just wait another year or so and just get the agp version right now?

07-06-2005, 07:35 PM	#3 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	On paper it's fast, but I don't think graphics cards have really caught up with it's speed just yet. Either AGP or PCI should be fine now. I actually read a review once where they used a 6800GT and the AGP was slightly faster... __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

07-06-2005, 08:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
Archangel Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 8,060	pci-e isnt faster.. it just has aq bigger bandwith, thats all. but pci-e is worth it, for some cards. because some cards are a lot cheaper on pci-e as their agr brothers. and, agp cards arnt produced anymore (or almost), so if you want to upgrade later, of want to have the option to upgrade, i would go for pci-e __________________ Newton is dead, Einstein is dead, I don't feel very well either Xfire - Mirrari Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz) Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200 4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800 Asus Maximus Formula Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb ( 850/1180 ) Corsair HX620W PSU

07-07-2005, 06:07 AM	#5 (permalink)
Gigabyte426 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Minneapolis Age: 21 Posts: 32	I think it is worth it for you to get the PCI-E now because it will cost more for you to upgrade your video card to a PCI-E in a year than it will for your motherboard. Hope that was understandable. __________________ AMD 2600+ 60gig & 80gig HD 1GB OCZ DDR400 Geforce 6600GT Gigabyte GA-7N400 ViewSonic 19" CRT

07-07-2005, 06:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
jancz3rt Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Czech Republic Age: 23 Posts: 4,009	Well I don't really think that there is any need for a whole upgrade. You already have a decent setup. I would simply go for AGP. You will not see any significant difference between the performance of the AGP versus PCI-E for now. Unless you want to invest into a new motherboard and a new processor, I don't believe it's worth it. JAN __________________ A64 3700+ @ 2.65Ghz ::: 7300GT @ 600/1500 ::: 2GB RAM @ 440Mhz www.CZ3RT.com ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358

07-06-2005, 07:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
flame1117 banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,770	I dont know about it being worth it, but a PCI-E is alot faster.

07-07-2005, 02:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
Archangel Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Netherlands Age: 21 Posts: 8,060	you could also buy a board with both slots. that way, you could use the card ur using now on agp, and if you're going to upgrade later, you can go for a pci-e card __________________ Newton is dead, Einstein is dead, I don't feel very well either Xfire - Mirrari Intel Q6600 ( @3.6GHz) Asus Triton 79 Amazing 549/3200 4x 1Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR800 Asus Maximus Formula Asus & Sapphire HD3870 512Mb ( 850/1180 ) Corsair HX620W PSU

07-07-2005, 07:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
ilovefishsticks Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL USA Age: 18 Posts: 396	its up to u on what u want to do and what your budget is. PCI-E is definatly faster. also AGP cards tend to be a little more money, not crazy more but mabe 5 to 10 bucks more than its pci-e equvilant. __________________ My Computer Specs NVidia GeForce 6600 256mb Intel D195PCY motherboard Intel Pentium 4 3.2 Ghtz HT 300 GB Seagate SATA HDD 2048mb 533mhtz ddr2 corsair (1x1024)(2x512) Aspire X-Dreamer II case Ultra X-Connect PSU BenQ Dvd-R and DVD-RW 5.1 logitech x530 speaker system 19 inch Fuji Plus LCD monitor

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