AGP card prices after PCI express?

[elkinm]

I am just wondering if anyone has any ideas about what would happen to AGP card prices once PCI express is released.

With lots of chipset manufacturers moving strait to PCI-Xpresss would AGP cards see a sharp decline in price or not much, and if it does when should it be expected.

Thanks

 

[SneakyStuff]

keep in mind, AGP cards wont be obsolete anytime soon, thanks in part for VIA's plans to make an AGP/PCI-E chipset, this would allow you to "HAVE" PCI-E, but use your current AGP card until you deem it is time to move to PCI-E, that is a brilliant idea on VIA's part. (the board would have PCI-E slots, and an AGP slot) But in response to price drops, I suspect them to drop sloooowly at first, but when PCI-E becomes widely available, they may fall like a rock, who knows, only time will tell on this one.

 

[Pete]

If anything, AGP prices may rise due to lower volume. Just think of AGP and PCI now.

 

[modedepe]

I don't expect them to go down much. There should still be fairly high demand for agp. I know I won't be moving to pci-e right after its launch.

 

[Tab]

Originally posted by: SneakyStuff
keep in mind, AGP cards wont be obsolete anytime soon, thanks in part for VIA's plans to make an AGP/PCI-E chipset, this would allow you to "HAVE" PCI-E, but use your current AGP card until you deem it is time to move to PCI-E, that is a brilliant idea on VIA's part. (the board would have PCI-E slots, and an AGP slot) But in response to price drops, I suspect them to drop sloooowly at first, but when PCI-E becomes widely available, they may fall like a rock, who knows, only time will tell on this one.

Actually this chipset may hit the can soon, they are getting very sub-par performence.

 

[PCTweaker5]

The PCIX info Ive been reading about seems like the whole plan is quite unorganized and complicated. So many different variations of it and weird compatabilites. I know Im gonna wait at least a year and a half before I even think about going into building with it.

 

[SneakyStuff]

o hell no, if that chipset doesnt come out i'll need to get a new card.... GRRRRRRR

 

[zephyrprime]

I don't think they'll drop for a long time.

 

[PCTweaker5]

Originally posted by: SneakyStuff
o hell no, if that chipset doesnt come out i'll need to get a new card.... GRRRRRRR

Lets get our sniper rifles and put a stop to the launch! lol

 

[tenoc]

Bold Prediction - at least two years before PCI Express gets the bugs out and becomes mainstream.

Well, I have been wrong before on other topics (mostly personal as opposed to technical), but I have personal confidence in this one!

 

[Unrealdude]

PCI-e wudn't cuase the prices to drop much since it wud be unsettled but after that when it is settled in about a year or a yr. & a half then agp prices wud get rock bottom.
PCI-e hasn't had any organized procedure bef. its launch . There have been no or very little ads foe its mobos