Is AGP Dying? or is PCI-e just a phase..like beta players?

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: ribbon13

Originally posted by: tasburrfoot78362
Yea, AGP is being replaced, but look how long floppies have kind of held on, and they are damn near useless. AGP is still useful.
Tas.

Floppy and a internal bus are hardly comparable. VESA, ISA, EISA, MCA, and VLB are all dead. AGP is dying

The point was merely of computer hardware, not technical comparisons or aspirations. And it directly applies when you consider that the Zip drive was suppose to replace FDDs. And, well, yeah. So later it could be (FDD : ZIP :: AGP : PCI-_E). Unlikely I would think, but who knows.
Tas.

 

[YYZ2112]

It depends on how high up the graphics food chain you want to go with your new mobo in the future. If you don't use it for serious gaming you may be ok.

I have a 6800GT AGP but won't be able to avoid getting a whole new mobo for my next graphics upgrade. Fortunately (or unfortunately) my last AGP board was a Socket A, so my next upgrade will be worth it in a big way.....939, X2, SATA, and of course PCIe 🙂.

 

[ribbon13]

Originally posted by: tasburrfoot78362
The point was merely of computer hardware, not technical comparisons or aspirations. And it directly applies when you consider that the Zip drive was suppose to replace FDDs. And, well, yeah. So later it could be (FDD : ZIP :: AGP : PCI-_E). Unlikely I would think, but who knows.
Tas.

Zip failed because its a hostage. How many Zip drives were manufactured by someone other than Iomega? Also they couldn't handle regular floppies, right? I dunno what happened with the LS120. Perhaps it was because everyone already had Zip...

*pats his LS120*

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: ribbon13

Originally posted by: tasburrfoot78362
The point was merely of computer hardware, not technical comparisons or aspirations. And it directly applies when you consider that the Zip drive was suppose to replace FDDs. And, well, yeah. So later it could be (FDD : ZIP :: AGP : PCI-_E). Unlikely I would think, but who knows.
Tas.

Zip failed because its a hostage. How many Zip drives were manufactured by someone other than Iomega? Also they couldn't handle regular floppies, right? I dunno what happened with the LS120. Perhaps it was because everyone already had Zip...

*pats his LS120*

That, and stuff like the click of death didn't help. I bought a Iomega external CD-RW, and it would only burn one single brand of CDs, and using it was a nightmare. I stayed away from their stuff after that.
Tas.

 

[Auric]

It has to be said that BetaMax is the superior format to VHS and remained the choice of professionals. So, perhaps PCIe is more akin to SuperVHS and AGP to VHS. Or perhaps more likely the whole analogy is just ridic 😛

 

[thecrecarc]

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