why is the Voodoo5 PCI more than the AGP

[lotust]

3DFX Voodoo5 5500 64MB AGP Retail Box $249
3DFX Voodoo5 5500 64MB PCI Retail Box $274

any 1 know why ?? I think AGP is better?

 

[John]

AGP is more in demand, and that means they sell more of them. The price savings is passed along to the consumer.

 

[lotust]

John
Do you know how the performance compares?

Or can you give me a good article if any 1 knows of any

Yhanks

 

[sciencewhiz]

I read somewhere (can't remember so don't ask) that the difference between the PCI and AGP version of the Voodoo5 was virtually non-existant.

Edit: Here is a thread about the same thing http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=31&threadid=225655

 

[lotust]

thanks sciencewhiz

 

[lotust]

so for 190$ I should jump on it right?

I know every 1 loves G force. BUt I like plug and play

 

[lotust]

I just found the answers to my questions

AGP?

Perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of the Voodoo5 5500 AGP is, well, its lack of AGP. Take a look what we said in our Voodoo5 5500 review.


The chip is an AGP 4X part, with support for AGP 2X, AGP 1X and PCI operating modes. In spite of this the VSA-100 does not support AGP texturing. 3dfx still feels that AGP texturing is not truly beneficial and thus there is no reason to pursue support for it with their products.

What does this mean? Essentially it means that the Voodoo5 5500 AGP really is not a true AGP card after all. Sure, it operates at 66 MHz, but it does not take advantage of the biggest AGP feature: AGP texturing. Without the AGP texturing, running the Voodoo5 5500 in an AGP slot is like running it in an overclocked PCI slot, as the only difference is the speed at which information travels to and from the card, 33 MHz for the PCI version and 66 MHz for the AGP version. This means that the card is basically running in a 66 MHz PCI slot when in an AGP slot. In a bit we will take a look at the benchmarks and see how much of a difference this 33 MHz makes in game play