Will there be a 6600 GT for AGP slots?

[impemonk]

When is that Nvidia 6600 GT version for AGP slots coming out? I am googling it right now but it just comes up with the PCI-Express version. Any information would be appreciated.

I want a 6600Gt because someone recommended instead of a 6800 since my power supply (a Cooler Master 350W Real Power PSU) might be pushed to the limit.

 

[Kabob]

The AGP versions are supposed to be out at the end of this month/beginning of October. You might be able to run a 6800 GT on that, but I'm unsure. Depends on the ampage to the 12V rail.

-Kabob

 

[imported_Kiwi]

There's been some speculation from the computer magazine writers about whether nVidia and its various affiliates would drag their heels on the AGP for mid-level GF Series 6 video boards. Now that the Series 5 cards are selling at reasonable prices, the FX 5700's in particular are selling well. Selling a lot of product for a moderate markup is preferred over a little product at a large markup, and the AGP 6600's, even priced well above the current FX series mid-range, would be likely to kill off that surge in Series 5 purchasing.

Many folks would choose to wait for the costs of either PCI-e MB's, or AGP 6600's, to come down closer to where the 5700/ 5900's are priced right now. Reading those speculations, I thought it made a lot of sense, but there is probably already a sizable market segment's worth of upgraders sitting out upgrades to much of anything other than Hdd size and RAM. Maybe nVidia sees the current crop of "let's Wait for the Next Great THING" procrastinators as too large to ignore?


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[suklee]

Would there be *noticeable* performance difference between the PCI-e / AGP versions of the 6600GT?

 

[Kabob]

Originally posted by: Kai920
Would there be *noticeable* performance difference between the PCI-e / AGP versions of the 6600GT?

There should be almost no difference since the the current technology cannot really use PCI-E to it's fullest.

 

[magomago]

Originally posted by: kabob983

Originally posted by: Kai920
Would there be *noticeable* performance difference between the PCI-e / AGP versions of the 6600GT?

There should be almost no difference since the the current technology cannot really use PCI-E to it's fullest.

You mean "since current technology is based on loads of hype" 😛 Lets totally saturate AGP4X first 😉. I'm not saying we don't need PCIE, but people are making PCIE's hardware-penis a LOT longer than it sould be.