X1900 in an AGP interface?

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Maxspeed996

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I just went out a few weeks ago and upgraded from my x800 xt to the AGP 8x version of the x1600 512 GDDR2. AND OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It rocks.
My next build will definately incorporate PCI-Express with SLI incorporated. But for that machine you want to kick down to your brother or in my case , wife. Do you think the next few years will include the newer cards being produced with an AGP interface? Just curious to see what people think about the performance difference between the two cards in the different types. 8x AGP / PCI-Express.
 
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sodcha0s

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Doubtful. There are no x1800 cards on agp. nvidia just released a 7800 in agp, but it was probably to try and get a bigger share of the high end agp market, or to claim the "agp performance crown." I would say that will be the fastest agp card ever released most likely.
 
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darkswordsman17

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I doubt we'll see an AGP X1900 series card. Wasn't there going to be a company that made an AGP X1800, but I don't think it ever actually surfaced?
 
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imhungry

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I also seriously doubt it.

7800GS is PROBABLY the last one. You can hope, though.

AGP still has bandwidth left. But many people will see that it would be cheaper and more appealing to upgrade to PCi-E, especially with AM2 coming out.
 
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SynthDude2001

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I think we've already seen the last of the AGP cards - at the high end, anyway. While there are some valid concerns about newer cards not being available for that interface (mainly from S754/939 nForce3 users who only have AGP but still have a relatively fast processor), for the most part it wouldn't make sense to toss a newer card into a system like an Athlon XP, older Pentium 4, etc. Like it or not, that is the direction the industry is moving in...(and quickly, too)
 
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I'm also of the opinion that we've finally seen the last of the AGP cards (I say finally because I was fairly sure they'd have stopped with the X8xx/6800 series cards). While I'm happy for those who would rather not upgrade right now for those new AGP variants, I just don't see it being a direction either company will take.

Synth is right...these new cards in 'older' systems (older is subjective..there are some pretty fast AGP based systems out there) start putting you into a CPU limited situation, where those higher end cards simply won't do anything for you.

For the sake of those that don't want to buy that CPU/Mobo upgrade just yet, I hope they have some options for you, but honestly, I don't see it happening.
 
Paratus

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Ronin


Count me in for 2nd right behind Apoppin. ;)


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vaccarjm

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I want to cry everytime i see someone asking for AGP on the latest gen cards. Just buy a new MOBO if your willing to drop big money on the latest cards.
 
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Greenman

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Gota love marketing. Want a new video card? You have to buy a new motherboard, oh and by the way, you'll be needing a new cpu with that as well. And we, like good sheep, trot out and buy new hardware to run video cards that would be every bit as fast in an AGP slot.
 
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NoStateofMind

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Originally posted by: Greenman
Gota love marketing. Want a new video card? You have to buy a new motherboard, oh and by the way, you'll be needing a new cpu with that as well. And we, like good sheep, trot out and buy new hardware to run video cards that would be every bit as fast in an AGP slot.
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QFT!
 
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dguy6789

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Everyone thought the X850XTPE would be the fastest card on AGP. They are still right. The X850XTPE is faster than the 7800GS.
 
Paratus

Paratus

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Yup X800XT->X1600 = large downgrade.


BTW some of us have the money but not the time to rebuild our PC's just because ATI & NV said so.
;)


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apoppin

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Originally posted by: Ronin
And to be honest, you'd be the first person that I would expect to fight this tooth and nail. :)
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i ain't fighting anything . . . i just quoted Sapphire re: future APG models . . . i already have my last AGP upgrade - my system is finally 'nicely balanced' with an x850xt . . .

. . . unless an ATi partner decides to release an 1900xt in AGP . . . but now i would wait 'till it gets cheap . . . next year.

and i don;t understand why the OP says the x1600 "rocks" when he actually DOWNGRADED from an x800xt. :Q
:roll:

'rocks' as in stoned?
:laugh:
 
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JBT

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Originally posted by: Paratus
Yup X800XT->X1600 = large downgrade.


BTW some of us have the money but not the time to rebuild our PC's just because ATI & NV said so.
;)


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yeah I was wondering that... Anyone have any benchmarks comparing these two?
 
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apoppin

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oh yeah - in that AT article i linked to above - is between the 1600XT and the x850. . . . the x800 is faster in every bench then the x1600xt [except for a tie in Everquest II].

The x800xt would KILL the 1600pro.

the OP downgraded and didn't notice it.
:Q

anyway to answer his question, there is no practical performance difference between AGP 8x and PCIe - yet.
 
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