agp vs pci

Post by **S@M** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 11:33 am

Is agp on the way out, if building a complete new system, is pci the way to go?

Post by **Kills On Site** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 11:37 am

I assume you mean pci-x, and for an entirely new system you definately want it over AGP because AGP is dying and all the better chipsets don't carry it anymore

Post by **SOAPboy** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 11:57 am

7800gtx

PCI only... suck it down

Post by **S@M** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 12:16 pm

thanks both, what do you think of this for a mid range system?
AMD A64 3500+ cpu
Asus a8N-SLi premium mobo
ASUS nVIDIA GeFORCE 6600GT 128MB TV-OUT DV-I PCI EXPRESS

have I got the right stuff for pci? I'll go the 7800gt if I can find one in my price range in australia
I cant find a good online source of OCZ ram in aust yet, still looking but I hear its better than corsair for clocking - is that right?

edit: 3200 or 4000 for the ram? Is 3200 still standard, or is 4000 where its at?

Post by **SOAPboy** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 2:02 pm

S@M wrote:thanks both, what do you think of this for a mid range system?
AMD A64 3500+ cpu
Asus a8N-SLi premium mobo
ASUS nVIDIA GeFORCE 6600GT 128MB TV-OUT DV-I PCI EXPRESS

have I got the right stuff for pci? I'll go the 7800gt if I can find one in my price range in australia
I cant find a good online source of OCZ ram in aust yet, still looking but I hear its better than corsair for clocking - is that right?

edit: 3200 or 4000 for the ram? Is 3200 still standard, or is 4000 where its at?

very min, go 6800GT.. seriously..

6600 is a nice card, but it just dont cut the mustard imo..

Post by **Foo** » Mon Oct 03, 2005 6:53 pm

There's nothing wrong with the 6600, especially the GT.

You can get an SLi model if you're worried about future proofing.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:30 am

Foo wrote:There's nothing wrong with the 6600, especially the GT.

You can get an SLi model if you're worried about future proofing.

Yeah ok :icon29:

Post by **Bdw3** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:39 am

ehh you have to admit that, for the price it cuts the mustard just fine. :icon14:

Post by **Tormentius** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:46 am

Bdw3 wrote:ehh you have to admit that, for the price it cuts the mustard just fine. :icon14:

Quite agreed.

Post by **SOAPboy** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:48 am

Bdw3 wrote:ehh you have to admit that, for the price it cuts the mustard just fine. :icon14:

I guess.. Personally, id never buy LAST GEN mid range..

Last gen top end maybe, but not the mid range card..

Post by **Bdw3** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:13 am

For most of us, the computer is closer to the bottom of the prioirty list.

For throwing money at that is...

Post by **Psyche911** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 4:27 am

Kills On Site wrote:I assume you mean pci-x, and for an entirely new system you definately want it over AGP because AGP is dying and all the better chipsets don't carry it anymore

I assume you mean PCI-Express. PCI-X is a different technology.

The 6600GT is okay, but you could buy a Sapphire X800GTO for $200-220 and it unlocks and overclocks to X850XTPE speeds. That's a $450 card.

Awesome product with limited availability. Newegg has it in stock for $230 here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814102595

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 9:32 am

Psyche911 wrote:
Kills On Site wrote:I assume you mean pci-x, and for an entirely new system you definately want it over AGP because AGP is dying and all the better chipsets don't carry it anymore
I assume you mean PCI-Express. PCI-X is a different technology.

The 6600GT is okay, but you could buy a Sapphire X800GTO for $200-220 and it unlocks and overclocks to X850XTPE speeds. That's a $450 card.

Awesome product with limited availability. Newegg has it in stock for $230 here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814102595

:icon28:

Post by **Psyche911** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 2:25 am

Holy shit, it's down to $199.
I'm tempted even though I'm fucking broke.

Post by **S@M** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 4:12 am

how does this shape up as a mid-range system? I want to be able to play q4 without using picmip 5, lols.
AMD A64 3500+ cpu
Asus a8N-SLi premium
XpertVision nVidia 7800GT 256Mb PCI-Express
1GB (2 x 512MB Kit) Corsair Value Select PC-3200 DDR RAM, CAS 2.5
Western Digital 160Gb 7200rpm SATA II 8mb Cache
Pioneer 110d OEM Black D.L. 16X DVD RW w/SW
Antec 'Sonata II' MiniTower Case - Piano Black, SmartPower2.0 450W PSU, 9 Drive Bays, Washable Air Filter, Front USB/IEEE1394/Audio, ATX

Post by **SOAPboy** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 4:41 am

S@M wrote:how does this shape up as a mid-range system? I want to be able to play q4 without using picmip 5, lols.
AMD A64 3500+ cpu
Asus a8N-SLi premium
XpertVision nVidia 7800GT 256Mb PCI-Express
1GB (2 x 512MB Kit) Corsair Value Select PC-3200 DDR RAM, CAS 2.5
Western Digital 160Gb 7200rpm SATA II 8mb Cache
Pioneer 110d OEM Black D.L. 16X DVD RW w/SW
Antec 'Sonata II' MiniTower Case - Piano Black, SmartPower2.0 450W PSU, 9 Drive Bays, Washable Air Filter, Front USB/IEEE1394/Audio, ATX

One change tho, Get 2 gigs of ram.. seriously..