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mike breck · 02-23-2003, 03:16 PM

In my opinion, AGP 8x is just a maketing dodge at the moment.

From what I've read, there is hardly any performance boost with AGP 3.0/8x for present day games. The games just don't take advantage of the higher 2.1GB bandwidth. Now this will probably change over the next few years, but until then, I would go for a AGP card with higher clock speeds on AGP 4x.

By the time games are really utilizing anywhere near the 2.1GB bandwidth, it will probably be time to upgrade the system again.

02-23-2003, 03:16 PM	#14
mike breck Member (13 bit) Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Scotland Posts: 4,700	In my opinion, AGP 8x is just a maketing dodge at the moment. From what I've read, there is hardly any performance boost with AGP 3.0/8x for present day games. The games just don't take advantage of the higher 2.1GB bandwidth. Now this will probably change over the next few years, but until then, I would go for a AGP card with higher clock speeds on AGP 4x. By the time games are really utilizing anywhere near the 2.1GB bandwidth, it will probably be time to upgrade the system again.