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Old January 20th, 2004   #31
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I'm still debating if I want to part ways with my GeForce 4 4600 ti to get an FX 5950 Ultra
lol there shouldn't be much debate on that...the FX 5950 Ultra's the best graphics card out there go for it!!
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Tom, aye your right. The cards that follow the realease of PCI Express wont have any major chipset differences, atleast not for a couple of months.
Personally I belive the 9800xt and 5950 Ultra will be outclassed by express cards within 2004, in a major way.
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lol there shouldn't be much debate on that...the FX 5950 Ultra's the best graphics card out there go for it!!

It is also $400, and the GeForce 4 4600 ti isn't exactly a low-end card...see that is what i'm debating
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So should I just get the FX 5950 Ultra AGP, or wait for a PCI Express version???
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As mentioned over, there will be no performance differences between the AGP and the PCI Express version. Besides your mainboard doesent support PCI E.

In conclusion, you shouldnt get the PCI E version.
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oh and don't get pci express confused with pcix.. different bus speeds and interfaces altogether.

Yes, the next gen vid cards will indeed be pci express cards. Supposed to be released later this year (scuttlebutt is for Q2 2004).

And yes, there WILL be a definate difference in performance between pci express and agp. At least the upper end ones anyway. the slowest pci express bus will be roughly the same speed as agp 8x, the next one will be agp 16x, etc..

I seem to recall posting a thread regarding pci express in here somewhere, or posting in a thread about it, along with a link describing it. Glasius, you should have seen it.. and should know there will be a performance difference.
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Well im still planning on getting a GeForce FX 5950 Ultra AGP so I hope I won't screw myself there. From all these opinions i dunno what to think...should I just wait and get pci express??
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For the last time: There will be NO difference!
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lol ooooook good. I guess AGP will still be up to date for a long time anyways.
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I wasnt arguing that AGP cards will keep up with PCIE cards in the long run. The current top agp cards will be avaliable in PCIE versions, but without any performance upgrades.

Didnt catch your previous post n0e, but I know there are performance differences
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