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wondash · 02-25-2004, 05:25 AM

Thanks for the suggestions. I got a great deal on the 9800XT, plus it comes with a free copy of Half Life 2 (if it ever comes out), a game I would definitely drop $50 on. So if I'm going to stick with the AGP rig, I'll keep the video card. As for the upcoming PCI-E cards from NVidia, I believe they will be an AGP to PCI-E bridge solution. ATI has announced that it will support native PCI-E from the get-go, but who knows when that will be.

Redjake suggested a hold-over video card until PCI-E cards hit the market. Problem is, I'd also have to dump the mother board, power supply, and case (PCI-E mother boards use a new BTX form factor). Really, all that could carry over would be the cpu, and RAM. Hmmmmm, so many decisions.

02-25-2004, 05:25 AM	#5 (permalink)
wondash Psycho	Thanks for the suggestions. I got a great deal on the 9800XT, plus it comes with a free copy of Half Life 2 (if it ever comes out), a game I would definitely drop $50 on. So if I'm going to stick with the AGP rig, I'll keep the video card. As for the upcoming PCI-E cards from NVidia, I believe they will be an AGP to PCI-E bridge solution. ATI has announced that it will support native PCI-E from the get-go, but who knows when that will be. Redjake suggested a hold-over video card until PCI-E cards hit the market. Problem is, I'd also have to dump the mother board, power supply, and case (PCI-E mother boards use a new BTX form factor). Really, all that could carry over would be the cpu, and RAM. Hmmmmm, so many decisions.