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AGP 8x better then 4x
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Sat Jul 10, 2004 2:41 pmby randombeaner
Is AGP 8x any faster then AGP 4x on motherboards.
I ask because my video card can use 8x but my mobo is only 4x. Is 8x any faster? I think I heard somewhere that it is not but it can handle two cards or something like that is that true?
Thanks
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Re: AGP 8x better then 4x
Posted:
Sat Jul 10, 2004 2:46 pmby Delta_
Not sure about the two cards thing, i don't know what you are referring to???
It is true that 8x is marginly faster than 4x but on 1-3%. There are many benchmarks on the net to prove this. The gap is bigger on higher end cards in high bandwidth apps but that is the 3%, whereas lower end cards are the 1%.
It is not worth changing a motherboard in order to get 8x if that is all you want, as you will be disappointed, as you fps won't increase significantly enough/ at all for you to notice a difference.
Re: AGP 8x better then 4x
Posted:
Sat Jul 10, 2004 2:55 pmby congo
A mainboard upgrade to, say a nForce2 chipset will see some performance benefits as well as a slight increase from 8x AGP, however, the downside is that you need to buy RAM for the new board, preferably 2 matching PC3200 sticks for future expansion. Good ram (not expensive) is required to get the full benefit.
Re: AGP 8x better then 4x
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Sat Jul 10, 2004 3:05 pmby randombeaner
Not sure about the two cards thing, i don't know what you are referring to???
I don't know what im reffering to either
congo:
ohh thanks for the info on the nForce2, i just checked prices and there not that expensive starting @ $46 bucks!
ps you said two pc3200 sticks but the nForce supports pc4000 sticks is it backwards compatible, and any ram you would reccomend
Re: AGP 8x better then 4x
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Sat Jul 10, 2004 3:18 pmby congo
What ever RAM you can get at a reasonable price, but it has to be a respected brand, such as Giel, Corsair etc.
Aim for a ram module you can clock at CAS 2.0 if possible.
Personally, I use Kingston CAS 2.5, because until recently, all other decent sticks were just too expensive here in Australia. I've found the Kingston will overclock on the timings to 6-2-2-2 (CAS 2.0) which is all I require. Some people don't like it. I might just be lucky.
So, the choice is 2 x 256mb or 2 x 512mb sticks, they need to be a batch match really. Buy them together.
Ideally, matched ram sets are purchased, but these are usually expensive.
Oh, and DDR400 IS PC3200