AGP vs. PCI video cards`

[brantmacga]

this is a follow up to my post about the geforce 8400 GS.


My previous card was a geforce 5200FX 128MB. On FS9, i get 18-20fps at medium/medium high settings. The card was installed in the AGP slot.


So i purchased the 8400 GS 512MB looking for a modest performance boost. It is installed in the PCI slot. If you've read the other post, you already know I'm getting horrendous FPS.


I've been reading the nvidia forums and it seems that its running slow because its in the PCI slot. Is that correct?


I intended to purchase an ATI Radeon 2400 HD for the AGP slot. I have the very same card in the computer at my office, and i installed the FSX demo and it runs that just fine. Both my home computer and office computer have 2GB ram. The comp at work has a pentium 2.4ghz cpu, and my home computer has a 1.8ghz cpu.


Will i see a performance boost if I go w/ the 2400HD card in my home computer?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

[NickN]

Lord yes

I was just about to ask you in your other threads what platform this card was

Be advised.. a PCI video card (not to be confused with PCIe)is the slowest crap known to man.. AGP is the 2nd slowest in FSX and you need a PCIe system to run FSX decent

You could get a better AGP card however the issue with FSX is the bottleneck between the processor and the video card. AGP ain't makin it with FSX


BTW.. the FSX demo should be considered the same as this Bill Gates joke...



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Bill Gates dies and is at the pearly gates talking with Saint Peter. Saint Peter says, "Bill, you've done some wonderful things in your life and have earned the right to choose where you'll spend the rest of eternity. You can choose between Heaven or Hell, but choose wisely."

Bill looks over Saint Peter's shoulder between the pearly gates and sees nothing but a lush green meadow. Deciding to heed Saint Peter's words, Bill asks if he could take a look at Hell. Saint Peter agrees and sends Bill to Hell.

The Devil greets Bill at the gates of Hell and he is immediately taken aback. Much to his surprise, there's one heck of a party going on. People are dancing, the alcohol is flowing, music is non-stop and everyone is having a blast.

Bill returns to Heaven to again discuss his decision with Saint Peter. He again looks over Saint Peter's shoulder and sees only a lush green meadow. Bill says to Saint Peter, "I've put a lot of thought into this decision and it may sound foolish, but I'd like to spend the rest of eternity in Hell." Saint Peter fulfills Bill's request and returns him to Hell.

When Bill gets back to Hell there's been a big change. People are writhing in agony, flames are burning, moans of pain and despair are everywhere. Bill, being quite shocked at the sight asks the Devil, "What happened?? I was just down here a little while ago and everyone was having a great time!"

The Devil says, "Oh that... That was just the demo!" <------- you are going to be here


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[jime59]

.............perfect.

[brantmacga]

thank you for the helpful information nick.

i'm going to go swap this for the 512mb agp card.