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Video Card Question

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 1:23 am
by seaegg
Will a 8x AGP Video Card work on a motherboard that only supports up to 4x AGP?

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 4:12 am
by Bhairav
Short answer : Yes.
Long answer : Yes.

:D

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 9:26 am
by seaegg
Thanks

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 10:34 am
by tazdevl
The other thing to remember is that there is no discernable performance difference with a 8X card @ 4X and a 8X card @ 8X. It's primarily a marketing gimmick.

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 12:35 pm
by hoxlund
tazdevl wrote:The other thing to remember is that there is no discernable performance difference with a 8X card @ 4X and a 8X card @ 8X. It's primarily a marketing gimmick.


Think that applies to a game like FarCry? I doubt it, having 8x agp in that case would deffently help out

PostPosted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 1:20 pm
by Bhairav
No, it won't. FarCry can't saturate the 1.064 GBPs bandwidth of AGP4X, let alone the 2.128 GBPs bandwidth of AGP 8X.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 29, 2004 11:13 pm
by Action Jackson
MaximumPC did a test on a 8x card on a single mobo adjusting b/w 4x and 8x.

Almost no difference. But that test was several months ago.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 1:04 am
by TheWizard
What makes Far Cry better is a faster CPU, probably more RAM too. I believe what they say that there is no major difference between 4X and 8X.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 30, 2004 1:41 am
by hoxlund
TheWizard wrote:What makes Far Cry better is a faster CPU, probably more RAM too.


there recommended memory is 1gb, all i have to say about this game is its gorgous (however you spell it)

its main reason i bought 256mb video card, along with 3.0ghz cpu

btw, for those intrested intel changed there purchase program

you now have to earn points (7000) to be able to buy the next bundle, course i think its gonna be worth it, look at whats coming out around that time for technology

hehe, anyone wanna buy a Asus P4C800-E Deluxe mobo + 3.0Ghz cpu? ;)

PostPosted: Tue May 11, 2004 9:11 am
by Bhairav
But I bet my 9800Pro pwns your FX5900!
:o :lol:

PostPosted: Tue May 11, 2004 12:09 pm
by hoxlund
it would probably be neck and neck

edit... actually going on futuremark and comparing my exact system but changing vid card to 9800 pro, mine wins by 35 marks

so yes it would be neck and neck:

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=1963829

PostPosted: Tue May 11, 2004 1:10 pm
by hoxlund

PostPosted: Thu May 13, 2004 2:47 am
by Bhairav
hoxlund wrote:did a test with 3dmark 2001:

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7823585


Nahh.. don't trust 3DMark2001. It's more of a whole system benchmark. Just up your FSB by 20-30Mhz, you may get a 200-300 point increase. So, your crazy-fast P4 3Ghz will KILL my system, even though I have a 9800Pro.. it's just a lonely,slow 2.2Ghz AXP.

PostPosted: Thu May 13, 2004 2:50 am
by Bhairav
Oh, and how come you don't overclock? Nice mobo, awesome CPU+RAM, why the heck not?

PostPosted: Thu May 13, 2004 12:22 pm
by hoxlund
these days im not much of a gamer, if I load up a game that taxes my system then i might