Video card advice needed

PRIVATE1964 wrote:

What if he upgrades CPU/mobo in the near future? It couldn't hurt to have
too much GPU now to insure future ability, no?

dvus

I agree. I read that a lot and it doesn't make any sense. The video card
will most likely be used in the future so get what ever you can afford
even if it it is limited by your CPU. You could even pass it on to someone
in future.

The trouble, at the moment, is that the high performance motherboard that
one buys in the future is probably not going to have an AGP slot.

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--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

The trouble, at the moment, is that the high performance motherboard that
one buys in the future is probably not going to have an AGP slot.

Yeah that might be true, but I think the 6600GT offers so much more then a
9800Pro. It has improved video playback, its faster, and newer DirectX
revisions.

He could also give the card to a relative or friend, like I have done. If two
cards cost the same amount, and one is faster why not get the faster card even
if you can't use the extra speed at this time. If you don't, it doesn't matter
you didn't pay anything extra for it.

I also think there will still be AGP motherboards around for at least another
year or two.

PRIVATE1964 wrote:


The trouble, at the moment, is that the high performance motherboard that
one buys in the future is probably not going to have an AGP slot.

Yeah that might be true, but I think the 6600GT offers so much more then a
9800Pro. It has improved video playback, its faster, and newer DirectX
revisions.

He could also give the card to a relative or friend, like I have done. If
two cards cost the same amount, and one is faster why not get the faster
card even if you can't use the extra speed at this time. If you don't, it
doesn't matter you didn't pay anything extra for it.

I also think there will still be AGP motherboards around for at least
another year or two.

There probably will, but they probably won't be better than current AGP
motherboards. If they have Intel chipsets they certainly won't be, because
Intel has dropped AGP across the board. It's not clear what nvidia, SiS,
and via are going to do, but if their first generation of PCI Express
chipsets is any indication they aren't going to be providing both AGP and
PCI Express on the same chipset. What's not clear is whether they are
going to continue to bring out new AGP chipsets with new features or if
they are going to put AGP on the back burner and concentrate on PCI Express
for all future development.

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--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)

There probably will, but they probably won't be better than current AGP
motherboards.

From his intial post, I don't believe he was using the fastest CPU in its
model. So down the road he upgrades the CPU to go along with the 6600GT he
already has. That is only if he is using a motherboard right now that he can
upgrade the CPU on.
I just think having that frame of mind of being locked to your CPU speed for a
video card is wrong IMO. Get as much video speed as you can afford and don't
worry about your CPU speed. If it gets to a point where the CPU is limiting the
graphic card speed, then so what...at least you know for sure your getting all
you can out of that graphic card. A CPU limiting a graphic cards performance is
not an exact science IMO.