- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: Ambidextrous
Wow. You're saying that AGP is better than PCI-E? Holy crap you're retarded . Look at some benchmarks of the latest games and then re-write this so called "guide". The reason that some games don't differ much between AGP and PCI-E interface is, because there is nothing more to squeeze out of the game itself. Try taking Doom3, using the same exact pc components, minus mobo interface types, i.e. AGP/PCI-E, and compare the benchmarks. Do the same thing with a benchmarking utility and the gap between AGP and PCI-E is astonishing. You don't have take my word for it either. TomsHardware and others agree with me too.
Did I ever say that AGP is better than PCI-e? If so, quote me where I say that. In fact, I never said that. You must be the retarded one, because you have no reading comprehension. I'm saying that AGP is a good buy for the price. AGP boards and graphics cards run quite a bit cheaper than PCI-e. For most people that can hardly put up $1000 for a computer, like me, saving $100 is pretty big.
All I'm saying is that the difference is not worth the extra price tag for most people on a budget. Maybe you've got the money to get a new motherboard and $400+ graphics card for your pc. Many people don't. Maybe you've got the money for a new computer with top of the line components. Many people don't. I'm trying to help people buy something that's affordable. Hell, most people won't be buying the X800's and the 6800's right now. They'll be buying the 9800's, simply because of the price.
I said that it was a good investment to get PCI-e if you were going to upgrade in say, one or two years. However, I also said AGP is cheaper and the difference isn't huge except on certain games, like Doom 3. Even then, I'm pretty content with 70 FPS on my AGP board. Sure, you can get 100, but will you actually notice at that point?
I think you need to read my original post again and try to figure out exactly what my point was. You sure missed the mark by a few miles...