Is PCI Express worth waiting for?

[platerra07]

what do you guys think, is PCI Express worth waiting for, i am getting an x800 xt and want to know if i should wait till the pci e boards come out or if it really wont make that much of a difference.

 

[beedubaya]

I didn't wait, but if you are willing to wait it is probably worth it. However, it all depends on the question "Are you willing to wait?" If you can live without a new computer till fall when PCIExpress is supposed to hit, then I say wait. If you are like me and are sick of using the family computer with integrated graphics, then I say build now with the X800, and upgrade your mobo a year or two later when there are more games that will take advantage of PCI-Express.

 

[blackwrx]

I'd say go with the x800. I don't think many games will make the best use of pci express for a while. It's kinda like 64 bit, it's just not really necessary right now based on the software that's out.

 

[-=B$=-]

i wuld definitly wait bro because you allready know AGP 8x well PCI-X is going to be PCI 16x so ya. and pci-x bandwith is both ways. but you have to buy a pci-x 16x motherboard and those are out right now but the pci-x cardz wont be out until JUNE which will be the ATI radeon X880

 

[Wartorment]

BS, it doesn't matter, the cards today don't even use the full capacity of AGP 8x, why would we need 16x?

 

[didi]

But for what i knew, PCI Express not support AMD Athlon XP.

 

[Eric5000]

What do you mean? AMD boards won't have it?

-Eric

 

[rakesh_1024]

From my specs U guys can see that I am in serious need of an upgrade.
But I have decided to wait for the newer techs to come out.
Gigabyte already has introduced a line of mobos for INTEL processors which has support for PCI-Express,DDR2 533.
Maybe mobos for AMD takes some time but they r sure to come out.

 

[alecjahn]

Yeah you wont see much of any difference in performance with it, unless the X880 is really THAT much better....

 

[platerra07]

so you guys dont think amd athlon 64 socket 939 will be supporting pci express anytime soon?