Motherboard AGP/PCIe16

[Flanker]

I'm ready to order the stuff for my new computer, but the graphics card is still to be had.

I'm not sure about this motherboard. I want to know if it supports AGP or PCIexpress x16 graphics cards.

I want to know because apparently, most ATi cards are PCIexpress x16...

 

[Shumway]

It's AGP.

 

[Flanker]

Damn. That puts all the cheap ATi graphics cards out of the question...

 

[PZEROFGH]

wat are you talking about. most cheap graphics cards are AGP. all the expensive cards are PCIx16

 

[DoomUK]

Negative. Many current PCI-E crads are cheaper than their AGP counterparts. As the GPU market migrates steadily by the day towards PCI-E, AGP counterparts of the latest whiz-bang card are likely to be much more expensive. There isn't even any known plans for an AGP 7800 GTX...

 

[Flanker]

Cheapest ATi Radeon x800 = $155. (Its a PCI express)
Next cheapest ATi Radeon x800 which is a AGP = $209.

***NOTE 34% INCREASE IN PRICE***

 

[DoomUK]

EDITED: Misread your post there, Flanker. For a minute I thought you were pointing out a more expensive PCI-E version of the X800 (which version btw?).

 

[Flanker]

Um...DoomUK...I was agreeing with you...read more carefully and you'll say that I proved you RIGHT not WRONG. That post was meant for PZEROFGH...

 

[timmer]

its different for nvidea
6600gt AGP 125$
6600gt PCI-E 16x 160$
but i wouldnt get that board because it has a via chip set get nforce 4. and PCI-E16x

 

[DoomUK]

From personal experience, there's nothing wrong with VIA's chipsets.