flanker760 Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 what do you think? i want to build up a new pc. it depends? can somebody define/explain the pros/cons please? thanx in advance!
flanker760 Posted February 22, 2005 Author Posted February 22, 2005 ps: i will only play lomac with my new system. winchester 3500; twinmos 1mb pro. . .
Pilgrim Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 Some comparisons http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041222/ http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20041222/vga_charts-09.html#more_information_further_reading You should also know that the PCI-express has higher bandwidth than AGP. So if you are getting a new mobo I'd say go for PCI-express ASUS P4T533-C|P4 3.06@3.45|1024Mb Kingston 1066 rambus|ATI 9.... *EDITED* - Listen to Mods!!!
olaleier Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 ps: i will only play lomac with my new system. winchester 3500; twinmos 1mb pro. . . If you've already bought a mobo, it's probably already made the decision for you. Is it AGP or PCI-E? If you're buying, get the PCI-E. The advantage with PCI-E right now is not performance, but that the AGP platform is being phased out and your next video card will be a PCI-E anyway.
flanker760 Posted February 22, 2005 Author Posted February 22, 2005 thanx! i forget to mention, sorry - i build up a complete new system. have alook at this: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/video/display/2004-27gpu2_25.html geforce 9800gt pci has the better results regarding eye candy for lomac. or have i misunderstood something??
Maulkin Posted February 22, 2005 Posted February 22, 2005 Given a choice I would get the PCI-E with the SLI option so that later on you have the ability to upgrade by taking advantage of the SLI feature of those cards. But as it stands currently, there is very little performance difference between AGP and PCI-E, but AGP does NOT support SLI. --Maulkin Windows 10 64-bit - AMD Ryzen 9 5900X @ 3.7 GHz - 32 GB DDR4 3600MHz RAM - EVGA FTW3 RTX 3080 - Asus Crosshair VIII Hero motherboard - Samsung EVO Pro 1 TB SSD - TrackIR 4 Pro - Thrustmaster Warthog - Saitek rudder pedals - Lilliput UM-80/C with TM Cougars
spearsd Posted February 27, 2005 Posted February 27, 2005 Having owned hardware in the following configurations, I can tell you there is almost no difference in LockOn performance... A64 3500+ Epox 9NDA3+ 6800GT AGP 2x512MB PC3200 A64 3500+ A8N-SLI Deluxe 2x 6800GT OC PCI-E 2x512MB PC3200 The Epox motherboard was a POS (bad caps, bad lan, spontaneous reboots, etc), and was returned for a full refund. The 6800GT AGP was a hold-over for my SLI pair and worked quite well; very stable and fast, and returned to best buy once my SLI pair arrived. :-) The 6800GT OC PCI-E pair was kick-ass in many games, but not in LOMAC. It seemed to help the minimum FPS in many areas, but not enough to make an impression. These, I've recently sold on E-Bay, and I have a PowerColor X850XT VIVO on the way to replace them. Would I invest in an AGP motherboard? No, probably not unless I got one dirt cheap and already had a nice AGP video card. If I were investing in MB+CPU, I'd go for a S939 SLI board, probably DFI or MSI, but definitely not Asus. The S939 CPU interface looks to have lots of life left in it, so you won't be forced to upgrade MB+CPU in another six months. Also, waiting is always an option... looks like good things coming down the line from ATI (new AMR MB chipset and new >16 pipe video cards). -spearsd Given a choice I would get the PCI-E with the SLI option so that later on you have the ability to upgrade by taking advantage of the SLI feature of those cards. But as it stands currently, there is very little performance difference between AGP and PCI-E, but AGP does NOT support SLI.
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