No dif between 4x & 8x AGP?

[Nikko963]

I have been testing my computer using both 4x and 8x AGP mode. I have noticed NO appreciable difference in gaming frame rates. I have done some hunting for info and rumor has it that vid cards simply aren't fast enough to take advantage of it. (In other words, one of the latest vid cards still wouldn't be affected by it.)

Thoughts from this knowlegeable community?

2.4Ghz P4 533Mhz FSB mobo
1Gb DDR2700 RAM
ATI Radeon 9500 Pro (yes, its old, I know)

Thanks in advance.

 

[sturm]

Youre right. Vid cards cant even use all of the 4x bandwith right now. In the future they will need 8x. Its just a marketing ploy like the 256mb cards. Check the benchmarks on the 9800 pro 128 and 256 models. The extra memory does nothing for framrates yet. But just like 8x, as vid cards get more powerfull and games demand more power it will be needed.

Samething with ata100 and 133. You wont see any difference between the two.

 

[jihiggs]

ATI Radeon 9500 Pro (yes, its old, I know)

wtf? how is the 9500 pro old. it will still run anything you throw at it well.

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[endyen]

Really!! If I could have found a BBA 9500pro when I got my 9600pro, I would have taken it instead. That card is aging very gracefully.

 

[Crashman]

OMG, this is the 1,732 time I've told this to people, AGP8x IS NOT FASTER THAN AGP4x ON CURRENT CARDS! Geeeze!

By the time you need AGP8x, there won't BE AGP any more, but PCI-Express x16.

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[dinkster9]

you gotta love the hype though. personally i'm waiting for the agp 16x R9900 with 512 mb of ddr ram to come out, then i can play quake III at 600fps instead of my usual 350 ~

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