PCI Express vs. AGP

[yllib1213]

I am looking to build a new system and have been looking at various video cards. I decided on the XFX 6600 GT. While looking around at prices I noticed that the pci express model is around $50 dollars cheaper than the AGP model. Are they just trying to get some out in the market or is there a reason that the AGP model is more expensive? I read the article on THG about PCI Express and it seems to be the next great thing for cards. Would I be better off going with the PCI Express model?

 

[Ponzu]

I'm not all that up on it, but from what I've read some of the newer cards are PCI-E but are fitted with a bridge to make them fit AGP, so that's where the extra cost is.

If building a new rig now it seems smart to go with PCI-E for the reasons that PCI-E cards are cheaper and may be more plentiful in the future than AGP cards.

 

[sobelizard]

Keep in mind PCI-E is an evolution, not a standard. The time table is running on PCI-E architecture - meaning it will be the defacto pseudo standard until some sort of standards alliance is made between the semicondutor heavyweights. The pricing tilt has shifted in PCI-E's favor due to manufacturing changes. Initially, PCI-E was hype and high prices as are most new products. And yes, AGP will continue to cost more as they are produced in reduced quantities. A PNY distributor rep was at a local vendor last week and was pretty informative and open to questions. According to him, new designs are aimed at PCI-E and 'conversion' versions are designed for the shrinking AGP market AFTER the PCI-E model hits production. Bigger profits, more sales volume first, niche market second.

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