Got an AGP mobo? or a PCIe mobo? One card fits all

[Rave]

MSI have a few interesting video cards on show today, one being a card that they label as ‘Suitable for all systems’.

The card has both AGP and PCI-Express slots - something that we have talked about in the past. We felt that it was only a matter of time before someone came up with a video card that supported all systems, and MSI have finally delivered something that will appeal to consumers who are worried about being able to afford an upgrade to PCI-Express all in one go.

This video card allows you to buy a PCI-Express motherboard later on, as it will work in any motherboard with an AGP 8x slot, while also being able to be used in a PCI-Express based motherboard.

Anyone care to comment on how true this really is??

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[Nikhil]

I think it is true.. it was shown at Computex in Taiwan… This same info was posted in another link. I think Bottle posted it. Am not too sure abt that…

[Rockyme2002]

Hmm…this is good …but havent the bridges come out too…
BTW the x800xl has a power connector…guessin thts for agp …

[CaaYoTee]

quiet a lot innovative…and tht much better…but i wonder how the performance will vary from a PCI express mobo to an AGP mobo…?

[bottle]

yeah its the real deal , posted a link about a couple of msi cards earlier.

[undertaker]

What is gonna be needed is a cheap sub-1k($20) agp to pci-e adaptor so that agp users can use the latest pci-e card on existing systems.

[hellfire]

What is gonna be needed is a cheap sub-1k($20) agp to pci-e adaptor so that agp users can use the latest pci-e card on existing systems

Exactly. Dunno anything about numbers and statistics but this is one thing I’m praying for.