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Nvidia won't release a Geforce 7800 GTX AGP version
NVIDIA IS DOING the AGP to PCIe move faster than we expected, as it decided that it won't release the Geforce 7800 series in an old fashioned AGP way. The company will isolate 24 pipelined graphic cards for the PCI Express market only. The PCIe market actually remains the first choice for high end enthusiasts as it offers you the option to use more than one card in SLI. On the other hand it grows every single day. Never let anyone tell you that this is a Hobson's Choice.
This comes as something of a surprise to us as we know that ATI will release an AGP version of R520 once it's ready. Bear in mind that ATI sill has to release PCIe version but once it has R520 PCIe it won't be a rocket science to bridge this chip to AGP with its Rialto bridge to Babylon chip.
For the majority of you who still have AGP systems and like high end graphics, it transpires that you will have to change the platform from AGP to PCIe in order to continue buying the latest greatest cards from Nvidia.
We still know that AGP will stay with us for a long time, especially when it comes to upgrade market as many of the upgrade market chaps still use PCI graphics and still haven't gone for AGP, never mind the latest greatest PCIe.
OEM manufacturers, on the other hand, have almost completely moved to PCIe as this is your first choice when it comes to getting a new PC. µ
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NVIDIA IS DOING the AGP to PCIe move faster than we expected, as it decided that it won't release the Geforce 7800 series in an old fashioned AGP way. The company will isolate 24 pipelined graphic cards for the PCI Express market only. The PCIe market actually remains the first choice for high end enthusiasts as it offers you the option to use more than one card in SLI. On the other hand it grows every single day. Never let anyone tell you that this is a Hobson's Choice.
This comes as something of a surprise to us as we know that ATI will release an AGP version of R520 once it's ready. Bear in mind that ATI sill has to release PCIe version but once it has R520 PCIe it won't be a rocket science to bridge this chip to AGP with its Rialto bridge to Babylon chip.
For the majority of you who still have AGP systems and like high end graphics, it transpires that you will have to change the platform from AGP to PCIe in order to continue buying the latest greatest cards from Nvidia.
We still know that AGP will stay with us for a long time, especially when it comes to upgrade market as many of the upgrade market chaps still use PCI graphics and still haven't gone for AGP, never mind the latest greatest PCIe.
OEM manufacturers, on the other hand, have almost completely moved to PCIe as this is your first choice when it comes to getting a new PC. µ
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