[Pc_Support] Re: Seeking recommendations for new box -- updated my blog ...

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Tue, 2006-05-09 at 06:23 -0400, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> Oh, and the other point is that a $50-60 nForce410 (with integrated
> GeForce 6100) would be _faster_ than recycling a GeForce
> FX5200/5500/5700LE AGP or lower -- yes, that includes the GeForce4 Ti
> series.  So unless you have a GeForce 6 series AGP, there is virtually
> _no_reason_ to stick with AGP.
> That is also covered in my GeForce 6/7 blog entry:  
> http://thebs413.blogspot.com/2006/02/geforce-6-and-7-series-variants-nuts.html  

I just updated it to include actual "performance ratios" between the
GeForce 6200 (non-TurboCache), GeForce 6200 TurboCache ("100%"
reference), chipset-integrated GeForce 6100/6150, and various GeForce FX
and GeForce4 Ti cards.

In a nutshell, if you have a GeForce FX 5200/5500/5700LE, you're looking
at sub-40fps for old titles in "ugly" image quality mode, under 20fps
for older titles in "image quality" mode and virtually _always_ under
10fps on newer DX9/OpenGL titles -- at 1024x768.  The GeForce4 Ti series
largely matches the FX 5200/5500/5700, except at old titles in "ugly"
image quality mode (where it's 50+% faster).

Sorry, there's _no_ reason re-use your AGP -- unless it's a GeForce 6
series or a "high-end" (and cost you a pretty penny) GeForce FX 5800+.
The integrated GeForce 6100/6150 is going to give you a lot better
performance (with a PCIe upgrade path) -- let alone a GeForce 6200
TurboCache or full 6200 (which is available for AGP) card which run
under $50 these days.


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