OT: New Generation Video Cards

[Atrocities]

I was wondering if any one here happens to know the skinny on the new generation PCI video cards and how they might be, or are, better than AGP video cards?

[Combat Wombat]

Faster, the 16x PCI-E cards have a much faster data transfer rate. So data can get back and forth from the computer to the cards RAM and GPU. It is really not a huge preformance gain right now but since the cost is about the same you might as well go for the PCI-E card.

[Atrocities]

Thanks. There is so much new technology out that its hard to keep track of it all. I am looking at some of the tech sites and am just blown away by it all. New memory, CPU choices, and hardware. I just bought a DVD burner and am having a hell of a hard time figuring out how to burn my home movies onto DVD as 20 minutes of video is 8 gigs and I know THATS not right. I am using Nero 6. (Somthing) came with the DVD burner.

Tis a PITA.

[Spoo]

Note that you'll need a motherboard that supports PCI-E.

[Electrum]

Atrocities said:
Thanks. There is so much new technology out that its hard to keep track of it all. I am looking at some of the tech sites and am just blown away by it all. New memory, CPU choices, and hardware. I just bought a DVD burner and am having a hell of a hard time figuring out how to burn my home movies onto DVD as 20 minutes of video is 8 gigs and I know THATS not right. I am using Nero 6. (Somthing) came with the DVD burner.

Tis a PITA.

Use Nerovision. Should be w/ the suite. If you have Ultra edition, it will allow you to edit & neat stuff like that.

[Atrocities]

Thanks Electrum. When are we going to have a rematch? Get CNC, Gandalph, Tnarg, and the guy who played the Gorn in a new game? (And ya the Ferengi player as well).

[Thermodyne]

Right now, the NForce 4 PCI E 16 boards with Asus X850's Cards seem to be top of the heap. But that will change sooner than later.