rec.autos.simulators

>In theory, AGP.  But the "real world" difference so far has been very
small.
>However, if the emphasis in games goes to uplading very large texture maps
>from system memory, AGP may serve you well (though the trend lately is to
put
>as many as 16-32MB of RAM on board the video card, a faster solution).

>Since the price diff is pretty much nil (excepting the occasional rebate
there
>might have on one, but not the other), I'd get the AGP vid card if you have
>the slot. Frees up a PCI slot, if nothing else.  I wouldn't upgrade to an
AGP
>MB for the sole purpose of getting AGP.

>>Also I believe that AGP runs at the same speed as the CPU while
>>a PCI video card would run at the same speed as the bus. Anyway
>>I am pretty sure there is a speed difference between the two slots.

>AGP runs at 66 or 100Mhz, not the CPU speed (wouldn't THAT be nice!). It is

> PCI runs at 33Mhz, or sometimes slightly more if you overclock.  There is
>always the factor that overcocking may confuse your video card if it is too
>far off the spec it expects.

>~daxe
>"religion is remedial spirituality"

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