This is the new world: PCIe (PCI Express). There's a gret write up of how it works at arstechnica.com if you're interested.
Jim Davis -----Original Message----- From: James Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 5:02 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: ATI 850 picture I must have been out of the game too long. Why are all the high end graphics cards going back to PCI instead of AGP? -- Jay > -----Original Message----- > From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 22 November 2004 18:45 > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: ATI 850 picture > > Ah... > > It's a shame they had to go the Dual Slot route with these > cards. I really dislike having the graphics card take up two slots. > And makers of SLI motherboards will hopefully space the slots > with this in mind. > > Are these available in AGP editions, or will they be PCI > Express only cards? > Perhaps now the X800XT will see better availability and may > drop in price? :) I'm not ripping out my motherboard for a > PCIe solution at this point. > > -Gel > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Well - there are finally some pics of the ATI 850 buzzing > around, here's one: > > http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19813 > > It looks like the ATI was unable to maintain a single slot > design for these - but: > > 1) They've added dual DVI (which was the main reason I bought > a 6800 Ultra) > 2) They're obviously venting that dual slot cooling out the > backplane - something the 6800 Ultra's inexplicably (at least > the ones I've seen) failed to do. > 3) I think that little yellow socket is for extra power, but > it may not be. If it is it's definately a smaller (three > pin) plug and requires one (not two full molex connectors > like the 6800 Ultra). > > All told with those (relatively minor) improvements I think I > would have definately gone with this card over the 6800 Ultra > given equal choice (and assuming that the 850 will even be > available in AGP). However just from the PCB I'm not > lamenting the fact that I did go with the 6800 Ultra - the > card has been running beautifully for me. > > Jim Davis > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:137597 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
