On Sun, December 11, 2005 13:32, Herbert Goodfriend wrote: > My 2003 MDD (1.25GHz) came with an ATI Radeon 9000 video card. I am > seeing various upgrades advertised that go into a PCI slot. Is there > any advantage or disadvantage to using the PCI slot for the video > card instead of the AGP slot?
Major disadvantage. PCI slots are much slower than an AGP slot. A 64-bit, 66 MHz PCI bus has a bandwidth of about 508.6 MBytes/sec. An AGP 4x slot has a bandwidth of about 1,017.3 MBytes/sec. But I'm confused. What upgrades are you talking about that go into a PCI slot would require you to use a video card in a PCI slot? -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
