On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 18:16:26 -0000, "Christo"
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>i asked a while back about PCI-Express
>
>I'v not had the chance to look into building a PCI-E system, built a few AGP
>systems and its been straight forward
>
>plug the card in get everything set up, power on and its cool, the VGA card
>works without installing it's drivers before hand, then install drivers once
>windows is up and running.
>
>I assume the same happens for PCI-Express video cards yes? no need to fanny
>on installing VGA drivers before the OS like with SATA RAID SCSI etc
>
>if someone could just let me know
>
>cheers
>
>dont wanna g out telling someone i can build them a system with PCI-Express
>GFX when i dont actually have 100% idea if i can
All the posts Ive read say its the same. I havent read anything saying
its different. Why would it be? Its just a different slot.
In fact I have such a system and I just got a card but Im not using it
for a few weeks until Im sure Im NOT getting my preordered card from
ATI .
Anyway if you are interested in it Ive just checked and VIA has come
out with a 939 pci express chipset too along with Nforce4 and I saw an
ASUS board at Newegg a popular online site. at risk of being accused
of spamming again. There are more and more PCI express boards
hitting the mkt and a killer video card which everyone is wating for
is starting to dribble out --- the 800XL which has been hyped at all
the sites as being = to the 6800GT at a $100 cheaper price 299 MSRP.
This is suppposed to blow the video mkt wide open but ATI as usual is
dragging its feet and shipping puny qtys. Some non-ATI versions were
selling these cards at 100 over MSRP the last month or so. However
$299 versions are finally hitting a few stores. In the US you can
order these directly from ATI at a discount if you get a code - 10%
off unfortunately I and others have been waiting over a month for
them.
With PCI express video cards hopefully falling in price its a good
time to consider going PCI express.
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