AIW x800XT (AGP) - System Requirements Question

[BRH]

I'm considering purchasing the All-In-Wonder x800XT AGP-based videocard,
to replace the Radeon 9700 Pro in my system.

I see that the videocard's specs mention a requirement for the computer
system to support "AGP 8X (0.8V)/4X (1.5V)".

I intend to use this card with an Epox 8kha+ motherboard. The highest
AGP setting in the BIOS is 4X. Will this videocard work with this
motherboard? If so, how much of a system hit (re: gaming) can I expect
running it with 4X AGP vs 8X AGP?

Thanks!

 

[First of One]

I intend to use this card with an Epox 8kha+ motherboard. The highest AGP
setting in the BIOS is 4X. Will this videocard work with this
motherboard?
Yes.

If so, how much of a system hit (re: gaming) can I expect running it with
4X AGP vs 8X AGP?

In real games and even 3DMark 03, no performance hit. See:
http://www.sudhian.com/showdocs.cfm?aid=554

 

[digisol]

Time for a new board, 4X v 8X ? = lots of difference, plus you need a
least a 480w PSU, and not a generic one either

The card may work but why bother

Happy upgrading, I have not seen a 4X board for a long time, all ar
either 8X AGP or PCI-E now days

 

[Venger]

Time for a new board, 4X v 8X ? = lots of difference, plus you need at
least a 480w PSU, and not a generic one either.

The card may work but why bother ?

Happy upgrading, I have not seen a 4X board for a long time, all are
either 8X AGP or PCI-E now days.

I have yet to see a benchmark showing a notable improvement between 4x and
8x AGP. Nothing more than maybe 2%.

The only time AGP bandwidth matters is moving texture information between
system memory and the cards memory. Once it's on the cards memory, that's
IT, doesn't matter the speed of the AGP bus anymore. With all the 256MB
cards around, AGP bus speed and things like the AGP frame size are secondary
considerations.

I challenge anyone to show a difference that matches your statement "4X v 8X
? - lots of difference". It just DOESN'T matter.

Venger

 

[First of One]

http://www.sudhian.com/showdocs.cfm?aid=554

This article has it all. For all intents and purposes AGP4x and 8x showed
the same performance. The only difference was in the synthetic SPEC Viewperf
DX-07, where 8x was quite a bit faster.