Will your next PC have an AGP slot?

[Ian]

AGP still seems pretty new to me, but now PCIe seems to be taking over. Would you still get an AGP motherboard/card in the next few months?

I think I probably would, simply because of the choice (and the fact its not obsolete yet!).

 

[crazylegs]

Here here mr administrator man, another year and perhaps things will look different but for now and the near future agp cards can still cut it with the best...

 

[muckshifter]

As the competition grows and the price tumbles AGP will fade ... however, Office systems do not need the 'power' and I see the likes of IBM & Dell hanging to AGP on low-cost Office/Home systems ... That will mean being intrigated on the MB.

Why do we still see "COM Ports" ... are they still useful?

 

[Ian]

Why do we still see "COM Ports" ... are they still useful?

I still use COM ports, but I agree its an exception and not the norm It wouldn't surprise me if these disappear very soon on high-end boards - as 99% of people don't use them.

 

[muckshifter]

I still use COM ports, but I agree its an exception and not the norm It wouldn't surprise me if these disappear very soon on high-end boards - as 99% of people don't use them.

And more people continue to have problems it they do dissapear ... USB does not solve some of the simple solutions ... I have a printer that has NEVER had a problem printing, I had a USB printer that always did have a problem being seen, never mind print. XP did sovle that problem but it was 3 months and 3 new printers before XP was available.

Time will tell

 

[BaseLine9]

Very true sometimes "updating" hardware can be unreliable

Goes the saying "if it aint broke don’t fix it"

I also use com ports at work allot, I still "dial in" for remote access to my clients too

 

[floppybootstomp]

Nope, next board I buy will not have an AGP slot.

 

[muckshifter]

Nope, next board I buy will not have an AGP slot.

Actually ... nor will mine.

 

[crazylegs]

Pessimists............

 

[Me__2001]

i doubt it, but you never know if its a media centre then probably, anything else will be PCI-E even if it does have pants card in it

 

[Reefsmoka]

I wont be upgrading for at leat 6 months, but when i do it will definatly be PCI-E.

If your buying a gaming rig now, you will be easily safe with AGP, but if I were doing an overhaul now I would defo go PCI-E. The only reason I didnt is because I only had my 6800GT for 6 months and it cost me £300 :/, and its still one of the best card in the world .

 

[Alf]

Im with Reef
thats the only reason i didnt go with PCI-E
except i wont upgrade anytime soon

 

[G~MAN]

as i will use my new computer for gaming i would have to say i would need a PCI-E slot... its more futureproof... nvidia and radeon have stopped producing agp cards as far as i know and are focusing on PCI-E... and with the option of SLi i think many people would want to go with that as in a few months time they can get another gfx card at a lower price

 

[someblackguy7130]

for game use i will get a PCIe because they will become the next agp, but for normal use id get a agp cuz they are cheaper for the older graphics cars and i cant really find any old ones for PCIe