agp vs pci card??

[L.S.]

Have to replace video card(agp 32 meg), died, and wondering if I should stay
with agp or go with pci?
The agp on the 5 year old system is a 4x and I notice agp cards today are
8x.
Not sure of the speed of the 4x agp vs pci.
FYI-Don't do any high tech gaming.

suggestions & thanks,

[Cari \(MS-MVP\)]

PCI-E is the format of choice these days. However if you are without a
PCI-E port and only have AGP and PCI, I'd definitely go with AGP.
--
Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
www.coribright.com/windows

"L.S." > wrote in message
...
> Have to replace video card(agp 32 meg), died, and wondering if I should
> stay with agp or go with pci?
> The agp on the 5 year old system is a 4x and I notice agp cards today are
> 8x.
> Not sure of the speed of the 4x agp vs pci.
> FYI-Don't do any high tech gaming.
>
> suggestions & thanks,
>

[L.S.]

This system doesn't have the newer pci-e slot.
Even though the system is only 4x that's still faster than a pci card?

Thanks

"Cari (MS-MVP)" > wrote in message
...
> PCI-E is the format of choice these days. However if you are without a
> PCI-E port and only have AGP and PCI, I'd definitely go with AGP.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
> www.coribright.com/windows
>
> "L.S." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Have to replace video card(agp 32 meg), died, and wondering if I should
>> stay with agp or go with pci?
>> The agp on the 5 year old system is a 4x and I notice agp cards today are
>> 8x.
>> Not sure of the speed of the 4x agp vs pci.
>> FYI-Don't do any high tech gaming.
>>
>> suggestions & thanks,
>>
>

[Jerry]

Yes - AGP is faster/better than PCI.

"L.S." > wrote in message
...
>
> This system doesn't have the newer pci-e slot.
> Even though the system is only 4x that's still faster than a pci card?
>
> Thanks
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" > wrote in message
> ...
>> PCI-E is the format of choice these days. However if you are without a
>> PCI-E port and only have AGP and PCI, I'd definitely go with AGP.
>> --
>> Cari (MS-MVP) Printing & Imaging
>> www.coribright.com/windows
>>
>> "L.S." > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Have to replace video card(agp 32 meg), died, and wondering if I should
>>> stay with agp or go with pci?
>>> The agp on the 5 year old system is a 4x and I notice agp cards today
>>> are 8x.
>>> Not sure of the speed of the 4x agp vs pci.
>>> FYI-Don't do any high tech gaming.
>>>
>>> suggestions & thanks,
>>>
>>
>
>