From 4X to 8X

onecrazyakabine · May 18, 2006, 06:29 PM

Would I see a huge difference in FPS from my 9800 Pro from 4X to 8X? My motherboard is just a 4X agp and I was wondering how much of a gain I would see if my motherboard was 8X.

OmegaRED · May 18, 2006, 06:49 PM

I saw a noticable difference going from 4x-8x with my 9700pro.

onecrazyakabine · May 18, 2006, 11:50 PM

anyone else?

Bart1987 · May 19, 2006, 12:08 AM

I didn't notice any gain when I switched from 4x to 8x. There shouldn't be much of a difference because it hardly uses more bandwidth than AGP4x can deliver. I beleive it was said it would only increase by a few percent when switching to agp8x at the time it came out.

**Spyre** · May 19, 2006, 08:02 AM

Theres a 1 - 2% difference at most so hardly noticeable.

H3X4D3C1M4L · May 21, 2006, 03:08 PM

Its only worth it if you want to upgrade to an X800 or so later on and the mobo has a whole new set of features you need.

TBH it'd be better to scrap it and go PCI-E. My next system is just gonna be a whole new one, not gonna try keeping anything from this one.