PCI-E vs AGP vs PCI
We are comparing the 3 type of graphics cards available in the early 2000.
The components used in this clip are: AsRock AliveDual e-SATA2, Athlon X2 5600+, Generic 512Mb module DDR2, Asus 6200 PCI-ex, Palit 6200 AGP, Zotac 6200 PCI, XFX 6200 AGP, Western Digital 250Gb, Corsair 750W PSU.
The Second Sidequest puts AGP agains PCI-ex and looks at the Gainward's 7900GS and the Sapphire HD3850.
Contents:
00:00 - Intro
00:11 - The parts
04:09 - Assembly
05:33 - Information
07:26 - Disable Turbo Cache with Riva Tuner
07:49 - Overclocking a graphics card with Riva Tuner
08:16 - The XFX 6200 AGP installation and information
09:15 - 3D Mark 2001
10:07 - 3D Mark 2003
10:36 - Aquamark 3
11:00 - Farcry benchmark
11:25 - Doom 3 benchmark
12:14 - Quake 3 Arena benchmark
13:19 - Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War
14:30 - Simpsons Hit & Run
15:54 - The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
17:34 - Colin McRae Rally 2.0
19:13 - Counter Strike
20:01 - Unreal Tournament
21:04 - Half Life
22:16 - Can it run Crysis?
24:00 - Sidequest: nGlide
24:26 - Metal Fatigue - Glide API
25:34 - Unreal Tournament - Glide API
26:29 - Screamer 4x4 - Glide API
27:48 - Quake GL - MiniGL
29:00 - Charts
30:40 - The PCI card
31:36 - Conclusions
32:38 - Second Sidequest - High Powered AGP vs PCI-ex equivalent: Assembly
34:42 - Benchmarks for the Sapphire HD 3850
35:39 - Some more Assembly
36:35 - Benchmarks for the Gainward 7900GS
37:19 - Some more Charts
38:01 - The ALiveDual motherboard
38:51 - Benchmarks
39:23 - The issues with the AM2NF3 and the results for the tests
39:56 - Question 1, Asrock AliveDual or AM2NF3?
40:21 - Question 2 part A - The 7900GS
42:42 - Question 2 part B - The HD3850