Gigabyte Breaths New Life Into AGP

Rob Williams · 06-02-2009, 11:44 PM

From our front-page news:

We all know of the song "that never ends", and that's immediately what I think of when I see an AGP graphics card. Despite the fact that the slot-type has been long ousted, some companies refuse to let go, and in reality, there has got to still be demand for such cards, which I find entirely interesting.

Here at Computex, Gigabyte is showing off a brand-new ATI Radeon HD 4650 AGP card, designed for those with old machines who either want a recent offering, or simply have the need to get a new card for whatever reason. As a mainstream graphics chip, the performance wouldn't be up to par with what we see with mid-range PCI-E cards, but at least the option is there for those who need it.

The card is available right now, although I'm unsure of the pricing. Like ATI's other 4000-series offerings, this card supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 2.1, has 1GB of GDDR2 onboard, and also features HDMI and DVI connectors. Oh, and for some reason, it also supports CrossFireX. Try and figure that one out!

madstork91 · 06-03-2009, 03:07 AM

yes it goes on and on my friends!

(are these things at least cheap?)

b1lk1 · 06-03-2009, 07:45 AM

I would think that there are ALOT of countries where the available technology is still 4-5 years old at best and they are eating these things up! People gotta remember that some countries restrict technology to the ordinary citizens so they have to work with what they get.

Rob Williams · 06-04-2009, 10:51 AM

I just noticed... what a whopping typo in the title. Oh well, comes with the rush rush rush territory.

Kougar · 06-08-2009, 05:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b1lk1

I would think that there are ALOT of countries where the available technology is still 4-5 years old at best and they are eating these things up! People gotta remember that some countries restrict technology to the ordinary citizens so they have to work with what they get.

Yes... except that it takes these same countries a few years before such parts become readily available if they ever quite reach "readily available" status at all beyond online ordering + expensive customs issues.

06-02-2009, 11:44 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Gigabyte Breaths New Life Into AGP From our front-page news: We all know of the song "that never ends", and that's immediately what I think of when I see an AGP graphics card. Despite the fact that the slot-type has been long ousted, some companies refuse to let go, and in reality, there has got to still be demand for such cards, which I find entirely interesting. Here at Computex, Gigabyte is showing off a brand-new ATI Radeon HD 4650 AGP card, designed for those with old machines who either want a recent offering, or simply have the need to get a new card for whatever reason. As a mainstream graphics chip, the performance wouldn't be up to par with what we see with mid-range PCI-E cards, but at least the option is there for those who need it. The card is available right now, although I'm unsure of the pricing. Like ATI's other 4000-series offerings, this card supports DirectX 10.1 and OpenGL 2.1, has 1GB of GDDR2 onboard, and also features HDMI and DVI connectors. Oh, and for some reason, it also supports CrossFireX. Try and figure that one out! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

06-03-2009, 03:07 AM	#2
madstork91 The One, The Only... Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: TEXAS! Posts: 1,434	yes it goes on and on my friends! (are these things at least cheap?) __________________ ..

06-03-2009, 07:45 AM	#3
b1lk1 Tech Monkey Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ontario Posts: 821	I would think that there are ALOT of countries where the available technology is still 4-5 years old at best and they are eating these things up! People gotta remember that some countries restrict technology to the ordinary citizens so they have to work with what they get. __________________ Oldschool PC: Intel E6300/Nouctua NH-9U w/dual 92mm Panaflos XFX 680i LT Patriot PC2-6400 2X2GB LL 2 X BFG 8800GTX in SLI Enermax Revolution 620W PSU ASUS 24X DVD/Seagate 250GB SATA 2/THermaltake A90/Windows 7 Ultimate 64

06-04-2009, 10:51 AM	#4
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	I just noticed... what a whopping typo in the title. Oh well, comes with the rush rush rush territory. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

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