12-27-2004, 03:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Prevost
Does what you explain mean, Darius, that in this regard the 865GV chipset is a kind of a backward step ??? Well, that is what I understand...couldn't a motherboard based on that chipset use even an old fashioned PCI video card?
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Not really. Each motherboard utilises different chipsets, depending on its purpose. With respect to PCI video cards, they tend to be lacklustre in performance that they're hardly considered an option anymore. Granted, if your motherboard has a PCI slot, then you should be able to fit a PCI video card in, but that doesn't necessarily mean it will provide better performance than the onboard solution. So I wouldn't go so far as to say it's a backward step unless you have a very powerful PCI video card - and these days, if you want to spend the kind of money for something like that, you're better off opting for an AGP 8x or PCI Express solution. Also, the 8xx chipsets are a little old these days. They're being widely replaced with the 9xx ones now.
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