[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: pci-e and linux ( and radeon -vs- nvidia )

[Justin M. Forbes]

On Wed, Dec 22, 2004 at 08:03:58AM -0800, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-12-22 at 07:48, Justin M. Forbes wrote:
> 
> 
> For the 6800 on PCIe, an AGP-to-PCIe bridge is used which adds cost
> ($50+).
> 
Even so, you cannot find PCI-Express 6800s hardly at all, only one I have
seen for sale was $500 for a GT model... that is ridiculous. 
> 
> See my post because this is almost an AGP v. PCIe issue because nVidia
> won't release the 6200 and has yet to release the 6600 for AGP.  They
> 
The 6600 series for AGP was released last month, and has better
availability than the 6800 series PCI-Express.
> 
> Yes, they are all the R200 series.  The last time I checked, the VR280
> (9200) wasn't supported yet.  I'm glad to hear that's changed.
> 
9200 series has been supported for well over a year.  9200 SE however, is
not.

Justin