[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: pci-e and linux ( and radeon -vs- nvidia ) -- PCIe x16 v. x8 v x4

[Justin M. Forbes]

On Thu, Dec 23, 2004 at 06:39:47AM -0800, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> > I guess Nvidia just needs to be forthcoming with info
> > instead of playing cloak and dagger.
> 
> Well, do most consumers really want to know this stuff?  I lot of people
> I know don't know the differences between how AGP and PCIe work at all,
> but claim they do.
> 
I would say that the enthusiast category (those willing to spend $400+ on a
graphics card) do want to know this stuff, even if they do not really
understand it.

Justin