New Video Cards?

[mah4c2]

I have been recently been rebuilding my computer and have come to the video card part. I was going to get a new one, but I heard that there is suppose to be a huge jump in that market in the spring. So I decided to hold off till then.

I was just wondering if this is true or if its a rumor?

Is the jump going to be a huge one or if its just going to be a little better?

Any info on crds would be apprieciated.
Thanks in advance

[pf_flyer166]

do some research for pci express...its the next generation of video and well any cards really...we're at the end of the agp era video cards...i believe production stops on the first of the year. after that pci express takes over so look into that...that change packed with 64 processors and maybe a 64 bit os (if it ever gets here) should be a pretty significant change.

[sunchao]

I think you should wait.

[PrntRhd]

Sunchao,
We appreciate your interest but please refrain from comments unless it helps the thread.

[deddard]

Depends on what you will be using the card for, and also what the capabilities of your motherboard are.
PCI-express is now swinging into action, and though I've never seen them in full force, the reviews are all the same - they are stonkingly fast for gaming!
NVidia are re-introducing the ability to use two cards for even more gaming power, but this of course comes at a price.
The other factor - your motherboard capabilities are fairly simple - does your motherboard support PCI Express (it is only going to support it if it's very recent) if not, then the question is academic - PCI Express is not for you.
The one kickback from all this though is that AGP cards will start to reduce - there is still a huge client base for AGP, so it isn't going to drop like a rock, but expect to see prices come down as the technology gets mainstream (nothign new there)
If you don't run games or heavy 3d graphics, then the latest all singing all dancing cards will not be of any use - there are specialist cards for video input etc, but otherwise go for something which isn't at the cutting edge.
If Saphalline pops along, you'll get all the details you need (saphalline is someoen everyone listens to on matters of this sort!)