Konklusion & UK Summary
Hvad har jeg så fundet ud af, efter alle disse timers test? Svaret er rimeligt simpelt: Der er ikke den store forskel på AGP og PCI-E, endnu. Dette er fordi grafikkortene endnu ikke udnytter båndbredden i PCI-E soklen fuldt ud, så på indeværende tidspunkt er der altså ikke ret meget performance at hente ved at opgradere til PCI-E. Den forskel der er i performance, skyldes den anelse højere core- og ramhastighed PCI-E har som standard.
For at sige det kort: Der er ingen grund til at opgradere til PCI-E endnu. Med det sagt, skal man så lige have mulighederne ved PCI-E i baghovedet, såsom muligheden for SLi og hvad ATI nu beslutter sig for at kalde deres dual kort løsning.
Nu vil jeg så også tillade mig at bringe en "X-faktor" med ind i denne test, det er en faktor kan ikke måles, kun opleves. Det jeg snakker om er følelsen man har med spillet, i kender det alle sammen: Der er ikke noget mere irriterende end fornemmelsen af at grafikken er et splitsekund efter spillet. Denne faktor er klart til PCI-E's fordel, jeg spillede flere forskellige spil på begge maskiner bl.a. NFS Underground 2, Far Cry, Rainbow Six: Raven Shield og Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30.
Ens for alle spillene var, at de føltes mere flydende med PCI-E end med AGP kortet, dette kan dog ikke bevises, så i må jo tage mit ord for det.
Point Of View GeForce 6600GT AGP: 
Hvis jeg kortvarigt skal fokusere på AGP kortet, så må jeg sige at det er et rigtigt godt kort, specielt når man tager prisen i betragtning. Alt ved kortet virker som det skal, driver installationen forløb problemfrit, det samme gjalt for overclocking toolet. De eneste to ting jeg lige kan komme på som minusser, må være støjen fra blæseren. Ikke fordi den er høj eller irriterende, men efter et par timers gaming, bliver lyden lidt for dominerende. Det andet minus er TV out; det er ikke verdens klareste billede der kommer op på skærmen, men absolut hæderligt. Jeg testede TV out på begge mine fjernsyn, et 42" Alfa View og et 24" Panasonic. På den store skærm virkede billedet mere uklart end på det lille, hvor billedet var fint til at se film på.
Så hvis du står for at anskaffe dig et nyt AGP kort til maskinen, men økonomien ikke tillader de helt vilde udskejelser, så er dette grafikkortet for dig, du bliver ikke skuffet.
For: Prisen.
Ydelsen
Bundle
Imod: Blæseren
TV out
Point Of View GeForce 6600GT AGP: 
Så er det PCI-E kortets tur, også her har Point Of View lavet et rigtig godt kort til prisen. Lige som AGP kortet henvender det sig til gameren der ikke har økonomien til de vilde kort, der ellers florerer på markedet. I forhold til mit Point Of View GeForce 6800 Ultra performer det faktisk rigtig godt, specielt når man tænker på at 6600GT kortet koster en tredjedel.
PCI-E versionen har den samme blæser monteret på køleren som AGP versionen og med samme irritationsmoment, støjen, ellers kan jeg ikke finde andre minusser ved dette kort.
Jeg vil også lige nævne VIVO her, da kvaliteten virkeligt overraskede mig. Først prøvede jeg med S-VHS kabelet, her fik jeg den samme billedkvalitet som på AGP kortet. Men dette kort understøtter HDTV via RGB kablerne og det gør mit 42" plasma tv også, resultatet var forbløffende, jeg har aldrig før set så flot et computer billede på en tv skærm: Kvaliteten var på fuld højde med et VGA kabel.
Så hvis du sidder med tanker om at opgradere din PC og vil have nyt bundkort med PCI-E, for at være mere fremtidssikret, så er dette absolut et godt valg, du ikke vil fortryde.
For: Prisen.
Ydelsen.
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VIVO
Imod: Blæseren
Fælles for begge kort kan jeg kun sige: Her får man "Bang for the Buck", så hvis der står et nyt grafikkort på ønskelisten, ville disse to være gode alternativer.
UK Summary
Well, what have I learned after all these hours of testing ? The answer is fairly simple: there's hardly any difference between AGP and PCI-E, yet.
This is because graphics cards don't yet fully use the bandwidth available with PCI-E technology, so there isn't really much performance to get by upgrading to PCI-E. The difference there is is due to the higher core and memory speeds which PCI-E cards are clocked at.
In short: there is no reason to upgrade to PCI-E yet. With that said, however, you should keep the new possibilities which PCI-E provides in mind, such as the ability for SLi and whatever ATI decides to call their dual card solution.
Also, I will mix in a "X-factor" too, something which cannot be measured, only experienced. What I am talking about is the "feel" you have in a game, which you all know: there is nothing more irritating than the feeling that the graphics is a split second behind the game. I tried several different games on both machines, such as NFS Underground 2, Far Cry, Rainbow Six: Raven Shield and Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30, and the best coherence/relationship between graphics and game, the best "feeling", was when using PCI-E.
A common thing for all of the games was that they felt more fluid using PCI-E rather than AGP, however, this cannot be proven so you must take my word for it.
Point Of View GeForce 6600GT AGP: Focusing on the AGP card for a short while I must say that it is a very good card, especially considering the price. Everything about the card works as expected, the driver installation was troublefree, as was installing the overclocking tool. Two things which weren't so good was the fan noise and the TV out. The fan isn't very loud nor irritating, but after a couple of hours of gaming the sound gets somewhat dominating.
The image quality using TV out isn't the most clear I've seen, but absolutely decent,though. I tested TV out on both of my TV's, a 42" Alfa View and a 24" Panasonic. On the large screen the picture wasn't as clear as on the smaller one, where the picture quality was splendid for watching movies.
So if you're looking for a new AGP card for your system, but circumstances limits your choices, then this is the card for you, you will not be disappointed.
Pros: Price
Performance
Bundle
Cons: The fan
TV out
Point Of View GeForce 6600GT AGP: Now it's the PCI-E card's turn, and also here Point of View has made a very good card at the price. Like its AGP based sibling it's aimed at the gamer who cannot afford the really high end cards on the marked. Compared to my Point Of View GeForce 6800 Ultra it performs very well, especially considering that it only costs a third as much.
The PCI-E version has the same fan as the AGP version, and with the same annoying noise. That is, however, the only downside to this card.
I will also mention the VIVO functionality here, as the quality really surprised me. First I tried using the S-VHS cable, and got the same image quality as the AGP model provided. However,this card supports HDTV via the RGB cables, which my 42" plasma monitor also does, and I was stunned by the result, never before have I seen such a computer-provided image on a TV screen; the quality was just as good as when using a VGA cable.
So if you're considering upgrading your PC and you want the futureproof PCI-E this is clearly a splendid choice you won't regret.
Pros: Price
Performance
Bundle
VIVO
Cons: The fan
Common for both cards is "Bang for the Buck", so if your wishlist contains a new graphics card these two would be good choices.
