Prolonging the Graphics Life of Your AGP Machine

If you built a high-end rig a few years ago, a 3Ghz cpu is still competitive for single-threaded apps, low-latency DDR400 is still runs strong against DDR2 and AGP8x bandwidth is still enough for any game out now. Minus dual-core cpus and multi-threaded apps, only graphics processors have seen any performance leaps. The gaming world is moving all away from the AGP interface regardless of performance. Seeing how many don't have enough to buy a whole new system, they may have enough to just upgrade their GPU. Radeon x1600 Pro AGP Review @ Tom's Hardware