AGP vs. PCI video cards?

[bdgbill]

Is there a preference for AGP vs PCI video cards? Been reading the forums for a while and it seems like many people are running PCI cards even though they are kind of rare these days.

I'm considering the XFX GeForce FX 5200 / 128MB DDR / AGP 8X card (about $60.00 Canadian from Tiger Direct).

Also...Will any AGP card work in any AGP slot? My older machine has an AGP slot but I have no idea what version.

Thanks

[reboot]

There are two different kinds of AGP, supposedly backwards compatible on all motherboards, BUT, check to make sure, because of voltage differences, if you put an older agp card into a newer slot, you may blow it up (or was that a newer card in an older slot...?).
PCI video also comes in two versions, the original PCI (I ran a Radeon 7000 for a very long while), and PCIExpress, which is a completely different card/slot, so you can't mix these up.
Use whatever your wallet can handle.
AGP is faster than PCI, but slower than PCIExpress.
The geForce you mention is a decent card...check http://www.pricenetwork.ca for the best price before you buy from tiger though.

[bdgbill]

Thanks for your help Reboot. I went ahead and ordered the card from Tiger. I like the Pricenetwork site. I always try to order Canadien to avoid the customs hassles.