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    Andreas_Wolf
    Posts: 12079 from 2003/5/22
    From: Germany
    >> but not average PC brand-new for sale today, see R700 GPU,
    >> DDR2 RAM, PCIe v1.x, SATA2, USB2.

    > Nemo can hold the same GPU than latest x86

    True, but the AmigaOne X1000 system is specified by A-Eon with R700:

    http://www.a-eon.com/x1000.html

    > DDR2 is sometimes faster than DDR3

    Only in cases where latency has more impact than bandwidth.

    > PCIe v1 is enouh for nemo's CPU's capabilities 2.0/3.0
    > could not give extra on it, most modern hard drives do not
    > transfer more than sata2 can handle, not all new PCs have
    > USB3 and very rarely it's supported by peripherals.

    True :-)

    > And one nasty thing... the 3D support is coming first&foremost for
    > r700, IIRC. And r700 GPUs are disappearing from average PC shop

    How does that matter when the X1000 already comes with it pre-installed? I take it AmigaKit have stocked at least as many of those cards as A-Eon have PA6T chips in their possession ;-)

    > I hope the new GFX system will more easily support future GPUs, one day.

    Gallium3D/Mesa already supports up to R900:

    http://www.x.org/wiki/GalliumStatus
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