JimS_99

I guess I should have mentioned firmware upgrades. Firmware upgrades are just software patches for existing hardware. As new technologies become available for PC hardware wouldn't this make onboard compression the bottleneck in the future?

Another thought I have is, is onboard compression a good thing? About the only reason I can think of for onboard compression is to increase FPS. Wouldn't just upgrading the PC as new technology comes available increase the FPS (dual & quad core processors, new BUSS technologies etc...)? A dedicated card would not be upgradeable.