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by: carv0 December 29, 2005 6:14 AM PST

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4x agp

by carv0 - 12/29/05 6:14 AM

My mobo only supports 4X agp. I wanted to upgrade to a better video card but I am not sure what to do here. Does anyone have a suggstion other than replacing the mobo? Would cards advertised as 8X work on this system?


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Should.

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 12/29/05 6:24 AM

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But many get derailed by odd or miswritten instructions on AGP cards. If the AGP card fits and if your machine's power supply can supply the extra Watts then it's fine 99.99% of the time.

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4x 8x

by Whitecougar - 12/30/05 5:19 AM

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I know the Nvidia cards will work as long as the slot is 1.5v and not the old 3v slot.you won't get the advertised performance gains running a 8X card in a 4X slot, but you should notice an increase in performance over your old card. As far as the ATI cards, I haven't used them enough to offer an opinion.


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That's the TYPO.

by R. Proffitt Moderator - 12/30/05 7:04 AM

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"I know the Nvidia cards will work as long as the slot is 1.5v and not the old 3v slot."

Please research this one and discover that the AGP card requests the voltage and there is no set value on the AGP voltage. This is the area that confuses most as they try to verify they have a 1.5V AGP slot and can't.

The really old AGP slot in question won't let the 8X card plug in.

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