I got a new video card not too long ago and put it in my computer.It fit in perfectly with no struggle, but It didn't work correctly (it just displayed different colored lines going vertically from the monitor), so I took it into the computer shop. They said the card was broken, but then mentioned that the card is AGPx8 and my computer is AGPx4. They didn't know if that mattered, but they wanted me to check it out. So, would my AGPx8 video card (It's an ATI Radeon x1600pro GameFX Board series) work in my AGPx4 computer (It's a Gateway Intel(R) Pentium 4 CPU)? I hope someone can help, if you need some more information feel free to ask...Also, i'm not too great with computer hardware, mostly only software.
2006-07-22 11:42:53 · 5 answers · asked by Tobunshi 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814131430
That's where I bought my video card, and it says "Interface: AGP x4/x8". Does this mean it's compatable?
2006-07-22 12:13:10 · update #1
Simple answer is yes. It will work. You just don't get the full benefit of 8x. I have an 8x Ati 9550 graphics card installed on my agp 4x motherboard and have no problems. Even played NFS Underground with it.
2006-07-23 02:08:56 · answer #1 · answered by DazedAndConfused 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You need to change the settings in BIOS appropriately to reflect the card change 4X/8X/.
For you Gateway, it should be the Del (or F1) key once the PC is starting (that's called POST (Power On Self Test). Once in BIOS, look for a setting in which you can set the correct speed accordingly. Hope that this bit of information helps. TRY NOT TO CHANGE OTHER SETTINGS unless you know what you're doing, if anything WRITE down what you're doing so that you can undo it appropriately.
2006-07-22 14:40:55 · answer #2 · answered by C93 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It improves pictures processing, yet purely nominally. there's somewhat element called "The regulation of Diminishing Returns," which says that for each extra greenback spent, the ensuing develop in overall performance gets smaller. The clever area of do (with very few exceptions) is to get the main suitable GPU you are able to arise with the funds for the 1st time around. SLI and Crossfire are a royal PITA to establish...and, frankly, are no longer very well worth the attempt and cost.
2016-10-08 05:15:16 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
An agp4X card should work in an 8X slot, but not the other way around.
2006-07-22 11:46:11 · answer #4 · answered by SuperTech 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will work but you cannot use your card completely because your motherboard is AGP 4x support.
2006-07-22 11:51:22 · answer #5 · answered by /\/\@/\/\@|_! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋