I need suggestion to what brand and model to buy.
I have an old Pentium 4 Intel 845 chipset with GA-81DX motherboard.
The manual says that I need a card with AGP 4X (1.5V)
Any AGP 2X (3.3V) or AGP 4X only will burn the motherboard.
I am also told that some card are 2X/4X compatible and can be switched in either mode by adjusting the jumper.
2006-11-15 00:57:18 · 3 answers · asked by Aussies-Online 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
Yes your right...They do make cards that can be switched however most of the time it's through software not jumpers... As for the 1.5v, I always thought the voltage in APG cards where standard.... If they needed more they would use a power cable from the powersupply...
2006-11-15 01:05:17 · answer #1 · answered by jack 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go in for a agp 4x card with atleast 128mb of RAM. I dont think it will cause any problems. For more information look up on the manufactures website.
2006-11-15 01:10:48 · answer #2 · answered by ash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the voltage the agp port gives out is standard only the card may only use 1.5 v of the total voltage at the start
here are some results from ebay
http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/search.dll?cgiurl=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.co.uk%2Fws%2F&fkr=1&from=R8&satitle=agp+x4&category0=
2006-11-15 01:16:45 · answer #3 · answered by matthew m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋