I understand that the NEW AGP cards that are 8X WILL not work in my MB that is 4X But I don't understand about the new 4x/8x AGP cards will they work ?
2007-01-29 19:30:33 · 3 answers · asked by Red 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
If your Motherboard has a AGP 4x Slot, then you can go out and buy a 8x AGP card like
Nvidia Geforce 5700,5950,6200,6600,6800,7300 or ATi 9550,9600,9700,9800 - which are pretty good for gaming. The only thing is that these 8X AGp cards will work at 4x speed which is 16.5 Gbps, where using them on a 8X AGP slot will result in 64.3 Gbps. They will work but at a slower speed thats all. Try getting an AGP that has a 128 bit memory, this will give you a good performance boost.
2007-01-29 19:51:14 · answer #1 · answered by GearSpec™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with the other guy, It will work, provided that: your motherboard's AGP slot will acommodate the card (without folding it in half or using a hack saw to trim it) and you have the correct drivers. however, like he said, since your machine's motherboard will only support cards that run at 4x speed, make sure before you buy a card that it's backward compatible with older systems. Keep in mind that even if it is, it'll only be running at half the speed it was designed for, though it won't harm the new card or your computer, you may or may not see a performance boost. Go for a card that has at least 256mb video ram, or more if you can afford it. and be sure to download the latest drivers from the manufacturer's website after you install the card, or you may see bugs start happening, crashes, unexplained restarts, freezes, or weird display images. these can all usually be fixed with a driver update, as the cards are released with the version of the software that was current at the time. if you buy a card that was made a year ago, the software that came with it is a year old, and a year buggier. the drivers are a free download, and if they're not, you're getting screwed.
hope this helps
2007-01-30 04:06:09 · answer #2 · answered by rolandofgilead54 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure it will work on ur motherboard , according to your motherboard agp speed if its 4x and ur card is 8x ur card will work as 4x hope u got it right , it will work
2007-01-30 03:37:16 · answer #3 · answered by Tornadistic Leader 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋