 Can I Use Two Video Cards Agp/pci |
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 Nov 23 2007, 12:50 PM
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Here are my system specs. System Property Value Manufacturer Dell Computer Corporation Product Name Dimension 8300 Serial Number GS28N41 Chassis Mini tower Infrared (IR) Supported No Machine Type AT/AT COMPATIBLE Motherboard Property Value Manufacturer Dell Computer Corp. Model 0W2562 Serial Number ..CN4811142R01UP. Chipset Vendor Intel Corporation Chipset Model 82875P,E7210 Memory Controller Hub North Bridge Intel 875P South Bridge 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) LPC Interface Bridge SMBus Intel Corporation 82801EB/ER (ICH5/ICH5R) SMBus Controller @EDA0h CPU Intel Pentium 4 HT Cpu Socket Socket 478 Processor Upgrade ZIF Socket Max CPU Speed 3600 MHz System Slots 4 PCI, 1 AGP OnBoard devices Ethernet (Enabled) Intel Pro 100 VE Network Connection Sound (Enabled) AC'97 Audio Controller Memory Summary Location System board or motherboard Maximum Capacity 4096 MBytes Memory Slots 4 Error Correction Single-bit ECC Use System memory Slot info Tag Name System Slot 0 PCI1 Property Value Slot Tag System Slot 0 Slot Name PCI1 Slot Type PCI Data Bus Width 32 bits Current Usage Available Shared No PME Signal Yes Support Hot Plug No Vcc voltage supported 5V, 3.3V System Slot 1 PCI2 Property Value Slot Tag System Slot 1 Slot Name PCI2 Slot Type PCI Data Bus Width 32 bits Current Usage Available Shared No PME Signal Yes Support Hot Plug No Vcc voltage supported 5V, 3.3V System Slot 2 PCI3 Property Value Slot Tag System Slot 2 Slot Name PCI3 Slot Type PCI Data Bus Width 32 bits Current Usage Available Shared No PME Signal Yes Support Hot Plug No Vcc voltage supported 5V, 3.3V System Slot 3 PCI4 Property Value Slot Tag System Slot 3 Slot Name PCI4 Slot Type PCI Data Bus Width 32 bits Current Usage Available Shared No PME Signal Yes Support Hot Plug No Vcc voltage supported 5V, 3.3V System Slot 4 AGP1 Property Value Slot Tag System Slot 4 Slot Name AGP1 Slot Type AGP 8X Data Bus Width 32 bits Current Usage In use Shared No PME Signal Yes Support Hot Plug No Vcc voltage supported 3.3V Video Card Property Value Vendor 1002h ATI Technologies Inc Device 4C66h Mobility Radeon 9000 Subsystem Vendor 1002h ATI Technologies Inc Subsystem Device 4F72h Command 0187h I/O Access, Memory Access, BusMaster, Wait Cycles, System Errors Status 02B0h Has Capabilities List, Supports 66MHz, Supports Back-To-Back Trans., Medium Timing Revision 02h Header Type 00h Bus Latency Timer FFh Minimum Bus Grant 08h Maximum Bus Latency 00h Self test 00h Self test not supported Cache line size 64 Bytes (16 DWords) PCI Class 03h Display PCI Class Type 30000h VGA Controller DeviceDesc All-in-Wonder 9000 Low Profile LocationInformation PCI bus 1, device 0, function 0 Capabilities 0 HardwareID PCI\VEN_1002DEV_4C66SUBSYS_4F721002REV_02 PCI\VEN_1002DEV_4C66SUBSYS_4F721002 PCI\VEN_1002DEV_4C66CC_030000 PCI\VEN_1002DEV_4C66CC_0300 CompatibleIDs PCI\VEN_1002DEV_4C66REV_02 PCI\VEN_1002DEV_4C66 PCI\VEN_1002CC_030000 PCI\VEN_1002CC_0300 PCI\VEN_1002 PCI\CC_030000 PCI\CC_0300 ClassGUID {4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318} Class Display Driver {4D36E968-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\0001 Mfg ATI Technologies Inc. Service ati2mtag ConfigFlags 0 ParentIdPrefix 5155942790 Device Configuration File oem0.inf InfPath oem0.inf InfSection ati2mtag_M9 ProviderName ATI Technologies Inc. DriverDateData 00 40 9D D0 09 74 C3 01 DriverDate 9-6-2003 DriverVersion 6.14.10.6394 MatchingDeviceId pci\ven_1002dev_4c66subsys_4f721002 DriverDesc All-in-Wonder 9000 Low Profile Class Display Display adapters Installer32 Desk.Cpl,DisplayClassInstaller TroubleShooter-0 hcp://help/tshoot/tsdisp.htm Icon -1 Processors Property Value Device ID ACPI\GENUINEINTEL_-_X86_FAMILY_15_MODEL_2\_0 Status 0x0180000a Started Problem 0x00000000 (0) Service intelppm Capabilities 0x00000030 Config Flags 0x00000000 Class Processor Manufacturer Intel Hardware IDs ACPI\GenuineIntel_-_x86_Family_15_Model_2 *GenuineIntel_-_x86_Family_15_Model_2 ACPI\GenuineIntel_-_x86_Family_15 *GenuineIntel_-_x86_Family_15 ACPI\GenuineIntel_-_x86 *GenuineIntel_-_x86 Compatible IDs ACPI\Processor Class GUID {50127DC3-0F36-415E-A6CC-4CB3BE910B65} Enumerator name ACPI Description Intel Processor Friendly name Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz Driver {50127DC3-0F36-415E-A6CC-4CB3BE910B65}\0001 Physical Object Name \Device\00000050 Install State 0x00000000 Device Configuration File c:\windows\inf\cpu.inf Used File C:\WINDOWS\system32\DRIVERS\intelppm.sys InfPath cpu.inf InfSection IntelPPM_Inst InfSectionExt .NT ProviderName Microsoft DriverDateData 00 40 89 46 7C 17 C4 01 DriverDate 4-1-2004 DriverVersion 5.1.2600.0 MatchingDeviceId acpi\genuineintel_-_x86_family_15_model_2 DriverDesc Intel Processor Class Processor Processors NoInstallClass 1 Icon -28 Thanks, Stoopidzen |
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Nov 23 2007, 02:34 PM
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It's possible for a dual monitor setup. I couldn't say for a single monitor
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Nov 23 2007, 02:39 PM
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you do know there are better AIW that the one you have and they have more memory.
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Nov 23 2007, 06:42 PM
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As Mentioned it is possible to "stack" PCI and AGP video cards your best bet would be to upgrade your AGP card since your AGP port has a much higher bandwidth then the PCI port. You will be bottle necked with your PCI card and may not be able to play the latest games. In order to use both cards the way you want you would need to either physically switch the VGA connector, use a Video switch hooked up to both cards and the one monitor or use 2 monitors.
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Nov 23 2007, 09:47 PM
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Arachibutyrophobia Group: BC Advisor Posts: 5,201 Joined: 4-March 05 From: Northern Sierra Foothills Member No.: 13,532 |
Personally I would save my money and work toward a new build that will have PCI-E which would allow you to use the newer and faster boards not to mention a faster CPU and RAM.
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Nov 25 2007, 04:23 PM
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QUOTE(Sneakycyber @ Nov 23 2007, 06:42 PM)  As Mentioned it is possible to "stack" PCI and AGP video cards your best bet would be to upgrade your AGP card since your AGP port has a much higher bandwidth then the PCI port. You will be bottle necked with your PCI card and may not be able to play the latest games. In order to use both cards the way you want you would need to either physically switch the VGA connector, use a Video switch hooked up to both cards and the one monitor or use 2 monitors. If I have a second monitor would I still have to worry about the bottleneck? Would the PCI be ok if it was used only for the second monitor (game monitor) or still not enough bandwidth? Thinking of using my HDTV (PC compatible) for the second monitor. Thanks stoopidzen 
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Nov 25 2007, 05:57 PM
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Hardware Guru Group: BC Advisor Posts: 1,872 Joined: 25-January 07 From: Tiffin, Ohio Member No.: 108,353 |
Your ATI card is a PCI? If this is the case use your AGP x8 port for a good quality card such as an Geforce 7800 or 7600 and use it for gaming and use the other card for the TV function. I have not stacked video cards personally so I don't know how this will work with games.
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