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Agp Compatibilities AGP X8 card to a AGP X4 MB

#1 ZooUK

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Posted 11 June 2007 - 10:17 AM

I got card overheat probs and a m8 sold his old AGPx8 card (NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900XT ).
My MB only supports AGPx4. Will the card run ok on the MB ?
My present card is a GF4 Ti 420

BTW, MB is an ASUS A7S333 with a AMD Athlon xp2100+ running in it.

Thanks in advance :thumbsup:

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Posted 11 June 2007 - 10:22 AM

I THINK but don't take my word for it that the x rating is purely electrical from what I've seen on the 680i mobos. They have one 16x PCI slot, one 8x PCI slot, and one 4x PCI slot. So far as I know, A vid card should work as long as the bus is the right size.

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Posted 11 June 2007 - 10:25 AM

AGP compatibility for sticklers

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Posted 11 June 2007 - 10:28 AM

That's quite a lot to read, could you just say the answer because I'm beginning to get tired of reading :thumbsup:

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Posted 11 June 2007 - 10:32 AM

There is the short version in the beginning, and even from the long version the tables tell you most what you need to know.

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Posted 11 June 2007 - 10:56 AM

Wow Mr Alpha! Way, way too much information (but a good read for us "sticklers" :thumbsup:

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Posted 11 June 2007 - 01:08 PM

Thanks for the link Mr Alpha.

From how I read it, if the edge card fits my AGP slot then it'll work (max at AGP X4 ? )

If it doesn't, then it might be the wrong transfer voltage.
I think I can change this in the BIOS ?
Or am I being a numpt.