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was just thinking, some mobos have 8x agp,some older have 4x agp.
does it do any good (better graphics) to put a better 8x card in a 4x slot?
ie 5500 to a 6800 nvidia?

"Christopher Syn" <> wrote in message
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> was just thinking, some mobos have 8x agp,some older have 4x agp.
> does it do any good (better graphics) to put a better 8x card in a 4x
> slot? ie 5500 to a 6800 nvidia?

The AGP speed will still be 4x even with an 8x card in the slot.
'Better' will depend on the card and what you define as better.

Best
Paul.

What I mean is can I still get better graphics using a more powerful 8x agp
card in a 4x slot

"PeeCee" <> wrote in message
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> "Christopher Syn" <> wrote in message
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>> was just thinking, some mobos have 8x agp,some older have 4x agp.
>> does it do any good (better graphics) to put a better 8x card in a 4x
>> slot? ie 5500 to a 6800 nvidia?
>
> The AGP speed will still be 4x even with an 8x card in the slot.
> 'Better' will depend on the card and what you define as better.
>
> Best
> Paul.
>

"Christopher Syn" <> wrote in message
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> What I mean is can I still get better graphics using a more powerful 8x
> agp card in a 4x slot
>

Yes, but it won't run as good as that 8x card in an 8x slot. It would run
more like a 4x card in that 4x slot.

If you already have a good 4x card, an 8x card in that slot would probably
not be worth the investment. But if you are gaming and have a cheapo card,
then an upgrade should be helpful.

"Christopher Syn" <> wrote:

>was just thinking, some mobos have 8x agp,some older have 4x agp.
>does it do any good (better graphics) to put a better 8x card in a 4x slot?
>ie 5500 to a 6800 nvidia?

The 4x interface will only support (i.e. display) 4x technology no
matter what. If you upgrade the mobo you should get the newest interface
which is PCIe -- much better than AGP 8x. Therefore, buying a 8x AGP
card would be a waste of money, even if you had a future mobo upgrade in
mind.

"WhzzKdd" <frack_this@email_is.invalid> wrote in
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> "Christopher Syn" <> wrote in
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>> What I mean is can I still get better graphics using a
>> more powerful 8x agp card in a 4x slot
>>
>
> Yes, but it won't run as good as that 8x card in an 8x
> slot. It would run more like a 4x card in that 4x slot.
>
> If you already have a good 4x card, an 8x card in that slot
> would probably not be worth the investment. But if you are
> gaming and have a cheapo card, then an upgrade should be
> helpful.

Just to make sure...

An 8x card WILL fit into and run in a 4x slot? A seemingly
knowledgeable salesman once told me otherwise.

Asking because 4x cards are getting scarce and I only have the
choice of 4xAGP or standard PCI.

Thanks.


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thanatoid <> said in news:Xns9927E6937885Bthanexit@
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> "WhzzKdd" <frack_this@email_is.invalid> wrote in
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>> "Christopher Syn" <> wrote in
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>>> What I mean is can I still get better graphics using a
>>> more powerful 8x agp card in a 4x slot
>>>
>>
>> Yes, but it won't run as good as that 8x card in an 8x
>> slot. It would run more like a 4x card in that 4x slot.
>>
>> If you already have a good 4x card, an 8x card in that slot
>> would probably not be worth the investment. But if you are
>> gaming and have a cheapo card, then an upgrade should be
>> helpful.
>
> Just to make sure...
>
> An 8x card WILL fit into and run in a 4x slot? A seemingly
> knowledgeable salesman once told me otherwise.

This is how it is: A majority of 8X cards are backwards compatible to older
4X AGP slots. A majority are not backward compatible with a really ancient
2X slot. When you stick an 8X card in a 4X slot, it will only run at 4X.
However, since the internals are better than an older 4X, you will see
better performance. How much depends on a POS your PC is, etc.

> Asking because 4x cards are getting scarce and I only have the
> choice of 4xAGP or standard PCI.

A cheaper 8x card with 256 megs of RAM is better than some crappy NVIDIA
420 with 64 megs of RAM. Does that make sense?

Jerry

"Jerry Attic" <0m> wrote in message
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> thanatoid <> said in
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>> "WhzzKdd" <frack_this@email_is.invalid> wrote in
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>>> "Christopher Syn" <> wrote in
>>> message news:ssb%h.6$...
>>>> What I mean is can I still get better graphics using a
>>>> more powerful 8x agp card in a 4x slot
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yes, but it won't run as good as that 8x card in an 8x
>>> slot. It would run more like a 4x card in that 4x slot.
>>>
>>> If you already have a good 4x card, an 8x card in that slot
>>> would probably not be worth the investment. But if you are
>>> gaming and have a cheapo card, then an upgrade should be
>>> helpful.
>>
>> Just to make sure...
>>
>> An 8x card WILL fit into and run in a 4x slot? A seemingly
>> knowledgeable salesman once told me otherwise.
>
> This is how it is: A majority of 8X cards are backwards compatible to
> older
> 4X AGP slots. A majority are not backward compatible with a really ancient
> 2X slot. When you stick an 8X card in a 4X slot, it will only run at 4X.
> However, since the internals are better than an older 4X, you will see
> better performance. How much depends on a POS your PC is, etc.
>
>> Asking because 4x cards are getting scarce and I only have the
>> choice of 4xAGP or standard PCI.
>
> A cheaper 8x card with 256 megs of RAM is better than some crappy NVIDIA
> 420 with 64 megs of RAM. Does that make sense?
>
Exactly what I was trying to say, only better done <g> - thanks Jerry!

"thanatoid" <> wrote in message
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> "WhzzKdd" <frack_this@email_is.invalid> wrote in
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>> "Christopher Syn" <> wrote in
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>>> What I mean is can I still get better graphics using a
>>> more powerful 8x agp card in a 4x slot
>>>
>>
>> Yes, but it won't run as good as that 8x card in an 8x
>> slot. It would run more like a 4x card in that 4x slot.
>>
>> If you already have a good 4x card, an 8x card in that slot
>> would probably not be worth the investment. But if you are
>> gaming and have a cheapo card, then an upgrade should be
>> helpful.
>
> Just to make sure...
>
> An 8x card WILL fit into and run in a 4x slot? A seemingly
> knowledgeable salesman once told me otherwise.
>

I have an 8x nVidia 7600GT in my 4x motherboard. Works fine. At the 4x bus
speed, obviously. Although I'm not happy with the S-Video output. It seems I
didn't read the fine print, and the S-Video connector is component output,
and I needed composite. So now I record TV onto the desktop as a DVR
(Windows media player compatible file), store it in a shared folder, play it
in a window on my laptop through that unit's S-Video/composite so I can
watch it on my regular TV. I guess there's one advantage to doing it this
way - the laptop puts WMP in close proximity, so I have the controls right
here. But I have a remote for the desktop, so it would actually be nice if
didn't have to do this route-through-the-laptop game. (The ATI card I should
have bought has both composite and component out. Composite for now,
component for later when I can afford a new TV.)

thats what I was looking for, thanks

"WhzzKdd" <frack_this@email_is.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Christopher Syn" <> wrote in message
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>> What I mean is can I still get better graphics using a more powerful 8x
>> agp card in a 4x slot
>>
>
> Yes, but it won't run as good as that 8x card in an 8x slot. It would run
> more like a 4x card in that 4x slot.
>
> If you already have a good 4x card, an 8x card in that slot would probably
> not be worth the investment. But if you are gaming and have a cheapo
> card, then an upgrade should be helpful.
>
>