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Thanks, the answers I was looking for

"Jerry Attic" <0m> 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.
>>
>> 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

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?

A 4X slot will only run at 4X as far as I know even if you put an 8X
card in.

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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?
I am not even sure an 8x graphics card will work in a 4x slot but if it
does I doubt you would get better graphics.