AGP 8x in a 4x mobo

Some cards specify both 4x and 8x and most only specify 8x.
Can I use any 8x video card in a 4x mobo slot? I just want it to work,
don't care if it's half speed. In the future I'll probably use it in an
8x board, just can't see buying a 4x only card at this point.
I know about PCI-E and have that on another system.


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Claude Hopper

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Claude Hopper (11) 5. ? wrote:
> Some cards specify both 4x and 8x and most only specify 8x.
> Can I use any 8x video card in a 4x mobo slot? I just want it to work,
> don't care if it's half speed. In the future I'll probably use it in
> an 8x board, just can't see buying a 4x only card at this point.
> I know about PCI-E and have that on another system.

It depends on the card and the MB. Read through this page to determine
if it's compatible: http://www.playtool.com/pages/agpcompat/agp.html

"RobV" <robv@nowhere.invalid> wrote in message
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> Claude Hopper (11) 5. ? wrote:
>> Some cards specify both 4x and 8x and most only specify 8x.
>> Can I use any 8x video card in a 4x mobo slot? I just want it to work,
>> don't care if it's half speed. In the future I'll probably use it in
>> an 8x board, just can't see buying a 4x only card at this point.
>> I know about PCI-E and have that on another system.
>
> It depends on the card and the MB. Read through this page to determine if
> it's compatible: http://www.playtool.com/pages/agpcompat/agp.html
In most cases, if it fits, it will work. The motherboard connector is
fitted with a 'key' which fits into a slot on the card, if they don't match
up they are incompatible.

Mike.

The 8x video card will run fine in that motherboard at half speed.

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--DaveW


"Claude Hopper (11) 5. ?" <boobooililililil@roadrunner.com> wrote in message
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> Some cards specify both 4x and 8x and most only specify 8x.
> Can I use any 8x video card in a 4x mobo slot? I just want it to work,
> don't care if it's half speed. In the future I'll probably use it in an 8x
> board, just can't see buying a 4x only card at this point.
> I know about PCI-E and have that on another system.
>
>
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> Claude Hopper
>
> ? ? ¥

"DaveW" <radiation@nuclear.org> wrote in message
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> The 8x video card will run fine in that motherboard at half speed.
>
> --
> --DaveW
>

Bull**** again DaveW.......... The clock speed of the GPU and memory speed
are MUCH more important than whether it is in a 4x or 8x slot. It will show
only a few points difference in a benchmark like 3DMark and probably little
or no 'noticeable' difference in real-time usage.


Ed