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AGP or PCI to PCI-Express adapter
Name: ares_xtreme Date: October 30, 2007 at 17:17:08 Pacific OS: Win XP Professional SP2 CPU/Ram: P4 3.00 Ghz / 1024 MB
Comment:
I was wondering if there is an AGP or PCI to PCI-Express adapter, for old motherboards with only AGP support.
Albatron peddled the ATOP bridge card that works in the opposite, but going with the others, the odds of you finding something that works in reverse so as to convert your AGP motherboard into a PCI-E motherboard is extremely slim to none.
You may consider a motherboard that has both AGP & PCI-E slots that would be compatible with your current CPU, but if you were to do that: you are only trying to avoid what is inevitable. In reality returning the PCI_E card or exchanging it for an AGP card might just be your best bet. There are still AGP cards out there that perform decently.
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Response Number 4
Name: ares_xtreme Date: October 31, 2007 at 09:04:47 Pacific
Summary: I just want to know if I can use the ati radeon 9600XT 256M DDR instead of my onboard graphics card. Don't know a lot about this but a mate will send me the card for free so hopefully it's right (don'...
Summary: Just wondering, which type AGP or PCI is best and takes most strain off of the processor. Also has anyone used the Radeon x600 Pro or 9600xt? ta, Will I notice the difference in performance from upgra...
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