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AGP to PCI?
Name: ValuCPU Date: April 26, 2004 at 10:56:53 Pacific OS: win 2k CPU/Ram: 200mhz @ 233mhz 192 Mb
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1 quick question = is it possible to get AGP to PCI adapters for graphics cards? Thanks in advance!
Name: Badboy Date: April 26, 2004 at 11:00:39 Pacific
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I don't think so.
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Response Number 2
Name: efabes Date: April 26, 2004 at 11:11:49 Pacific
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If you dont have an AGP slot, you will need a PCI card.
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Response Number 3
Name: jam Date: April 26, 2004 at 12:50:14 Pacific
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That question was asked some time ago & someone posting a link to an adapter. From what I recall it was relatively expensive...propabaly cheaper to just buy the proper vid card for your slot type. Try doing a search in this forum.
Name: jam Date: April 26, 2004 at 12:51:30 Pacific
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wow...sorry about the typos
...there is no spoon...
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Response Number 5
Name: RockyBalboa Date: April 26, 2004 at 13:29:01 Pacific
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looks like complete rubbish if you ask me
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Response Number 6
Name: efabes Date: April 26, 2004 at 14:40:17 Pacific
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Yes, rubbish.
The AGP channel is much faster than a PCI channel. There is no way any adapter could make the PCI faster and avoid a bottleneck.
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Response Number 7
Name: chilly charlie Date: April 28, 2004 at 06:23:07 Pacific
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[quote]Yes, rubbish. The AGP channel is much faster than a PCI channel. There is no way any adapter could make the PCI faster and avoid a bottleneck.[/quote]
you are right PCI operates at 33mhz and AGP operates at 66mhz....not a chance will it compensate for the diff unless it underclocks the AGP card to the throughput of 33mhz
2500 Barton 768 MB 333 DDR RAM 2 x 80 GB Maxtor HD 9500-9700 Radeon MSI KT3V
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Response Number 8
Name: ValuCPU Date: April 28, 2004 at 11:21:22 Pacific
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3.38 V = STD 3.52 V = VRE
I am running the VRE settings, which (as far as I know) was the setting that it came with.
I was benchmarking with "test CPU" freeware program, from a cover disk.
Summary: Why would you go from AGP to PCI? You may be getting a newer card, but the slower/shared PCI bus cancels out many of the benefits. Get an AGP card. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accele... http://www.ne...
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