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PCIe vs AGP
Name: Deadhorse Date: November 20, 2008 at 08:47:38 Pacific OS: Vista Basic CPU/Ram: P4 2.8/2GB Product: Dell
Comment:
I haven't been staying up on the PCIe video cards technology and still have an AGP card in my home PC but would like to upgrade. Do you need a PCIe slot on your motherboard or do they go in a regular PCI slot?
Name: Trent M Date: November 20, 2008 at 09:04:25 Pacific
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Yes, you need a PCI-E slot. If your computer is older than 2004, it won't have one. Otherwise, open the case and see if you have a PCI-e slot. They are only an inch long (if I remember correctly).
Also, if you do have a PCI-e slot, you will have to find out if it's PCI-e 1.0 or PCI-e 2.0.
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Response Number 2
Name: OtheHill Date: November 20, 2008 at 10:55:18 Pacific
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Post the exact model of Dell you have.
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Response Number 3
Name: larryf215 Date: November 20, 2008 at 10:56:09 Pacific
Name: jam Date: November 20, 2008 at 11:06:18 Pacific
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There are different PCIe slots...x1, x4, x16. The PCIe x16 slot is the one that's used for graphic cards. Here's a picture/link taken from that wikipedia link above:
If your Dell came with Vista pre-installed, it probably doesn't have an AGP slot. If YOU installed Vista onto an older Dell, it probably doesn't have a PCIe x16 slot.
If you had posted the model number, someone would have been able to dig up the specs.
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Response Number 5
Name: Deadhorse Date: November 20, 2008 at 11:10:03 Pacific
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Sorry guys, I'm at work and don't know the model number of hand, I'm betting it doesn't have a PCIe slot as it's about five years old, I'll just have to upgrade to a better AGP card.
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Response Number 6
Name: OtheHill Date: November 20, 2008 at 11:20:59 Pacific
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Or upgrade to a faster computer.
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Response Number 7
Name: jam Date: November 20, 2008 at 11:55:20 Pacific
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"I'll just have to upgrade to a better AGP card"
Make sure your power supply is capable of handling a higher end card. You didn't state which AGP card you currently have or why you wanna upgrade (gaming?), but a decent gaming AGP card will set you back at least $100.
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