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AGP 8X vs AGP 2X/4X
Name: Chris Date: January 16, 2003 at 15:24:04 Pacific OS: Windows XP Pro CPU/Ram: AMD 1GHz/512MB
Comment:
Hi, Can anyone tell me if it is possible to put an AGP 8X graphics card into a AGP 2X/4X motherboard? And vice versa (put AGP 2X/4X video card into an AGP 8X motherboard)? I vaguely remember reading an article in a PC magazine saying that if you did one of these (and I don't remember which one it was), you would fry the card or motherboard because of the voltage differences each AGP uses. Thanks.
Name: trophman Date: January 16, 2003 at 17:20:19 Pacific
Reply:
don't do it
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Response Number 2
Name: Chris Date: January 16, 2003 at 17:49:30 Pacific
Reply:
Hm, a google search & my local computer retailer tells me that there is no problem with putting an 8X card into a 4X slot (the performance hit is only very minor). Anyone know about the other way (4X card into an 8X slot)?
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Response Number 3
Name: anonymous Date: January 16, 2003 at 21:50:00 Pacific
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pretty much almost every motherboadr i've delt with you can set the agp slot to the speed you need 1x 2x 4x 8x....not a big deal...i ran a 1x agp card at 2x for about a year and a half no problem....
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