agp 2x/4x compatible video cards

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Anyone know of a somewhat current video card that will work on a
motherboard with an AGP 2x/4x slot? I have an Abit KR7A-RAID
motherboard. Any info would be appreciated.
 
Anyone know of a somewhat current video card that will work on a
motherboard with an AGP 2x/4x slot? I have an Abit KR7A-RAID
motherboard. Any info would be appreciated.
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My wife's computer is an ECS K7VTA3 that is limited to AGP 4X. It runs
an ATI 9600 4X / 8X AGP card with no problems.

GG
 
* rodney:
I can never remember all the issues with AGP.
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There is not much to remember...
I recall some where
along the line they had a major voltage incompatibility between some
boards and some cards.
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There was a voltage incompatibility between modern mainboards (AGP4x and
AGP8x boards) and ancient gfx cards which all predate the Geforce- and
Radeon-line (Matrox G400, S3 Savage, RivaTNT2, Rage128, SiS 6xx) and
aren't sold any more for more than 5 years now. Putting one of these
cards in a modern mobo could fry the board.

Since these cards are that ancient it's hardly an issue any more...

Benjamin
 
Anyone know of a somewhat current video card that will work on a
motherboard with an AGP 2x/4x slot? I have an Abit KR7A-RAID
motherboard. Any info would be appreciated.
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I can never remember all the issues with AGP. I recall some where
along the line they had a major voltage incompatibility between some
boards and some cards. Double check before you buy.
 
Trikster said:
Anyone know of a somewhat current video card that will work on a
motherboard with an AGP 2x/4x slot? I have an Abit KR7A-RAID
motherboard. Any info would be appreciated.
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I'm using an x850 in a 2x/4x AGP slot (intel 850emv mobo)
 
Yeah, I had a x800 that was just throttled back to 4x because of the 4x mainboard.

http://www.smokeypoint.com/My_PC.htm
scroll down to view PC system.

I was an "early adopter" or jusr flat couldn't afford to get the right 8x mainboard at the
time.

The 9800 was my fav for years to..


cheers,
dracman
Tomb Raider: Shotgun City
http://www.smokeypoint.com/tomb.htm



:* rodney:
:
: > I can never remember all the issues with AGP.
:
: There is not much to remember...
:
: > I recall some where
: > along the line they had a major voltage incompatibility between some
: > boards and some cards.
:
: There was a voltage incompatibility between modern mainboards (AGP4x and
: AGP8x boards) and ancient gfx cards which all predate the Geforce- and
: Radeon-line (Matrox G400, S3 Savage, RivaTNT2, Rage128, SiS 6xx) and
: aren't sold any more for more than 5 years now. Putting one of these
: cards in a modern mobo could fry the board.
:
: Since these cards are that ancient it's hardly an issue any more...
:
: Benjamin




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* rodney:


There is not much to remember...


There was a voltage incompatibility between modern mainboards (AGP4x and
AGP8x boards) and ancient gfx cards which all predate the Geforce- and
Radeon-line (Matrox G400, S3 Savage, RivaTNT2, Rage128, SiS 6xx) and
aren't sold any more for more than 5 years now. Putting one of these
cards in a modern mobo could fry the board.

Since these cards are that ancient it's hardly an issue any more...

Benjamin
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mine still works ;)

ancient lol
 
* rodney:


There is not much to remember...


There was a voltage incompatibility between modern mainboards (AGP4x and
AGP8x boards) and ancient gfx cards which all predate the Geforce- and
Radeon-line (Matrox G400, S3 Savage, RivaTNT2, Rage128, SiS 6xx) and
aren't sold any more for more than 5 years now. Putting one of these
cards in a modern mobo could fry the board.

Since these cards are that ancient it's hardly an issue any more...

Benjamin
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No way to fry the boards or cards since the AGP cards were keyed for the two
voltages. It was impossible to plug the higher voltage old card into the newer
slots.
 
GMAN said:
No way to fry the boards or cards since the AGP cards were keyed for the two
voltages. It was impossible to plug the higher voltage old card into the newer
slots.
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That is wrong! My P4T-E came with a separate insert warning of a couple
of older AGP video cards that were not keyed correctly. The insert
stated that using one of these cards would destroy the board and void
the warranty.
 
Michael W. Ryder said:
That is wrong! My P4T-E came with a separate insert warning of a couple
of older AGP video cards that were not keyed correctly. The insert
stated that using one of these cards would destroy the board and void
the warranty.
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Don't bother. Bennie exists in his own reality.
 
That is wrong! My P4T-E came with a separate insert warning of a couple
of older AGP video cards that were not keyed correctly. The insert
stated that using one of these cards would destroy the board and void
the warranty.
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OK, my bad, nearly impossible. If the video card manufacturer did that to my
board, i'd sue them!
 
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