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8X agp on a 4X agp board (Read 392 times)

Jul 16^th, 2003 at 7:42pm

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Am thinking of upgrading my graphics card from a g4 mx420 to a g4 4200 8X, my only problem is that my mobo is only a 4X agp.
Im not looking for a serious gamer card here just a bit more to play around with so I dont mind not using all the agp bandwidth if it comes down to that.
So can anyone tell me if a 8X card will work on a 4X board.

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Alan

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Reply #1 - Jul 16^th, 2003 at 9:24pm

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No problem. I'm running a GeforceFX 5200 8X on a 4X board with no problems.

I only pretend to know what I'm talking about. Heck, that's what lawyers, car mechanics, and IT professionals do everyday. Wink

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Reply #2 - Jul 17^th, 2003 at 5:43am

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brilliant, thanks for that, off to look for a good price now Grin

Alan

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Reply #3 - Jul 25^th, 2003 at 4:08pm

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I use a very similar board to Orenda (4x AGP), and use the GeForce 4 MX440SE (8x AGP capable)........no prob.........

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Reply #4 - Jul 28^th, 2003 at 5:58pm

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Cool, whats the performance like, because the card can transfer data faster than the agp slot will allow, is there any slow down or any side effects?

Al

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