Should any AGP 8X card work in an AGP 4X motherboard?
Should any AGP 8X card work in an AGP 4X motherboard?
Most AGP8x cards should work in an AGP4X slot but obviosly only at the lower speed...
Yes obviously at the lower speed! It's an upgrade for a friend who has bought a new monitor that needs more than an MX440 64Mb! I've got an old ATI 9600 Pro to try!
Oops, forgott this bit! I tried an old GeForce 5400 AGP 8X but that didn't work; but I'm guessing that the card may have been damaged.
See this thread - there's a chap using the card you mention in a AGP 4X slot with no problems.
Agp 8x= Agp 4x? - Notebook Forums and Laptop Discussion
See also this wikipedia link which explains they are backwards compatible
Accelerated Graphics Port - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stevo3000 (07-04-2008)
Cheers, I will give the 9600 a go in his computer!
Just incase anyone finds this thread on google; the Ati 9600 pro did indeed work in the AGP 4x slot!
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