AGP 4x on an 8x mobo

samguy · 11-12-2004, 06:37 PM

i am planning to buy a news system p42.8 ht with d865 motherboard dual channel, sata 80gb, 256 *2 400mhz ddr RAM

and i was wondering since i have an 4x agp card, will it work with 8x supporting mobo.
Could somebody also recommend a good alternative motherboard something midrange. Sata support is a must.

Thanx
sam

grinning_devil · 11-12-2004, 09:18 PM

rest assured that the mobo u'll be buyin will support AGP ...
as all the present day MOBO's r backward compatible....ur 4x card will work fine in 8X slot...

as far as mid range mobo goes with SATA ... hmm
how abt ASUS P4C800-E Delux...will be around 6.5k
Intel D865 GBF ... for 6.5 k
or if u want sumthin REALLY cheap go for
Kypton P4VMA-M...for 3.0k((will support SATA!!))((

wont vote for its performance though))

Cheeeers!

justo · 12-12-2004, 11:32 AM

if you want something cheap ....... go for mercury with intel 865 chipset .... for 4500 ................. n if you are ready to spend i suggest the Asus Mobo

resident_alien · 12-12-2004, 03:37 PM

of course i can tell u a good mobo but this thign costs 8,550 and its the asus a7n8x-vm which has an inbuilt ge force4 mx it may not be the best gpu but if price is a fatctor its a worthy chaoice and the board comes with a 8x agp slot
which means u can plung the latest fx or radeon into it and play games like doom3 and hl2 in all their glory.more over i recommend that of u really are crazed by games go for nforce based mobo which are the best integrated solutions.

samguy · 13-12-2004, 04:07 PM

Thanx guys
one more thing does anybody know how u can differentiate between agp cards of 2x , 4x , 8x.
bcos now i am not sure which speed my agp card is,
i know its is 32 mb card.
on the back of the card its written
KOB N620G
RIVA TNT2 M64 - 32MB

pimpom · 13-12-2004, 05:09 PM

4x and 8x cards have an extra notch at the contact edge (total 3 notches) compared to 2x cards. 4x and 8x cards use 1.5V supply whereas 2x and 1x use 3.3V. They are not cross-compatible.

11-12-2004, 06:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
samguy Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2	AGP 4x on an 8x mobo i am planning to buy a news system p42.8 ht with d865 motherboard dual channel, sata 80gb, 256 *2 400mhz ddr RAM and i was wondering since i have an 4x agp card, will it work with 8x supporting mobo. Could somebody also recommend a good alternative motherboard something midrange. Sata support is a must. Thanx sam

12-12-2004, 11:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
justo Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 20	if you want something cheap ....... go for mercury with intel 865 chipset .... for 4500 ................. n if you are ready to spend i suggest the Asus Mobo __________________ Strength of A MaN was Once mEasUred with his BrAiN & bRawN ............ NoW its MeAsureD with hiS RAM & ROM !!!!

13-12-2004, 04:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
samguy Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 2	How to Differentiate between agp cards Thanx guys one more thing does anybody know how u can differentiate between agp cards of 2x , 4x , 8x. bcos now i am not sure which speed my agp card is, i know its is 32 mb card. on the back of the card its written KOB N620G RIVA TNT2 M64 - 32MB

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11-12-2004, 09:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
grinning_devil Wise Old Owl Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Side Crater, Mars Posts: 1,038	rest assured that the mobo u'll be buyin will support AGP ... as all the present day MOBO's r backward compatible....ur 4x card will work fine in 8X slot... as far as mid range mobo goes with SATA ... hmm how abt ASUS P4C800-E Delux...will be around 6.5k Intel D865 GBF ... for 6.5 k or if u want sumthin REALLY cheap go for Kypton P4VMA-M...for 3.0k((will support SATA!!))(( wont vote for its performance though)) Cheeeers!

12-12-2004, 03:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
resident_alien Right Off the Assembly Line Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: chennai Posts: 6	of course i can tell u a good mobo but this thign costs 8,550 and its the asus a7n8x-vm which has an inbuilt ge force4 mx it may not be the best gpu but if price is a fatctor its a worthy chaoice and the board comes with a 8x agp slot which means u can plung the latest fx or radeon into it and play games like doom3 and hl2 in all their glory.more over i recommend that of u really are crazed by games go for nforce based mobo which are the best integrated solutions.

13-12-2004, 05:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
pimpom Wise Old Owl Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,350	4x and 8x cards have an extra notch at the contact edge (total 3 notches) compared to 2x cards. 4x and 8x cards use 1.5V supply whereas 2x and 1x use 3.3V. They are not cross-compatible.