Graphics insallation

[Tommy5]

Hi guys
Im updating my comp and I have a AGP card that I want to go in (6600 256mb) and was wondering if u can fit it into a PCI motherboard as I dont want to upgrade the card again or have to get a new motherboard just for a new card.
Thanks if u can help
Tom :stickout:

 

[Didou]

No workaround there. An AGP card has to go in an AGP slot.

 

[Tommy5]

Thanks,
so how long till PCI expess takes over then???,
well, thanks anyway

 

[vnf4ultra]

You could either get a pci card(like a 5500 OC pci from bfg, or a 5700le pci), or get an agp(or pci-e) motherboard. Pci-e is basically standard now on new pcs(that have upgradeable graphics).
Agp will still stay around for a while though.

 

[Tommy5]

Thanks,
I'll ask the blokes up the shop

 

[Tommy5]

Just found something on my cards web site(XFX GeForce 6600 256MB DDR TV-Out/Dual DVI (AGP) ) and it sayd on the section that-

PCI Express™ Support
Designed to run perfectly with the next-generation PCI Express bus architecture. This new bus doubles the bandwidth of AGP 8X delivering over 4 GB/sec. in both upstream and downstream data transfers.

Is this right? just been on the site and it seems as though I can stick it on a PCI Express MB ?

http://www.xfxforce.com/web/product/listConfigurationDetails.jspa?productConfigurationId=1085

Thanks

 

[vnf4ultra]

The 6600 comes in agp or pci-e if that's what you mean.

http://www.xfxforce.com/web/product/listConfigurationDetails.jspa?productConfigurationId=1085
I think you might be talking about the link above, where it says it supports pci-e in the "specs" at the bottom, which it doesn't for that model. They're wrong, they just like to put as much stuff under the "specs" as possible.