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| 513189 | 2007-01-06 10:39:00 | wanting to upgrade my gfx card from my onboard video card, i have some spare slots in my computer but how do i distinguish them from PCI, PCI-E and APG? cheers |
kingping (11473) | ||
| 513190 | 2007-01-06 11:15:00 | If you get the motherboard model then you can do a search for it on the internet and it will say what slots your motherboard has. As a general guide if it was made before 1998 it might have a PCI slot. if made before 2005 then it probably has an AGP and if made from then till now it will probably have a PCI-E slot. That is a very rough guide though. |
Faded_Mantis (79) | ||
| 513191 | 2007-01-06 11:26:00 | AGP: pc.watch.impress.co.jp PCI-Express: www.karbosguide.com PCI: www.hothardware.com Notice that most motherboards have 3 or more of the same (usually) white slots. Those are PCI slots. AGP slots are longer than PCI slots.....I think. They are located above all the PCI slots. PCI-Express are also longer than PCI slots....many are black, and also located above all the PCI slots. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 513192 | 2007-01-06 21:12:00 | AGP: pc.watch.impress.co.jp PCI-Express: www.karbosguide.com PCI: www.hothardware.com Notice that most motherboards have 3 or more of the same (usually) white slots. Those are PCI slots. AGP slots are longer than PCI slots.....I think. They are located above all the PCI slots. PCI-Express are also longer than PCI slots....many are black, and also located above all the PCI slots. Does that mean that one cannot put a graphics card in the wrong slot ??? PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 513193 | 2007-01-06 21:13:00 | Does that mean that one cannot put a graphics card in the wrong slot ??? PJ You would probably only be able to get a graphics card into a wrong slot if you REALLY forced it. I can't see how you could do it without noticing. |
Dannz (1668) | ||
| 513194 | 2007-01-06 22:34:00 | You would probably only be able to get a graphics card into a wrong slot if you REALLY forced it. I can't see how you could do it without noticing. As the Tui ad says.... 'Yeah right!' :D I think (without opening the case) PCI slots have a 'seperator' - a long slot and a shorter slot which should stop the wrong card being put in. |
Shortcircuit (1666) | ||
| 513195 | 2007-01-06 22:53:00 | Does that mean that one cannot put a graphics card in the wrong slot ??? PJ No sh!te!! :p Hehe, well, you can....have you checked out that other thread on the other forum? It's about an idiot who cut up a 7800GT to fit into a normal PCI slot. Lol. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 513196 | 2007-01-07 00:00:00 | have you checked out that other thread on the other forum? It's about an idiot who cut up a 7800GT to fit into a normal PCI slot. I seem to recall all he did was cut off the extended bit of metal on the edge of the card - not the card itself. | Greg (193) | ||
| 513197 | 2007-01-07 00:56:00 | Also be aware that AGP slots come in different multipliers so an AGP8x card won't work in an AGP4x motherboard slot even though it fits. I would suggest that if your motherboard is AGP4x compatible that you replace it with a PCIe motherboard. | BrotherDragon (10117) | ||
| 513198 | 2007-01-07 01:01:00 | I seem to recall all he did was cut off the extended bit of metal on the edge of the card - not the card itself. Actually, if you look at the picture he has cut off a part of the PCB that fits into the PCI-E slot (thread (www.pressf1.co.nz) picture (img518.imageshack.us)) | The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
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