Random Off-topic Computer Question
Zifnab
Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6062Members
Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 6062Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Well... not entirely random</div> I'm planning on buying an 8X AGP video card, but my motherboard's AGP slot is only 4X.
Question: What will happen if I do this?
Possible outcomes I can think of:
(a) The videocard is slightly bottlenecked.
(b) The videocard is greatly bottlenecked and doesn't work well at all.
© The videocard does not work at all.
(d) The videocard explodes in a fiery blast, killing me and those I love.
What do you think will actually happen?
(BTW, <a href='http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=302333&pfp=SEARCH' target='_blank'>this</a> is what I'd like to buy. Pretty good deal, eh? Can't argue with $100 off...)
Question: What will happen if I do this?
Possible outcomes I can think of:
(a) The videocard is slightly bottlenecked.
(b) The videocard is greatly bottlenecked and doesn't work well at all.
© The videocard does not work at all.
(d) The videocard explodes in a fiery blast, killing me and those I love.
What do you think will actually happen?
(BTW, <a href='http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=302333&pfp=SEARCH' target='_blank'>this</a> is what I'd like to buy. Pretty good deal, eh? Can't argue with $100 off...)
Comments
AGP speed-up is fully backwards compartinble.
A card that supports 8x runs fine on 4x 2x 1x AGP, just with a slower data stream.
highend grapic cards that are faster than the CPU/motherboard are just some waste of money because the never get fully exhausted.