Advice on compatible video cards

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by smith75, Jan 19, 2006.

  1. smith75

    smith75 Private E-2

    I need to upgrade my video card (I currently have a NVIDIA GeForce2 MX) but I'm not sure how to check whether the cards I'm looking at on eBay are going to be compatible with my system. Has anybody got any advice on how I can go about checking?

    My motherboard is a GIGABYTE GA-7DXE and I think the following information may be relevant, Expansion Slots; 1. 1 x AGP 4X, 2. 5 x PCI slots support 33MHz and PCI 2.2 compliant

    Does this mean that a Card that has AGP 8X won't work with my motherboard?

    Thanks for any advice.
     
    smith75, Jan 19, 2006
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  2. Prophets21

    Prophets21 Staff Sergeant

    No an AGP 8x card can be run at AGP 4x, you can change it with an application called Rivatuner.
     
    Prophets21, Jan 19, 2006
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  3. hugh750

    hugh750 MajorGeek

    The 8x video card will work on your motherboard it will just run at 4x.
     
    hugh750, Jan 19, 2006
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