AGP vid card necessary?

I've be told I should have an AGP vid card, that some games won't run without
it.. AGP is presently grey-ed out in my system. Does that mean I have to buy
another vid card with AGP? What is AGP? I have perfectly good RADEON 7000
64RAM. Must I junk it? What of 2nd hand, pre-owned vid cards?
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....if you give a pig and a boy anything they want you'll have a good pig and
a bad boy!

That model can be AGP or PCI, depends what you choose to buy.

An AGP card need not be expensive.

Look at the latest models and then step back a model or two earlier.
They are pretty cheap and sufficient for playing games.


Regards
Mark Dormer


"swellfella" <swellfella@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:962CE167-45C9-4A43-B5B8-881C4CD3A4EB@microsoft.com...
> I've be told I should have an AGP vid card, that some games won't run
> without
> it.. AGP is presently grey-ed out in my system. Does that mean I have to
> buy
> another vid card with AGP? What is AGP? I have perfectly good RADEON 7000
> 64RAM. Must I junk it? What of 2nd hand, pre-owned vid cards?
> --
> ...if you give a pig and a boy anything they want you'll have a good pig
> and
> a bad boy!

And if it's an AGP card but the AGP option is greyed
out then you might need to upgrade your chipset drivers.
That information is in the MFC app post I sent you. :-)

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"Mark Dormer" <markd@mvpsx.org> wrote in message news:ujPcNTzWFHA.1508@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
| That model can be AGP or PCI, depends what you choose to buy.
|
| An AGP card need not be expensive.
|
| Look at the latest models and then step back a model or two earlier.
| They are pretty cheap and sufficient for playing games.
|
|
| Regards
| Mark Dormer
|
|
| "swellfella" <swellfella@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| news:962CE167-45C9-4A43-B5B8-881C4CD3A4EB@microsoft.com...
| > I've be told I should have an AGP vid card, that some games won't run
| > without
| > it.. AGP is presently grey-ed out in my system. Does that mean I have to
| > buy
| > another vid card with AGP? What is AGP? I have perfectly good RADEON 7000
| > 64RAM. Must I junk it? What of 2nd hand, pre-owned vid cards?
| > --
| > ...if you give a pig and a boy anything they want you'll have a good pig
| > and
| > a bad boy!
|
|

First check your motherboard to see if it's even AGP compatible.

"swellfella" <swellfella@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:962CE167-45C9-4A43-B5B8-881C4CD3A4EB@microsoft.com...
> I've be told I should have an AGP vid card, that some games won't run
> without
> it.. AGP is presently grey-ed out in my system. Does that mean I have to
> buy
> another vid card with AGP? What is AGP? I have perfectly good RADEON 7000
> 64RAM. Must I junk it? What of 2nd hand, pre-owned vid cards?
> --
> ...if you give a pig and a boy anything they want you'll have a good pig
> and
> a bad boy!

--
....if you give a pig and a boy anything they want you'll have a good pig and
a bad boy!


"Jimmy S." wrote:

> And if it's an AGP card but the AGP option is greyed
> out then you might need to upgrade your chipset drivers.
> That information is in the MFC app post I sent you. :-)
>
> --
> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> _________________________________________________________
>
> "Mark Dormer" <markd@mvpsx.org> wrote in message news:ujPcNTzWFHA.1508@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> | That model can be AGP or PCI, depends what you choose to buy.
> |
> | An AGP card need not be expensive.
> |
> | Look at the latest models and then step back a model or two earlier.
> | They are pretty cheap and sufficient for playing games.
> |
> |
> | Regards
> | Mark Dormer
> |
> |
> | "swellfella" <swellfella@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> | news:962CE167-45C9-4A43-B5B8-881C4CD3A4EB@microsoft.com...
> | > I've be told I should have an AGP vid card, that some games won't run
> | > without
> | > it.. AGP is presently grey-ed out in my system. Does that mean I have to
> | > buy
> | > another vid card with AGP? What is AGP? I have perfectly good RADEON 7000
> | > 64RAM. Must I junk it? What of 2nd hand, pre-owned vid cards?
> | > --
> | > ...if you give a pig and a boy anything they want you'll have a good pig
> | > and
> | > a bad boy!
> |
> |Why would a game specifically (Korea: ForgottenConflict) require AGP; what is digital/qualitative diff AGP vs PCI? How do I determine AGP compatibility? Finally, How do I determine whether my card is AGP or PCI?
>
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