Agp 8x use on Agp 4x

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Jones said:
can a agp 8x graphics card be used in a agp4x slot?
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Yes! I am using a FX5900 8x card on a Abit KT7A with AGP 4x slot.
Keyways are fitted to AGP slots to prevent incompatible cards from being
inserted.
Mike.
 
Fri, 16 Dec 2005 11:43:05 -0000: written by "Michael Hawes"
Yes! I am using a FX5900 8x card on a Abit KT7A with AGP 4x slot.
Keyways are fitted to AGP slots to prevent incompatible cards from being
inserted.
Mike.
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So if I have a 1X or 2X slot, then it will run a that speed w/out
problems?

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Same said:
So if I have a 1X or 2X slot, then it will run a that speed w/out
problems?
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It probably won't even fit in the slot: it's keyed differently. Also, it
requires a lower voltage than those slots use, and AGP 8x cards are
usually not 1x or 2x compatible, only 4x.


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Same said:
So if I have a 1X or 2X slot, then it will run a that speed w/out
problems?
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Most likely not. There *is* an electrical difference. It's just that when a
new one comes out they usually maintain compatibility one level back, like
and 8x working in 4x, but not all the way to the stone age.

Having said that, there are some 'universal' cards but they're rare.
 
Most likely not. There *is* an electrical difference. It's just that when a
new one comes out they usually maintain compatibility one level back, like
and 8x working in 4x, but not all the way to the stone age.

Having said that, there are some 'universal' cards but they're rare.
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thanks for the input guys.
my mb is 4x agp v2.0 compliant and the graphics card
is 8x agp v3.0 compliant.so this should be ok?
 
Jones said:
thanks for the input guys.
my mb is 4x agp v2.0 compliant and the graphics card
is 8x agp v3.0 compliant.so this should be ok?
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should be, yes

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spodosaurus said:
should be, yes
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it should work, but some of the 4x cards are 3.3v - check out the manual on
some of the original Asus 845 boards and they warn against some cards that
were keyed wrong like some ATIs and Matrox models
 
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