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kinsaj · 01-02-2004, 06:49 PM

I was simply wondering if there will be a significant bottleneck by placing an AGP card into a plug which is not as fast(ex. a 4x card into a 2x slot).
Thanks in advance

Lasereth · 01-02-2004, 07:04 PM

If you're putting a 8X AGP card into a 4X slot, the only time you'll notice a huge difference is at massive resolutions (1280*1024 or higher) with anisoptric filtering and anti-aliasing turned on. If you run games at regular settings, then there won't be too much of a difference.

Now...putting a 4X card into a 2X slot would probably be a bit different. It would work, but I honestly can't recommend it. I've never tried it, and considering the last motherboards that only supported 2X AGP were made like 3 or 4 years ago, I don't think a 4X card would run very well in it at all. The last 4 X cards were made this year! 8X down to 4X is still ok, but I'd worry if it were from 4X to 2X.

-Lasereth

merkerguitars · 01-02-2004, 10:11 PM

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Originally posted by Lasereth

Now...putting a 4X card into a 2X slot would probably be a bit different. It would work, but I honestly can't recommend it. I've never tried it, and considering the last motherboards that only supported 2X AGP were made like 3 or 4 years ago, I don't think a 4X card would run very well in it at all. The last 4 X cards were made this year! 8X down to 4X is still ok, but I'd worry if it were from 4X to 2X.

-Lasereth

Doesn't work the greatest I tried it

it sucks...bad

aarchaon · 01-04-2004, 05:30 PM

Yes i did this and i kept getting really glitched up graphics after playing a 3d-based game for longer than a few minutes. I used coolbits to slow the graphics card down to agp 2x speed. No probs after that.

01-02-2004, 06:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
kinsaj Psycho Location: somewhere out there	AGP slot I was simply wondering if there will be a significant bottleneck by placing an AGP card into a plug which is not as fast(ex. a 4x card into a 2x slot). Thanks in advance __________________ boom

01-02-2004, 07:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	If you're putting a 8X AGP card into a 4X slot, the only time you'll notice a huge difference is at massive resolutions (1280*1024 or higher) with anisoptric filtering and anti-aliasing turned on. If you run games at regular settings, then there won't be too much of a difference. Now...putting a 4X card into a 2X slot would probably be a bit different. It would work, but I honestly can't recommend it. I've never tried it, and considering the last motherboards that only supported 2X AGP were made like 3 or 4 years ago, I don't think a 4X card would run very well in it at all. The last 4 X cards were made this year! 8X down to 4X is still ok, but I'd worry if it were from 4X to 2X. -Lasereth __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

01-04-2004, 05:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
aarchaon Insane	Yes i did this and i kept getting really glitched up graphics after playing a 3d-based game for longer than a few minutes. I used coolbits to slow the graphics card down to agp 2x speed. No probs after that. __________________ Green. Yellow. Blue.