Adding PCI-Express to an AGP Motherboard

[pnemonic]

Hello, thank you in advance for your replies,

What can I do to make compatible my AGP MotherBoard ASUS P4P800-SE (865 chipset) with PCI-Express? Is it possible?

Thank you, very much!

 

[Vapor]

...but that's unpossible[/Ralph's voice (from the Simpsons}]

Yeah, there's not a way to do that.

Maxtor disgraces the six letters that make Matrox.

 

[Crashman]

The bad news is, you can't. The good news is, there are Socket 478 boards using the 915 chipset to support your current RAM and CPU.

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[endyen]

The best news is, there is no point going to PCI-exp at this point. You could buy a new mobo and video card that would give a lot worse graphics than just spending the same monet on a very good agp graphics card.

 

[pat]

I hope you didnt buy your mobo expecting it to be "future proof"? to run PCIe, you'll need a new mobo. But for now, that doesnt worth it. I'd stick with your current board for a while and let the PCIe technology become more current. People buy PCIe now to have their system future proof, but as I learned over the time, first generation are not always that future proof, as new feature and performance will be tweaked in the next generation of board.

I wait for better improvement in performance and better available hardware before making the switch

-Always put the blame on you first, then on the hardware !!!

 

[mozzartusm]

AMEN to all of that!

 

[pnemonic]

Thanks to all for your answers