Intel AL440 LX

[Oct_7]

Hi,

Can someone help me? I have intel AL440LX mb. I tried to search what type is my AGP. Does it support AGP2x/4x vga card?

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[girish]

440LX supports only 2X AGP, 4X is relatively newer standard.

girish

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[Crashman]

It is 2x, but will run a 4x card at 2x. All 4x cards will run at 2x with a less than 7% peak performance loss on current cards.

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[girish]

most 4X cards will need more current especially if they host a 3D graphics chip. even a RivaTNT with 16 MB could kill the board. the 4X slot provides for more current. If I remember correctly, 2X supports around 6A of current on the AGP slot, while the RivaTNT will need about 9A.

but anyway its left to the board manufacturers to make power traces to the AGP slots.

I killed a ZX board like that. then a BX board. but the Asus V3800 RivaTNT2 M64 with 32 MB works well on the other Asus P2B-F I used, it almost a year now.

so if you want to use a heayduty graphics card on 2X slot, be sure not use its heavy duty.

girish

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[Crashman]

I would recommend an MX or Radeon LE for an older system like that anyway-lower power draw, less money. But I've only ever seen the TNT2 Ultra and GeForce 256 ruin a board. The GF2 and Radeon draw less current do to smaller transistors.

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