FX5200, AGP 8x in AGP 4x slot, different voltages, too muc..

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Yes!!
Your best bet is to stick with your TNT2 and buy a new fan for less then 10
bucks and screw it onto the old heatsink!!
"Skybuck Flying" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c7rtf4$9t5$1@news1.tilbu1.nb.home.nl...
> Hi,
>
> I am getting close to buying a fx5200 card with only a heatsink
>
> The only thing which I am not sure about is AGP 4x.
>
> Somebody said that AGP 4x and AGP 8x uses different voltages.
>
> The FX5200 seems to support AGP 8x.
>
> My motherboard only supports AGP 4x.
>
> The dude said the following if he remembered correctly:
>
> An AGP 8x slot use less voltage than an AGP 4x slot.
>
> When sticking an AGP 4x card into an AGP 8x slot the card doesn't get
enough
> power.
>
> When sticking an AGP 8x card into an AGP 4x slot the card will receive to
> much power and might not like it.
>
> Is that true ? Is it dangerous ? will the fx5200 in my system get damaged
?
>
> Bye,
> Skybuck.
>
>

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On Wed, 12 May 2004 03:09:36 +0200, "Skybuck Flying"
<nospam@hotmail.com> wrote:


>When sticking an AGP 8x card into an AGP 4x slot the card will receive to
>much power and might not like it.
>
>Is that true ? Is it dangerous ? will the fx5200 in my system get damaged ?
>
>Bye,
> Skybuck.
>

No, it's not true. You can put an AGP 8X card in a 4X slot. If you
look at the box the card comes in it will say compatible with 4X and
8X.