AIW 8500DV in AGP8X?

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"Bill Smith" <ctguy_123XX@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> I plan to upgrade my mobo to an ASUS A8V. It claims to support AGP 8X
> 1.5V only. Will my AIW 8500DV work with this mobo? ATI claims AGP 2X
> 3.3v and AGP 4X 1.5v support. The cost of the new CPU, RAM and mobo is
> making me postpone the video card upgrade.
>
> Remove XX from the email address for direct replies.
>
>
> Thanks!

The 8500DV should run perfectly well at 4 x AGP in an 8 x AGP Slot - 8 x AGP
slots will downshift in this case to 4 x.

Paul