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"Paul" <nospam@needed.com> wrote in message
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> In article <3daze.10082$bh1.9302@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net>, "-;\)"
> <-
@msn.net> wrote:
>
>> Which AGP Pro is the best to P4C800-E ? ATI or NVidia?
>>
>> I am looking for the AGP Pro Graphic card to the above Mo/bo. Any
>> comments
>> will be appreciated.
>
> An AGP Pro slot accepts ordinary AGP cards. You do not have to
> buy an expensive card just to fit the slot. The AGP pro slot accepts
> expensive Pro cards and it also accepts ordinary AGP cards.
>
> The Pro slot provides extra power pins, as a Pro card usually is quite
> large and can have a lot of memory chips on it. See page 14 of this
> doc, to see the extra power pins. An ordinary video card, like my
> ATI 9800Pro, can also get its power from a disk drive connector -
> that was done because most motherboards have non-Pro slots, so ATI
> or Nvidia cannot rely on finding a Pro slot when they need additional
> power. In other words, the Pro slot, while providing the option to
> support more power hungry cards, is not the only mechanism for giving
> that power - there is also the "disk drive cable" method. I use
> a 9800Pro (which has an ordinary AGP connector) on my P4C800-E.
>
>
http://www.motherboards.org/files/techspecs/apro_r11a.pdf
>
> Here is an example of a card using the AGP Pro style connector.
> This card is long enough, that it will go right across your
> motherboard. Cards like this are typically purchased by mechanical
> engineers needing good OpenGL performance for CAD work.
>
>
http://www.3dlabs.com/products/product.asp?prod=273
>
> If you are a gamer, anything listed in this very recent article,
> will be suitable for use in your motherboard:
>
>
http://graphics.tomshardware.com/graphic/20050705/index.html
>
> HTH,
> Paul
Thanks Paul,
Please ignore my question in othere thread, where I aseked
about the graphick card.
To conclude, I'll use then with Asus P4PC800 Delux mo/bo -
my ATI Radeon 9550 Sapphire(256MB), which
I use now with my older GA-PE667 mo/go and
is working well.
Jdr
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