Does the Gateway 700x have an AGP 8x port

[Bill Naylor]

I have an older Gateway 700X and I need to upgrade the graphics card to run Adobe CS4, which needs Open GL 2.0 & Shader Model 3.0. I found an ATI card (ATI Radeon HD 4670 1GB GDDR3 AGP 8X) that will do the trick, but I do not know if my motherboard supports 8X. I think AGP 8X came out in 2002, and I bought my system in Dec.2002. I want to make sure before purchasing. Please advise. Thanks in advance. Bill

 

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I have an older Gateway 700X and I need to upgrade the graphics card to run Adobe CS4, which needs Open GL 2.0 & Shader Model 3.0. I found an ATI card (ATI Radeon HD 4670 1GB GDDR3 AGP 8X) that will do the trick, but I do not know if my motherboard supports 8X. I think AGP 8X came out in 2002, and I bought my system in Dec.2002. I want to make sure before purchasing. Please advise. Thanks in advance. Bill

http://videomaker.com/community/blogs/videonews/2003/04/947-gateway-ships-first-raid-equipped-system/

the Gateway 700XL includes 8X AGP graphics for increased graphics bandwidth and improved performance for visually intense applications

Download and install CPUZ. Open the MB tab and post which chipset/MB is installed.

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

 

[Bill Naylor]

I ran cpuz and it detected the MB as D850EMV2 and it also indicated that the max graphics interface is 4x (AGP v 2.0). So, that answered my question. Thanks a ton for the link! Bill

 

[badge]

It's likely the 8x card will run on the 4x AGP slot. This is not always the case though. Check the card's specs carefully (4x AGP support).