Graphics Card/Motherboard Speed?

[mikehoncho]

Hi there,
I just bought a new computer and was hoping to upgrade the video card. My question: Is there a bus speed (or something) pertaining to the motherboard that could limit the performance of a higher end video card? I ran a program that said my bus clock? was only 333 mhz. I think my Front Speed Bus is 1333mhz, and all of these different numbers have me confused. I was thinking of upgrading to a radeon hd 4890 (from a geforce gt220). Any advice or thoughts would be greatly appreciated!

 

[wa1]

1333MHz is your Front Side Bus, it's nothing to do with your video card...
It's very OK to buy any vid card without seeing the FSB speed...
Anyone?

 

[mikehoncho]

Ok, thanks wa1. One more question I have is, as long as my motherboard has the correct PCI slot for the video card I want, will it be able to handle any video card with that type of connection?

 

[wa1]

Yes,u can...

 

[mikehoncho]

Thanks wa1

 

[wa1]

You welcome...