AGP x8?

[Richbut]

If i have a motherboard with an AGP x8 slot can i use a x4 Graphics card in it?
is it backward compatable?
i dont seem to be able to find any graphics cards that support x8 so i am wondering if the AGP x8 is backward compatable with x4
cheers

 

[halkebul]

yes. you can use a 4x AGP graphics card in a 8x AGP motherboard. ATI 9700 Pro is an example of a graphics card with 8x AGP.

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[yableez]

if u cant afford a radeon 9700pro u can get the geforce4mx with agp 8x, or the ti4200 with 8x, but current games won't benefit from this, so stick to an ago 4x card, the 8x ismostly a marketing trick to make teh cards look twice as fast, while in reality, current games wont benefit from this at all.

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[xxsk8er101xx]

read the motherboard FAQ

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[Crashman]

AGP8x and AGP4x are cross compatable. And these guys are right, at this point AGP8x is nothing more than a marketing gimick.

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