Mobile/PDA About Us Advertise here
User User name Password  
  Not registered yet? Register here.
Lost your password? Click here. 		 
  Home   News   Guides   Downloads   Glossary   Hardware   Profiles   Forums   v4  
 Advertise at AfterDawn.com     Link to us!     Private messages     Compose a private message     List of all updated threads     Threads without replies     Search messages
Monday 19.1.2026 / 03:46
Search AfterDawn Forums:        In English   Suomeksi   På svenska
afterdawn.com > forums > pc hardware > other pc hardware > looking to upgrade graphics card, need help before buying
Show topics
 
Forums
Forums
Looking To Upgrade Graphics Card, Need Help Before Buying
  Jump to:
 
Posted Message
shabi-ul
Member
_ 		30. October 2007 @ 21:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi
I have a Pentium 4 1.6GHz and it came with a 32MB graphics card.
The card is a ATI Rage 128 Pro 4x TMDS and it is plugged into a AGP slot.
I have now got a simulation software which I need to use for a course I am studying, the software runs but very slowly and it says in the software that recommended video memory is 64MB, so obviously I need to upgrade my card. The problem is that most AGP cards now are 8x and my AGP slot has a max of 4x so I was wondering if I bought a card which is AGP 8x, will it work in my 4x slot or not?
The card I want to buy is ATI RADEON 9250 128MB.

Thank You
[ + quote]
ddp
Moderator
_ 		30. October 2007 @ 23:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
if right that card is a 4x\8x agp so should work on your board.
[ + quote]
pacman33
Suspended due to non-functional email address
_ 		31. October 2007 @ 01:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes i think ddp is right that should be both speed.
Allot of agp cards are, they may be advertised as 8x but allot of times they can do both, the only difference is that its going to run a little slower then a 8x agp card would, but not to much slower.
Don't take my word on it though, go to newegg.com and find a card you like, that same card if you still want it, Once your at the page for the card click on the specifications tab at the top, it will tell you everything about the card, if its 4x, 8x, or both.
[ + quote]
afterdawn.com > forums > pc hardware > other pc hardware > looking to upgrade graphics card, need help before buying
 

Digital video: AfterDawn.com | AfterDawn Forums
Music: MP3Lizard.com
Gaming: Blasteroids.com | Blasteroids Forums | Compare game prices
Software: Software downloads
Blogs: User profile pages
RSS feeds: AfterDawn.com News | Software updates | AfterDawn Forums
International: AfterDawn in Finnish | AfterDawn in Swedish | AfterDawn in Norwegian | download.fi
Navigate: Search | Site map
About us: About AfterDawn Ltd | Advertise on our sites | Rules, Restrictions, Legal disclaimer & Privacy policy
Contact us: Send feedback | Contact our media sales team
 
  © 1999-2026 by AfterDawn Ltd.

  IDG TechNetwork