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EHM-1838 Andrew:
Hello all
I hear a lot about PCIE express graphics cards being the best type to get.My present card is AGP.How do i find out if my computer is able to take these new cards.
cheers Andy

EHM-1651 Christian:
If you got an AGP port you most likely doen't have a PCIexpress slot but you can check you motherbord manual if you got one you find it there.

EHM-1358 Tim:
Yeah look in your Motherboards manual or if you bought it from somewhere like Dell or it was pre built take a look inside and google up about the slots and what they look like.

EHM-1001 Robert:
AGP is a totally different standard from PCI Express or PCIE. It is a different looking slot, with different number of pins, speed, etc... If you have an AGP port on your motherboard, you will surely not have a PCIE next to it.

Unfortunately bringing in this new standard makes the PC world running forward. No more AGP in the future, only PCIE! It has a 16x speed, so it could be AGP 16x, but not. Designers decided to give some fresh blood into the graphics card market, and to grab more of your money to be up to date. In the future, you cannot place a modern graphics card into an "old" mobo. You MUST buy a new mobo if you want to keep up with the technology race.

EHM-1838 Andrew:
Thanks for your thoughts guys.Iam not unhappy with my present card(a very basic radeon 9200)it  seems to me to perform pretty well,but i was just wondering about PCIE.
Cheers Andy

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