Expansion Cards Part II:

Posted by on 03/03 at 02:14 PM Permalink

The first in this series of Tech Tips on expansion cards took a look at the PCI slot, and the variety of devices that may find their home in one. Graphics cards are one of the many items that may be used in a PCI slot, but the demands of fast-paced video games require more speed and greater bandwidth than the PCI Bus can provide. Thus, the AGP slot was born, providing a dedicated interface to transfer graphics data only.

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    Posted by Wayne Huffman  on  06/04  at  11:41 PM

  1. Thank you!  Very useful.  will have to return my AGP vidio card, but now I will know that version 2.0 and 3.0 (and 4x/8x) make a difference.  Also helps when looking for a motherboard upgrade.

    2. Posted by Louis P. Kelley  on  04/21  at  03:53 PM

  2. Trying to get a Dell motherboard working.  Does not have integrated Video.  Bought AGP Card.  Right connector length - wrong key location.  Your article makes me feel like an expert now.

    Thank you very much

    LPK

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