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-ash- · 24th June 2006, 13:05

You need to check the AGP slot compatibility in your PC. You get 1x, 2x, 4x and 8X.

Recent cards are 8x and I know they will work in a 4x slot. I'm not sure about 2x but if I remember rightly there is a power difference with 1x and if you use the wrong card you can damage the motherboard, graphic card or both.

If you have a 4x slot then I can recommend the Radeon 9800pro. I replaced my matrox g550 with one of these last year and it's doing fine. Another pretty good card is the Radeon 9600XT, my son bought one of these for gaming earlier on this year, cost him £65.00. Not quite as good as the 9800pro but cheaper.

Hope this helps, just make sure your slot and card are compatible.

[edit] forgot to say I'm running dual monitors (2x 1280 x1024) with my 9800 with no problems.

24th June 2006, 13:05	#5 (permalink)
-ash- I'm Batman (in 3D) Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Over the road, round the corner, out of the noise. (Scotland) Posts: 725 Images: 9	You need to check the AGP slot compatibility in your PC. You get 1x, 2x, 4x and 8X. Recent cards are 8x and I know they will work in a 4x slot. I'm not sure about 2x but if I remember rightly there is a power difference with 1x and if you use the wrong card you can damage the motherboard, graphic card or both. If you have a 4x slot then I can recommend the Radeon 9800pro. I replaced my matrox g550 with one of these last year and it's doing fine. Another pretty good card is the Radeon 9600XT, my son bought one of these for gaming earlier on this year, cost him £65.00. Not quite as good as the 9800pro but cheaper. Hope this helps, just make sure your slot and card are compatible. [edit] forgot to say I'm running dual monitors (2x 1280 x1024) with my 9800 with no problems. __________________ Regards Tony