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  1. 1st Dec 2004 03:29 #1
    Craig Tucker
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    Quick question, can I put an 8x AGP card into a motherboard with a 4x AGP slot.
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    Yes I think they are all backwards compatible, it drops the card down to 4x -or- is it the other way around.
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    Yes, you can. I did this in my old Dell - the card will simply drop back to the AGP 4X standard.

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    Thanks guys
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    My MB only supports 4x.... what the difference? Throughput to the cpu?
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    Can I put a 4X/2X AGP card into a 8X/4X slot?

    The 8X/4X slot is Version 3.0 AGP.

    I think I can do this, but it's the opposite of the original question, etc.
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    Yes it is the same theory as the card will still only run at 4x as if you had an 8x card in a 4x slot.
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