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Help finding old GFX card

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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    That's an AGP card it's not PCI.

    PCI cards now are very rare but you will find some around, but usually pay a premium.

    Cards on older OS like WinXP are not plug and play, you will just have to uninstall old drivers, restart, and install new ones.

    At this point, realistically, you can buy an entire 2nd hand machine that would be 500% faster for about €80 on Ebay. I understand if this is not feasible for a business machine in whatever capacity you're running the current one, but consider it.


  • Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    That's an AGP card it's not PCI.

    PCI cards now are very rare but you will find some around, but usually pay a premium.

    Cards on older OS like WinXP are not plug and play, you will just have to uninstall old drivers, restart, and install new ones.

    At this point, realistically, you can buy an entire 2nd hand machine that would be 500% faster for about €80 on Ebay. I understand if this is not feasible for a business machine in whatever capacity you're running the current one, but consider it.

    Believe me I would love a new PC but its not possible.
    Are you saying the one I have is AGP or the one on ebay?


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,461 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Are those not both PCI? AGP has differently shaped pins.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 1,711 ✭✭✭JoyPad


    Spear wrote: »
    Are those not both PCI? AGP has differently shaped pins.

    Indeed, the AGP connector had twice the pins for the same board length.

    AGP-Video-Card.jpg

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  • Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    Spear wrote: »
    Are those not both PCI? AGP has differently shaped pins.

    Yes I think terror fermer is wrong,
    However ,
    the two cards I linked too do have different notches.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    edit - Sorry, I am wrong - been too long out of the AGP/PCI game :D


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,461 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    edit - Sorry, I am wrong - been too long out of the AGP/PCI game :D

    This thread would equally be at home in the archaeology forum to be fair.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 26,461 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    The differing notches are due to different voltage support:

    https://electronics.stackexchange.com/questions/245207/why-does-64-bit-pci-have-2-notches


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,945 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    that second card is a low profile so designed for small form factor cases


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,406 ✭✭✭✭justsomebloke


    Skerries wrote: »
    that second card is a low profile so designed for small form factor cases

    generally the Low profile cards come with switchable plates so they can sit in either.


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