Isa Agp
2012
US $10.00
Graphics card slot help?
I ran a program to find out what graphics card slots i have, it displyed this -
Bus(es) - ISA AGP PCI IMB USB i2c/SMBus
I can see AGP in there and was just double checking if that is the slot i should buy a new graphics card for, also what does the rest of that mumbo jumbo mean, sorry i really dont know alot about computers.
Also i have seen graphics cards that require AGP 8x and AGP16x, is my computer compatable. Bascicly im looking for a graphics card that will support my specifications (see below) and will allow me to play newish games such as call of duty 4.
Iqon Technologies Phillips PC Intel (R)
Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80GHz (dual proccessor)
960mb of RAM
Microsoft Windows XP Proffesional (5.1, Build 2600)
Currently running 64MB SG3 UniChrome Pro IGP.
Any info much appreciated
Hmmmm, okay! You have a AGP slot, buy a graphics card that will fit AGP. This stands for Accelerated Graphics Port, and is faster than your PCI slot you have, which is faster than the ISA slot you have,(Sound of sucking in air real quick).
Illustration of ISA slot/s:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industry_Standard_Architecture
(They're Black in color)
PCI slots and AGP slot,(Usually the AGP slot in older motherboards is Brown. This is a newer mobo,(motherboard), than your's.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:ASRock_K7VT4A_Pro_Mainboard_Labeled_English.png
Information on AGP:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_Graphics_Port
I believe you may be a little confused on the AGPx16 thing. The AGP slot is 8 times faster,(not at first, but as technology of the day evolved), than a PCI slot. The PCI-Express technology was developed to evolve beyond the AGP.
Info on PCI-Express:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCI_Express (Started with PCI-Express, developed into PCI-Express x16. Now it's PCI-Express 2.0, and 3.0 is on it's way.
What does all this jargon mean to you? Let's start with just learning about the Bus technology itself:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bus_%28computing%29
http://www.directron.com/fsbguide.html
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty_4:_Modern_Warfare
and System Requirements for Call of Duty 4.
AGP graphics card for your computers specs, and the game:
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2484227&CatId=318
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3244230&CatId=318
If you really want to have less lag, and decent graphics, these are my opinion of the best AGP vid card/s.
Edit: Oh yeah, see if your mobo will support 2GB's of ram. It's probably DDR, maybe DDR2. How to know exactly? Go to Crucial.com, and use their free Crucial System Scanner Tool. It'll tell you how much ram you have now, what slots it's in, what kind it is, how much is the maximum you can install, and how much is the maximum for each slot. Plus recommendations on possible upgrades for your ram. You don't have to buy from them. Tigerdirect.com, and Newegg.com have good deals on Ram.
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