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Old May 7, 2007 | 04:12 PM
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ok .. so , older mobo ,will an 8X agp work or does it need to be a 4X agp?
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Old May 7, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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Id think it would work............... is the card thats in it now definatly 4x?
Anyway there wont be a significant difference between the two anyway
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Old May 7, 2007 | 10:19 PM
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had an agrument .. thats what i said .. it should work although would be a bit slower
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Old May 8, 2007 | 04:39 PM
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i asked on a pc forum i visit and someone said a 8x card will work but it will just run at 4x, which sounds right
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Old May 8, 2007 | 05:52 PM
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As long as the x8 card is capable of running at x4 (which I believe they all are) then yes it would work!

There will only be a significant difference in detailed graphics, for instance games, but if you have a x4 mobo it doesn't sound like you play games
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Originally Posted by Drewman
As long as the x8 card is capable of running at x4 (which I believe they all are) then yes it would work!

There will only be a significant difference in detailed graphics, for instance games, but if you have a x4 mobo it doesn't sound like you play games
never thought of that
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Old May 9, 2007 | 06:08 AM
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yeah ... some people are just too tight to buy new stuff then complain when it don't work properly
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aint it
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Old May 9, 2007 | 03:32 PM
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yeah ... some people are just too tight to buy new stuff then complain when it don't work properly
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