I just got an ATI 9700Pro card to go into my BD7-II, does the BD7-II support 8x AGP

OC Noob · 09-23-02, 11:07 PM

I don't see it in any of the bios update descriptions.

TWY · 09-24-02, 01:53 AM

The Intel 845E chipset doesn't support AGP8x.

OC Noob · 09-24-02, 02:58 AM

Will that hurt my performance?

TWY · 09-24-02, 03:05 AM

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Originally posted by OC Noob
Will that hurt my performance?

Shouldn't. Maybe slightly only.

An AGP4x card when run on AGP2x, the performance drop is not much.

Jeff Bolton · 09-24-02, 09:20 AM

people are mystified by agp 8x, oooh i want it, 8x8x8x8x8x. the performance increase over 4x is so minimal you won't be able to tell the difference in any games you play right now.

now in a few months to a year, the difference will be more noticeable. but basically i'm saying until agp 8x motherboards and cards that support it are actually working, you shouldn't worry about it.

jeff

OC Noob · 09-24-02, 11:00 AM

Cool, thanks.

Creat|ve · 09-25-02, 08:26 PM

Glad to see people still fall for marketing crap

AGP8x is going to do just as much as going from ATA100 to ATA133 on HDD did for you......sweet bugger all...

Chris1980 · 10-01-02, 05:40 AM

Surely this board doesn't support AGP 8x, depending on your chipset..

diehlr · 10-01-02, 02:48 PM

By the time AGP 8x is necessary, AGP will be obsolete.

winternights · 10-01-02, 03:30 PM

not much different..4x 8x ..

09-23-02, 11:07 PM	Thread Starter #1
OC Noob Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ USA	I just got an ATI 9700Pro card to go into my BD7-II, does the BD7-II support 8x AGP I don't see it in any of the bios update descriptions. __________________ Hail to the King: Opteron 165 w/ DFI Ultra-D w/ BBA 1900XT 512 mb GSkill PC4200 1 GB x 2 74 gb WD Raptor x 2 Raid 0 MSI (ATI550) Tuner w/ Windows XP Media Center Edition & OCZ Powerstream 520 DD TDX H2O block w/ Maze4 GPA block DD D4 pump single 120mm Fan Heater core w/ shroud In Lian-Li fish tank window case RIP (Rest In Pieces): P4 3.0 ghz @ 3.75 ghz Aerocool HT-101 IC7-G Radeon 9800 Pro 430 W Antec True Power
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09-24-02, 01:53 AM	#2
TWY Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Singapore	The Intel 845E chipset doesn't support AGP8x.
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09-24-02, 02:58 AM	Thread Starter #3
OC Noob Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ USA	Will that hurt my performance? __________________ Hail to the King: Opteron 165 w/ DFI Ultra-D w/ BBA 1900XT 512 mb GSkill PC4200 1 GB x 2 74 gb WD Raptor x 2 Raid 0 MSI (ATI550) Tuner w/ Windows XP Media Center Edition & OCZ Powerstream 520 DD TDX H2O block w/ Maze4 GPA block DD D4 pump single 120mm Fan Heater core w/ shroud In Lian-Li fish tank window case RIP (Rest In Pieces): P4 3.0 ghz @ 3.75 ghz Aerocool HT-101 IC7-G Radeon 9800 Pro 430 W Antec True Power
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09-24-02, 09:20 AM	#5
Jeff Bolton Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Middle Peninsula Virginia	people are mystified by agp 8x, oooh i want it, 8x8x8x8x8x. the performance increase over 4x is so minimal you won't be able to tell the difference in any games you play right now. now in a few months to a year, the difference will be more noticeable. but basically i'm saying until agp 8x motherboards and cards that support it are actually working, you shouldn't worry about it. jeff
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09-24-02, 11:00 AM	Thread Starter #6
OC Noob Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Phoenix, AZ USA	Cool, thanks. __________________ Hail to the King: Opteron 165 w/ DFI Ultra-D w/ BBA 1900XT 512 mb GSkill PC4200 1 GB x 2 74 gb WD Raptor x 2 Raid 0 MSI (ATI550) Tuner w/ Windows XP Media Center Edition & OCZ Powerstream 520 DD TDX H2O block w/ Maze4 GPA block DD D4 pump single 120mm Fan Heater core w/ shroud In Lian-Li fish tank window case RIP (Rest In Pieces): P4 3.0 ghz @ 3.75 ghz Aerocool HT-101 IC7-G Radeon 9800 Pro 430 W Antec True Power
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09-25-02, 08:26 PM	#7
Creat\|ve Registered Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Melbourne, Australia	Glad to see people still fall for marketing crap AGP8x is going to do just as much as going from ATA100 to ATA133 on HDD did for you......sweet bugger all...
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10-01-02, 05:40 AM	#8
Chris1980 Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Germany	AGP 8x Support Surely this board doesn't support AGP 8x, depending on your chipset..
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10-01-02, 02:48 PM	#9
diehlr Registered Join Date: Jun 2002	By the time AGP 8x is necessary, AGP will be obsolete.
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10-01-02, 03:30 PM	#10
winternights Registered Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Malaysia	not much different..4x 8x ..
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