8X AGP graphics card - AGP 4X motherboard

Intro

AGP, established by Intel in the year 1996, has dominated the market for almost 10 years. It has made a continuous improvement both for motherboards and graphics cards.


The AGP 1.0 standard is characterized by its rapidity x1, x2 for transfers ranging from 267 MB/s to 533 MB/s and above, within a voltage of 3.3 volts. This standard was used from 1996 to 1998 and is very compatible with the current AGP graphics cards.


Then, a few hybrids standards have however emerged, such as AGP PRO characterized with the same transfer rate as AGP 1.0 but is distinguish with its own channel for a strengthened voltage.


Between 1998 and 2002, the standard of AGP 2.0 dominates the market. This standard is to feature a tension diminished; voltage of 1.5 volts and a rapid transfer (x1, x2 and x4) ranging from 267 MB/s to 1066 MB/s.

At last, in 2002 and up to now, the standard for AGP 3.0 is underway. This standard in 2007 is characterized by a voltage of 1.5 volts and a single x8 transfer of 2133 MB / s. But at the beginning of the AGP 3.0 standard, there were also transfers of x4 and x8, 1066 MB/s to 2133 MB/s with voltages ranging from 0.8 to 1.5 volts ...


In addition to these three main characteristics of a multitude to motherboards like the graphics cards:

• AGP 1.5 volts
• AGP 3.3 volts
• Universal AGP
• AGP 3.0
• Universal 1.5 V AGP 3.0
• Universal AGP 3.0

The sizes and formats slots for AGP motherboards come into 3 different format ... Some graphics cards will not fit in the slot and others may, but might not work ...

What about my purchase?

Important information

It is possible to put a recent graphics card in an old motherboard but it is however recommended to test whether it works.

Also if you put an old graphics card on a recent motherboard, this also might not work.

But it is without risk of equipment crash.

Tutorial link:

http://www.playtool.com/pages/agpcompat/agp.html