Video Card Help

bigsaucybob · 08-05-2005, 04:05 AM

Does the type of memory on my video card have to match the type of memory that I have in my computer. I have SDRAM in my computer so does my graphics card have to have SDRAM?

**DCIScouts** · 08-05-2005, 06:26 AM

Nope, the only thing that you have to worry about with your graphics card compatibility is if it's AGP, PCI or PCI-Express. The type of RAM on the card just helps the card with the processing of the programs. Once you find out about the AGP, PCI, PCI-E issue, you need to find out whether it's a AGPx1, AGPx2, AGPx4, AGPx8 and so on and so forth. This also can be important, and I would GUESS that you have an AGPx4 board so you can either match that speed or go one level higher or lower and it should work ok... For instance, I have an AGPx4 slot on my mobo, and an AGPx8 card, works fine! Hope this helps...

bigsaucybob · 08-05-2005, 01:09 PM

thank you this did help very much. I looked on my mobo and I discovered i have 2 PCI-e slots, one is x16 and the other is x1. This was a complete shock to me, so i decided to go with the 660gt.

08-05-2005, 04:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
bigsaucybob Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ny Age: 18 Posts: 3,913	Video Card Help Help Does the type of memory on my video card have to match the type of memory that I have in my computer. I have SDRAM in my computer so does my graphics card have to have SDRAM? Last edited by bigsaucybob; 08-05-2005 at 04:15 AM.

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08-05-2005, 06:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
DCIScouts Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Age: 26 Posts: 5,089	Nope, the only thing that you have to worry about with your graphics card compatibility is if it's AGP, PCI or PCI-Express. The type of RAM on the card just helps the card with the processing of the programs. Once you find out about the AGP, PCI, PCI-E issue, you need to find out whether it's a AGPx1, AGPx2, AGPx4, AGPx8 and so on and so forth. This also can be important, and I would GUESS that you have an AGPx4 board so you can either match that speed or go one level higher or lower and it should work ok... For instance, I have an AGPx4 slot on my mobo, and an AGPx8 card, works fine! Hope this helps...

08-05-2005, 01:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
bigsaucybob Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: ny Age: 18 Posts: 3,913	thank you this did help very much. I looked on my mobo and I discovered i have 2 PCI-e slots, one is x16 and the other is x1. This was a complete shock to me, so i decided to go with the 660gt.