Graphicas card mod, will it work?

gamerman4 · 12-19-2005, 02:48 AM

I have an old AGP card that instead of having 2 notches in the slot it only has 1 so it wont fit in a newer AGP socket. I looked at where the 2nd notch should be and there is a lonely connection that isn't actually grouped together with the other ones. If I take a dremel to it and cut a 2nd notch in it, ya think it'll work in a newer AGP slot? It is an old useless AGP card so i will trash it if it screws up but any theories?

[-0MEGA-] · 12-19-2005, 02:50 AM

Well i wouldnt worry about the card, id worry about the motherboard.

Is there a way you can take a picture of it or link us to an image on the web?

Ku-sama · 12-19-2005, 02:55 AM

cut out the notch in the mobo insted of the card, because if you cut into the card you cut into the green board, but if you cut into the plastic on the motherboard, not cutting the mobo, but just the notch out of it, it should work...but make sure the pins line up, but it would be alot easier to just get a new card

[-0MEGA-] · 12-19-2005, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Ku-sama

cut out the notch in the mobo insted of the card, because if you cut into the card you cut into the green board, but if you cut into the plastic on the motherboard, not cutting the mobo, but just the notch out of it, it should work...but make sure the pins line up, but it would be alot easier to just get a new card

What if he doesnt want to risk messing up the board?

But your right, i would just get a new card. lol

Ku-sama · 12-19-2005, 03:06 AM

well if he cuts out a notch on the videocard, he'd cut the internal wires on the board of the videocard, but on the mobo, he just had to cut plastic

[-0MEGA-] · 12-19-2005, 03:07 AM

Not always, sometimes there arnet any wires where the notch is, and you can cut without anything happening. But if you dont really need the video card or motherboard, you can play around a little and see if you can get it to work.

Ku-sama · 12-19-2005, 03:10 AM

yeah, or just get a new card, (also get on MSN)

gamerman4 · 12-19-2005, 03:13 AM

there is no active circuit where the missing notch is, the is one of the little pins but the circuit that connects to it, leads to a dead spot about 1 cm from the pin. Just a straight circuit, cutting it shouldnt hurt anything. I guess I'll just get a different one no use damaging a good card. Just something I thought up, I'll just get a new one.

Do you think integrated graphics would be better than an old tnt PCI gfx card?

Modoman · 12-19-2005, 03:34 AM

id think if the card doesnt fit in the slot, it's for a reason.

Hairy_Lee · 12-19-2005, 04:45 AM

its probably an old agp card (1x and 2x), the newer cards (4x and 8x) run at a lower voltage and therefore the different types of card aren't designed to run on the other types of agp standard. i hope that makes sense, there's a reason the notch isn't present in the card, leave it as it is

12-19-2005, 02:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
gamerman4 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkansas Age: 18 Posts: 1,621	Graphicas card mod, will it work? I have an old AGP card that instead of having 2 notches in the slot it only has 1 so it wont fit in a newer AGP socket. I looked at where the 2nd notch should be and there is a lonely connection that isn't actually grouped together with the other ones. If I take a dremel to it and cut a 2nd notch in it, ya think it'll work in a newer AGP slot? It is an old useless AGP card so i will trash it if it screws up but any theories? __________________ NZXT Nemesis Elite Black Intel Q6600 @ 3.20 Ghz COOLER MASTER RL-EUL-GBU1-GP Watercooling Gigabyte DS3R P965 HDDs: 2 x 80GB 1 x 250GB 1 x 500GB 1x 750GB 2 x 1GB Patriot Extreme Perf. DDR2 nVidia 8800GT 512MB Antec Smartpower 2.0 400 Watt

12-19-2005, 02:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
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12-19-2005, 03:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,389	Not always, sometimes there arnet any wires where the notch is, and you can cut without anything happening. But if you dont really need the video card or motherboard, you can play around a little and see if you can get it to work. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 960 (6-6-6-18) 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

12-19-2005, 03:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
gamerman4 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkansas Age: 18 Posts: 1,621	there is no active circuit where the missing notch is, the is one of the little pins but the circuit that connects to it, leads to a dead spot about 1 cm from the pin. Just a straight circuit, cutting it shouldnt hurt anything. I guess I'll just get a different one no use damaging a good card. Just something I thought up, I'll just get a new one. Do you think integrated graphics would be better than an old tnt PCI gfx card? __________________ NZXT Nemesis Elite Black Intel Q6600 @ 3.20 Ghz COOLER MASTER RL-EUL-GBU1-GP Watercooling Gigabyte DS3R P965 HDDs: 2 x 80GB 1 x 250GB 1 x 500GB 1x 750GB 2 x 1GB Patriot Extreme Perf. DDR2 nVidia 8800GT 512MB Antec Smartpower 2.0 400 Watt Last edited by gamerman4; 12-19-2005 at 03:16 AM.

12-19-2005, 03:34 AM	#9 (permalink)
Modoman Platinum Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 553	id think if the card doesnt fit in the slot, it's for a reason. __________________ X2 3800+ Toledo @ 2.0GHz w/ Zalman 9500 2GB OCZ DC EL Plat. 2-3-2-5 2T MSI K8N-Neo4 2 x WD 36GB SATA Raptors eVga 7800GT @ 470/1200 FSP AX500-A 500w

12-19-2005, 02:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ku-sama banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Computer Cave. AKA: King Computer Inc. Age: 18 Posts: 5,312	cut out the notch in the mobo insted of the card, because if you cut into the card you cut into the green board, but if you cut into the plastic on the motherboard, not cutting the mobo, but just the notch out of it, it should work...but make sure the pins line up, but it would be alot easier to just get a new card

12-19-2005, 03:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
Ku-sama banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Computer Cave. AKA: King Computer Inc. Age: 18 Posts: 5,312	well if he cuts out a notch on the videocard, he'd cut the internal wires on the board of the videocard, but on the mobo, he just had to cut plastic

12-19-2005, 03:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ku-sama banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Computer Cave. AKA: King Computer Inc. Age: 18 Posts: 5,312	yeah, or just get a new card, (also get on MSN)

12-19-2005, 04:45 AM	#10 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	its probably an old agp card (1x and 2x), the newer cards (4x and 8x) run at a lower voltage and therefore the different types of card aren't designed to run on the other types of agp standard. i hope that makes sense, there's a reason the notch isn't present in the card, leave it as it is __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

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