AGP 2x fit 4x 8x???

I don't believe it will work, because AGP 1x/2x cards and slots require a different number of volts.
 
apj101 said:
hmm i never knew that, do you have link (for my future ref)
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I guess I was mistaking, I remember hearing that AGP 1x/2x required either a lower or higher voltages then 4x/8x. But after doing some research I found that there pretty much the same, they just have different bandwidths.
 
But after doing some research I found that there pretty much the same, they just have different bandwidths.
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oh, ok. I wasnt saying you were wrong, was just curious... anyway that all cleared up now then :)
 
AGP 1X-2X is 3.3 volts and 4X-8X is 1.8 volts. If the board slot has a separator in the front of the slot it is a 1X-2X slot, if its in the back its a 4X-8X slot,now they made a universal slots but thats another story! Now to the cards, if the card has a slot in the front its a 1X-2X card and can not be inserted in a 4X-8X slot. If the slot is in the back its a 4X-8X card and canot be inserted in a 1X-2X slot, now thay make 4X-8X cards with slots in the front and back and can be used in either board because they are backward compatible to run in 2X mode at 3.3 volts
 
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StrangleHold said:
AGP 1X-2X is 3.3 volts and 4X-8X is 1.8 volts. If the board slot has a separator in the front of the slot is a 1X-2X slot, if its in the back its a 4X-8X slot,now they made a universal slots but thats another story! Now to the cards, if the card has a slot in the front its a 1X-2X card and can not be inserted in a 4X-8X slot. If the slot is in the back its a 4X-8X card and canot be inserted in a 1X-2X slot, now thay make 4X-8X cards with slots in the front and back and can be used in either board because they are backward compatible to run in 2X mode at 3.3 volts
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Thanks for that stranglehold, so I was right at first about the difference in voltage between the two.
 
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