Re: pci express vs AGP

From: Cari \(MS-MVP\) (Newsgroups1_at_coribright.com)
Date: 09/12/04 

Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 10:58:49 -0700

You would need to purchase a PCI Express graphics card unless the
motherboard also has an AGP slot in which case you could use your current
AGP graphics card. However that really would negate the benefits of the PCI
Express! 

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"~ßïtzChiçk~" <sheri.kurowski@yourteethblueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message 
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> Are pci express mobo slots backwards compatible with AGP for graphics 
> cards? If I were to buy a mobo with a pci express slot, could i plug in an 
> AGP graphics card or would I need to buy a pci express graphics card?
> TIA
> Regards
> Sheri
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