Technical question.

[Scaramanga]

Looking to upgrade my gfx card.
Think i just missed the boat on PCI and mine uses AGP.

The current card is an nVidia 4400mx 64mb 4XAGP

I'd like to replace it with a 5500 256mb but it's 8x AGP
Is there a way i can find out if my motherboard can handle 8x or is there no difference for the mobo?

Also, cananyone recommend a good gfx card if the 5500 is a bit outdated.

OS is windows.

[cRazy-]

doesnt matter if its 4x or 8x, if your mobo is 4x AGP it will run at 4x no matter which gfx card you use.

[Scaramanga]

So if i use a 8x in a 4x interface it'll just run a bit slower, but with no other problems?

How do i tell what speed my mobo AGP slot is? The card is 4x, i dont know what the AGP port is limited to.

/edit Looking on Dabs.com, they seem to have some pretty good deals.

[cRazy-]

So if i use a 8x in a 4x interface it'll just run a bit slower, but with no other problems?

yes

How do i tell what speed my mobo AGP slot is? The card is 4x, i dont know what the AGP port is limited to.

It should be in your bios on startup, have a look there.

But I wouldnt worry so much about AGP speeds, a few years ago it made about 5% or absolutly no difference at all, so im not sure if all games out now have been made AGP8x compatable, most though id say.

[j0rz]

run the 5500 at 4x agp and over clock the card for the win :P and lets go hit mc5