AGP Compatibility Query

[isnsrti]

Hi, hopefully someone can help me out...
I'd like to buy a Radeon 9600XT card for my Dell GX270 which only has an AGP 2.0 slot. One reason for the 9600XT is that I don't need to upgrade the Dell's 250w power supply - the other is the good bang/bucks ratio. I can't work-out if the card will work in an AGP 2.0 slot. Any ideas?

 

[jclw]

9600 based cards are not keyed for AGP 2. Neither are 9800XTs. Everything else should 'tho.

*Dual PIII-800 @900 i440BX and Tualeron 1.2 @1.7 i815*

 

[Crashman]

9600 cards ARE keyed for AGP2.0. AGP2.0 is AGP4x, with the 1.5v standard!

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[Crashman]

Your system will work with any modern AGP card including the 9600XT.

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[Crashman]

Oh, read my other information by the way. I looked up the GX270 and came up with the thing having an i865 chipset, which supports AGP4x and 8x cards with 1.5v signals (so long as the manufacturer puts an AGP slot on the board). The 1.5v standard is called AGP 2.0, ATI's site even tells you the card is AGP4x and 8x compatable with 1.5v signals. The terms "AGP 1.0, 2.0, 3.0" are rarely used, which is why the other forum member was thrown a bit off track.

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[isnsrti]

Very helpful, thanks for assisting me!

 

[isnsrti]

Ouch, I'm a dozo!
I've got a GX260 not GX270!
The spec-sheet is here:- http://docs.euro.dell.com/docs/systems/opgx260/en/ug/specs.htm#1110653

Sorry about the typo & could you readvise?

 

[jclw]

Yes, sorry. I think I was asleep when I posted that.

*Dual PIII-800 @900 i440BX and Tualeron 1.2 @1.7 i815*

 

[Crashman]

845G is AGP 2.0 only! That simply means it's 4x and only 1.5v signals! The 9600XT is AGP2.0 as well, it's 4x/8x and uses 1.5v signals.

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[isnsrti]

thanx