Does P35-DS3P support AGP express

[IagainstI]

Hi
I'm wondering whether the Giga P35-DS3P mobo supports legacy AGP express on the PCI bus. I'm using an ATI Radeon x850 Pro AGP card (I don't even know whether the card itself supports AGP express). I'm not optimistic, but I thought I'd ask to see if anyone knows anything about this.

Thanks!

 

[cpburns]

AGP Express? Hmmm?

Legacy AGP Express on the PCI bus?

Figure out your terms first and we'll be happy to share what we know once we know what you're asking for. ^_^

 

[IagainstI]

AGP Express
Not a true AGP interface, but rather a way to allow an AGP card to be connected over the legacy PCI bus on a PCI Express motherboard. It is a technology found on ECS motherboards, and is used as a selling point for AGP card owners who want a new motherboard but do not want to be forced to buy a PCIe graphics card as well (most new motherboards do not provide AGP slots, only PCIe slots). An "AGP Express" slot is basically a PCI slot (with the electrical power of two) in the AGP form factor. While it offers backward compatibility with AGP cards, its disadvantages include incomplete support (some AGP cards do not work with AGP Express) and reduced performance - the card is forced to use the shared PCI bus at its lower bandwidth, rather than having exclusive use of the faster AGP.

 

[kaeota]

well, that's interesting to know, however if the manual doesn't mention it, then its rather unlikely to support it. it is, as you said, a selling point, and no company misses out on one of those

though, imo, you may as well save up the extra 50 bucks of so and get yourself a PCI card, till you can get a decent PCIe... i'm sorry, but except if you want to have it there just to say 'hey! i use an AGP card!' i can see no real reason to use one...

 

[michiganteddybear]

since the mobo you specify does NOT have the AGP formfactor slot (required for AGPExpress), it definately does NOT support it.

 

[IagainstI]

Yep, figured as much, but I thought I'd see what information I could gather here. Case closed.

I've got an old PCI card to use if/when I try this new mobo and until I can sell my old cards and/or afford a PCIe card.

Thanks for the helpful responses.

 

[aevm]

Look at the GA-P35-DS3L too. You lose FireWire and RAID, get only 4 SATA ports instead of 8, and there's only one PCI-E x16 slot for video. You do save some cash, on the other hand, which can help you get the PCI-E card faster.