Graphic card wont fit

[bendaye12]

i have a diamond hd 3450 video card and went to put into a hp with a msi motherboard and when i took out the nivada video card the asus would not fit into the slot??????

please help what am i missing?

 

[clarkjd]

It is possible that the MSI mobo has an AGP slot and not a PCI-E slot. What is the exact model number of the MSI board?

 

[bucknutty]

Keep in mind the 3450 comes in 3 flavors old AGP, even older PCI, and modern PCIe. What type of card do you have?

 

[purple stain]

You have 2 different cards here,Asus and Diamond.Which card are you refering to? Please explain.

 

[geekapproved]

So you have to know what video card you have before you can buy another one. You don't just guess and go buy one.

 

[bendaye12]

Motherboard Name MSI RS482M2/RX482M2 (MS-7093)
i think its a pci-e 16 on there and hd3450 is a 1.5v agp x4

 

[Wolfshadw]

If this is your board then you are correct. You have a PCI-Ex16 graphics card slot which is not compatible with any AGP card. Return the HD3450 (if you can) and get a PCI-Ex16 version.

-Wolf sends

 

[hang-the-9]

+1 ^ AGP and PCIe are two different standards, same way that you can't stick a SATA drive on a ATA cable.

 

[bendaye12]

thank you for the quick respnse. going to resell it on ebay i think

 

[geekapproved]

Next time know what your buying before you buy it.

 

[bendaye12]

It was out of another computer I was just hoping it would fit lol but thank you for your help