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I am using Abit be6-2 mobo where is agp videocard slot, supports AGP 1X/2X
(Sideband)3.3V device. Can I use modern fast videocards with this mobo? What
is the best card for this mobo?
 
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No you can't. All new cards today use AGP 4x/8x. Using them in a 1x/2x
slot could damage the card or the motherboard. Even if it did, your
motherboard is too old to even use the card to its fullest potential.

Darren

"jarmo korpi" <jarmokorpiremovethis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I am using Abit be6-2 mobo where is agp videocard slot, supports AGP 1X/2X
> (Sideband)3.3V device. Can I use modern fast videocards with this mobo?
What
> is the best card for this mobo?
>
>
 
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Bull! Using a really old card in a new mobo may lead to damage. The reverse
is not true.

Don't place too much faith on AGP. Even at 8x it's still supplies only a
fraction of the card's local memory bandwidth. Any game that actually needs
AGP is gonna slow to a crawl, regardless of whether the slot transfers at 2x
or 8x.

The CPU is another thing. The fastest thing you can run on the venerable
440BX is a 1 GHz Pentium III with a slocket adapter. This CPU will be a
bottleneck for the latest cards. Something older like a GF4 Ti4200, however,
will do nicely. The card should also tolerate 87 MHz AGP bus should you
decide to overclock.

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"DarrenB03" <Unknown> wrote in message
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> No you can't. All new cards today use AGP 4x/8x. Using them in a 1x/2x
> slot could damage the card or the motherboard. Even if it did, your
> motherboard is too old to even use the card to its fullest potential.
>
> Darren
 
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Good reply. I just have to add that I'm running a 1.4 ghz Tualatin Celeron
with 256k cache on a BX chipset board (Abit BH-6).

Dave


"First of One" <daxinfx@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Bull! Using a really old card in a new mobo may lead to damage. The
reverse
> is not true.
>
> Don't place too much faith on AGP. Even at 8x it's still supplies only a
> fraction of the card's local memory bandwidth. Any game that actually
needs
> AGP is gonna slow to a crawl, regardless of whether the slot transfers at
2x
> or 8x.
>
> The CPU is another thing. The fastest thing you can run on the venerable
> 440BX is a 1 GHz Pentium III with a slocket adapter. This CPU will be a
> bottleneck for the latest cards. Something older like a GF4 Ti4200,
however,
> will do nicely. The card should also tolerate 87 MHz AGP bus should you
> decide to overclock.
>
> --
> First of One
> Formula SAE Racing:
> http://fsae.utoronto.ca/
>
>
> "DarrenB03" <Unknown> wrote in message
> news:wYSdndgeT5qNoO3dRVn-sA@comcast.com...
> > No you can't. All new cards today use AGP 4x/8x. Using them in a 1x/2x
> > slot could damage the card or the motherboard. Even if it did, your
> > motherboard is too old to even use the card to its fullest potential.
> >
> > Darren
>
>
 
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lol,
i've got a 1.2 ghz tualatin @ 1.5ghz with a fx5900 512 ram




"DaveL" <dave1027@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Good reply. I just have to add that I'm running a 1.4 ghz Tualatin
Celeron
> with 256k cache on a BX chipset board (Abit BH-6).
>
> Dave
>
>
> "First of One" <daxinfx@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:fnYbc.25955$RfJ.14731@twister01.bloor.is.net.cable.rogers.com...
> > Bull! Using a really old card in a new mobo may lead to damage. The
> reverse
> > is not true.
> >
> > Don't place too much faith on AGP. Even at 8x it's still supplies only a
> > fraction of the card's local memory bandwidth. Any game that actually
> needs
> > AGP is gonna slow to a crawl, regardless of whether the slot transfers
at
> 2x
> > or 8x.
> >
> > The CPU is another thing. The fastest thing you can run on the venerable
> > 440BX is a 1 GHz Pentium III with a slocket adapter. This CPU will be a
> > bottleneck for the latest cards. Something older like a GF4 Ti4200,
> however,
> > will do nicely. The card should also tolerate 87 MHz AGP bus should you
> > decide to overclock.
> >
> > --
> > First of One
> > Formula SAE Racing:
> > http://fsae.utoronto.ca/
> >
> >
> > "DarrenB03" <Unknown> wrote in message
> > news:wYSdndgeT5qNoO3dRVn-sA@comcast.com...
> > > No you can't. All new cards today use AGP 4x/8x. Using them in a
1x/2x
> > > slot could damage the card or the motherboard. Even if it did, your
> > > motherboard is too old to even use the card to its fullest potential.
> > >
> > > Darren
> >
> >
>
 
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> Good reply. I just have to add that I'm running a 1.4 ghz Tualatin
Celeron
> with 256k cache on a BX chipset board (Abit BH-6).

Ah, the BH-6. That's one of the best motherboards ever made.
 
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doorman <no spam> wrote:

> lol,
> i've got a 1.2 ghz tualatin @ 1.5ghz with a fx5900 512 ram

I have a 1.3Ghz Tualatin with a GF3 Ti500, runs ok.

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Later BX boards like the BH-6 supports the lower core and I/O (I think)
voltages required by the Tualatin. The first-generation BE-6, owned by the
original poster of this thread, does not, unfortunately.

I used to own an Asus P3V4x, with the VIA Apollo Pro133A chipset. I also had
a Slot-1 133-FSB Coppermine, quite a relic.

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"DaveL" <dave1027@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Good reply. I just have to add that I'm running a 1.4 ghz Tualatin
Celeron
> with 256k cache on a BX chipset board (Abit BH-6).
>
> Dave
 
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Damn, your FSB is running at 166?

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"doorman" <no spam> wrote in message
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> lol,
> i've got a 1.2 ghz tualatin @ 1.5ghz with a fx5900 512 ram
 
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Looks like 125 mhz to me.

DaveL


"First of One" <daxinfx@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Damn, your FSB is running at 166?
>
> --
> First of One
> Formula SAE Racing:
> http://fsae.utoronto.ca/
>
>
> "doorman" <no spam> wrote in message
> news:1073t9l3nm1j7c0@corp.supernews.com...
> > lol,
> > i've got a 1.2 ghz tualatin @ 1.5ghz with a fx5900 512 ram
>
>
 
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On Sun, 4 Apr 2004 11:29:11 +0300, "jarmo korpi"
<jarmokorpiremovethis@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I am using Abit be6-2 mobo where is agp videocard slot, supports AGP 1X/2X
>(Sideband)3.3V device. Can I use modern fast videocards with this mobo? What
>is the best card for this mobo?

many of todays video cards will work on your old BX class mobo (Ive
sold mine years ago - they are still working today).

But it is an old board and adding a modern video card will be a waste
as the mobo, AGP, memory, and CPU are all SLOW by modern standards.

A GF3 is NOT maxed out by your BX board... Adding a $200 fx5900 would
add little performance increase.

Spend about $150~200 on an AMD 2500+ CPU ($90) with a VIA KT400 board
($60 - ASUS or MSI) and $40~100 for RAM (256~512mb)... the add your
video card.

A $100 video card on that NEW setup would do more than a $400 card on
the older setup.


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