PCIe VGA Work on ASRock P4i65G ???

[mohammad478]

hi
i want install Windows 7 on my PC:

CPU: Intel Celeron D 320
Mainboard: ASRock P4i65g (Bios v1.4 last official version)
RAM: DDR1 2*1 GB
VGA: on board (96 MB Shared Memory)
Asus DVD RW (SATA Connect)

i run "Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor" on windows XP now running and say me that your VGA not compatible...

1. if I run installtion, i can install win 7 and finish it but not good performance? or i cant finish installition?

2.my mainboard have both 8xAGP and PCIe, I wanna buy a used VGA card, if I buy a PCIe graphic card and plug it on my mainboard, can it make graphic correctly? or i MUST use an AGP card?

 

[bootcher]

1. I think the installation will finish and you will be able to boot into windows, but with standard windows compatible performance, so usually not so good. Since your motherboard does not support windows 7 (there are no windows 7 drivers available) I think your performance will stay best at windows XP.
2. Your motherboard has 3 PCI slots NOT PCI express slots. PCI express VGA cards wil not work. You can only use AGP cards or PCI cards.

 

[mohammad478]

thanks for fast replying bootcher,

oh yes my mainborad is PCI, excuse me
it means all motherboard have AGP, not support graphic on PCI or PCIe ??? yes?



thanks

 

[bootcher]

For you motherboard PCI express cards will not work. AGP or PCI cards will work. The PCI ports are not the same as the PCI express ports, they are different. Your best choice would be AGP as the AGP bus offers higher speed compared to the PCI bus. However, if using windows 7 you might not be able to use the AGP bus since your motherboard does not provide drivers for windows 7.

 

[mohammad478]

yes of course but my question was it:
in all motherboard that have both AGP and PCI (or PCIe), ONLY MUST use from AGP slot for VGA card ? or VGA card platform on PCI or PCIe too can work same AGP?

 

[bootcher]

No, you can use any type of card for those slots. If you have a AGP slot and PCI slot you can use PCI slot for VGA, the same with PCI express with PCI slot, or AGP slot.

 

[mohammad478]

Very thanks my dear friend