HELP Graphics Card Question: Part 2

Thanks for everyone's advice on the GeForce2 cards. In looking at my system: PIII 650 64mg ram Diamond Stealth S540 III Asus P3B-F Motherboard I realized that my motherboard is only AGP 1x 2x compatible. The spec's on the GeForce 2 cards show they are AGP 4x. Does this mean I'm S.O.L. in wanting to upgrade my video card without also upgrading my motherboard? Thanks in advance Justin

Yes.

I don't believe the GeForce2 requires AGP 4x. Everything I've read suggests that the performance improvement of AGP 2x over 1x is small, and the improvement of 4x over 2x is negligible. Just to be sure, you should ask in alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus or ask Asus support. Justin Chenier <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Thanks for everyone's advice on the GeForce2 cards. In looking at my >system: >PIII 650 >64mg ram >Diamond Stealth S540 III >Asus P3B-F Motherboard > >I realized that my motherboard is only AGP 1x 2x compatible. The spec's >on the GeForce 2 cards show they are AGP 4x. Does this mean I'm S.O.L. >in wanting to upgrade my video card without also upgrading my >motherboard?

-- Jon Willeke <[email hidden]>