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Bubbleman
1 Apr 2005, 4:41am
I was looking through my owners Dell manual for my dimension 4600...

And it says I have a agp slot.

Is there a difference what pci slot or a agp slot looks like?

And also what are some good cheap agp cards? thx

I think there AGPX1 X4 and X8
Thrax
1 Apr 2005, 4:47am
PCI is usually white. It's longer than an AGP slot, which is usually brown.

AGP is the top slot on any column of expansion slots.

Radeon 9600 XT, Radeon 9800 Pro.
Bubbleman
1 Apr 2005, 4:49am
Is agp better than PCI?
GrayFox
1 Apr 2005, 4:53am
Agp slots are brown. Yes agp is much better then pci.

radeon 9600xt
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-335&depa=0

Its cheep and fairly decent.
Bubbleman
1 Apr 2005, 5:04am
Odd... Dont remember a brown slot in there... Im just gonna have to look!!
tcith
1 Apr 2005, 5:32am
Odd... Dont remember a brown slot in there... Im just gonna have to look!!


I have several dell systems here

On my dells the AGP slot is either green, white or brown
it varies over the models
csimon
1 Apr 2005, 5:37am
my dell agp slots are green ...you should only have one of those and 4 or 5 pci slots. Agp is usually nearest the psu.
go with the 9800 pro 256 bit or the 6600 gt 128 bit ...depending on what you want to use it for.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-362&depa=1
Bubbleman
1 Apr 2005, 5:37am
i see.

Well Im going to have to check tommorow as Im tired.

Good night.
Bubbleman
2 Apr 2005, 11:32am
Im wondering whats the best AGP CARD?

I have enough money for the best card out there... and I have a dell 4600 will my comp handle it? thx.
csimon
2 Apr 2005, 2:28pm
what is your primary use for that computer?
How many watts is your psu?
x850xtpe or 6800 ultra might be a good place to start.
Bubbleman
2 Apr 2005, 8:39pm
I use my computer for games.

I have a intel pentium 4 processor 2.66 GHZ and 256 of ram right now.


Where do I find Watts? Im not that great with deeper computer knowledge :D
csimon
2 Apr 2005, 9:06pm
lol ...well it should be written on the power supply somehwere. You may have to open the case but just look on the back first.

You really should get more ram.
gibbonsl
2 Apr 2005, 9:34pm
at least 512 - 1gig of system memory
Bubbleman
2 Apr 2005, 9:42pm
then ill just have to buy a pro radeon 9800