Re: Graphics Card/PCI issue


"[ste parker]" <imaginey@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Major ChrisB wrote:
>> "Trev" <trevbowdenATdsl.pipexDOTnet> wrote in message
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>>>"Major ChrisB" <cgbrannigan-remove-@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>>Hello All,
>>>>
>>>>I've just bought myself a nice new graphics card Gforce 6600 256meg -
>>>>not too fancy but way better than what i have and was only about £50.
>>>>
>>>>Now the problem I've discovered is that unlike every other card I've
>>>>ever bought, this new card doesn't go in the AGP slot but instead a
>>>>PCI-e slot....of which i have none.
>>>>
>>>>I have 5 free PCI slots, is there anything I can buy that will adapt the
>>>>PCI slot to a PCI-E slot or will I just have to stick with AGP/PCI cards
>>>>for now and send this other one back?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>You bought the wrong one, see if you can return it for a AGP Or buy a
>>>newer motherboard
>>
>>
>> I just built this system for myself about 6 months ago...
>>
>> dont suppose you can recomend an AGP card in the £50 range?
>>
>
> PCI-e parts aren't much cheaper than AGP so why not just get an, er,
> Geforce 6600 (AGP)?

I couldn't find it on any of the sites I use (ebuyer, dabs, amazon)



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