Coming here from an other discussion where my PCI slot didnt work, possibly due to an AT Power supply.
Now I was considering buying a Board with AGP instead. But it would be problematic if there was a problem which is extremely similar.
I was looking for a Socket 7 / Super Socket 7 board which works with an Nvidia Card having DVI. I still have my "original" Geforce 4 Ti 4200 here which I wanted to use for that.
However it seems like Socket 7 Boards usually have AGP 1.0, which according to agent_x007 means, that it's AGP 1x / 2x
agent_x007 wrote on 2017-11-28, 10:59:It's AGP 1.0, AGP 2.0, and AGP 3.0 you are after.
AGP 1.0 is 3,3V and supports 1x/2x speed (depending on chipset).
AGP 2.0 is 1, […]
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It's AGP 1.0, AGP 2.0, and AGP 3.0 you are after.
AGP 1.0 is 3,3V and supports 1x/2x speed (depending on chipset).
AGP 2.0 is 1,5V and supports 1x/2x/4x speeds (specs : LINK)
AGP 3.0 is 0,8V and supports 4x/8x speed.
Keep in mind, AGP version isn't the only limiting factor on GPU compatibility.
BIOS is also important, together with actual chipset that is being used.
According to an article on https://www.anandtech.com/show/869/4
...only Nvidia Cards Geforce 3 Ti and Up really have reliable DVI. But like the Geforce 4 Ti I have these are all AGP 4X. (That said the Quadro 2 Pro also is AGP 4X)
So does that mean that Socket 7 boards with AGP 1.0 will generally not work with these cards?
I also remember that I tested by Geforce 4 card on a Slot 1 Board (pc100 bxcel) and if I am not mistaken it worked but it went very hot fast, which I thought might be due to the card being modded with a passive cooler that time. But when I tested it a few weeks back on a rather modern board I did not observe that it got as hot.
So was that an indication that the card would have been fried if I kept it active due to not being supported/overvolted?
Then as always there was a Video from Phil about another topic, which covered this as well, and also caused some more confusion:
https://youtu.be/md5Wl7t-VfI?t=764
(linked to one confusing point timestamp)
So he is using a Super Socket 7 Board only supporting AGP 1.0, and he tested cards using AGP x4 and even one using AGP x8. And he even mentions to disable AGP 2X to make it work better. And with that my understanding of everything mentioned before goes completely out of the window, as that indicates that the AGP speed doesnt matter at all (well, ofc besides of it getting slower if the board doesnt support it).
So now I am even more confused than before. Do I need to consider AGP Speeds (X1-X8) for Super Socket 7, or does it just not matter?