On 10 apr, 15:50, "GT" <ContactGT_remove...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> "HDI" <hd...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>
> news:b12b08c6-5475-4f0a-98f1-fc02eb200ff1@e67g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
> On 9 apr, 00:33, Paul <nos...@needed.com> wrote:
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> [snip]
>
> I visited the local shop site and the only matrox G550 I found was an
> 'Matrox Millenium G550 - 32 MB - PCI Low Profile - 2 x
> VGA' (manufacturer code: g55mddap32dbf), so no AGP. There are also
> PCIe but I haven't got such a slot.
>
> Should I look further for an AGP or does both of them have the same
> performance and is the slot the only difference?
> Maybe I'm wrong but I thought AGP is better than PCI.
>
> A second question. Can I put any PCI card in a pci slot or are there
> also differences like AGP.
>
> ===========
>
> The 'same' card in AGP or PCIe will have the same, or at least very very
> close performance.
>
> Not sure quite what you are asking in the second question...
> I suspect you might be confusing PCI with PCIe. PCI is the normal slot used
> for add-in cards in the PC. There are usually 3-5 PCI slots on a
> motherboard. The PCIe is the new graphics card slot - replacement of AGP. A
> PCI card will not fit in a PCIe slot. A PCIe card will not fit in a PCI
> slot. As a last resort - look on Wikipedia for a short explanation of them
> all.

OK thanks I'll look on Wikipedia.

> The 'same' card in AGP or PCIe will have the same, or at least very very
> close performance.

The card I found was an 'Matrox Millenium G550 - 32 MB - PCI Low
Profile - 2 x VGA' (manufacturer code: g55mddap32dbf). It's a PCI not
a PCIe.
I haven't got a PCIe slot.

Is the PCI card also the same and has it the also the same
performance?