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/dev/rhetorical · November 16th, 2003, 02:00 PM

I just bought a Shuttle AN35 Ultra board from the Egg and I am trying to figure out what the story is on using 4X and lower cards in a mobo that is either 8x or 8x/4x.

I'd don't understand in which direction "backward compatibility" goes vis a vis the numbers and I am also concerned about differences in voltage. Are the 8x AGP slot designed mobo designed to spit out less juice than the 4x and less mobos need?

I tried to decipher a chart on compliance and had to reach for the Advil.

TIA

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November 16th, 2003, 02:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
/dev/rhetorical Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Western MA Posts: 76	4x AGP cards and lower in 8x AGP slot I just bought a Shuttle AN35 Ultra board from the Egg and I am trying to figure out what the story is on using 4X and lower cards in a mobo that is either 8x or 8x/4x. I'd don't understand in which direction "backward compatibility" goes vis a vis the numbers and I am also concerned about differences in voltage. Are the 8x AGP slot designed mobo designed to spit out less juice than the 4x and less mobos need? I tried to decipher a chart on compliance and had to reach for the Advil. TIA rhetorical device