How to check whether my comp got PCI slot?

• Agenda

  13 May 06, 16:37

  I see the graphics card around all either PCI or AGP, Just wanna know how to know whether my PC got PCI or AGP?
• R3SsH|n

  13 May 06, 17:31

  you will definately have a PCI slot...
• kaobeikaobu

  13 May 06, 17:39

  device manager > display adapter > properties..location
• Agenda

  14 May 06, 09:29

  how to device manager?
• StarPuppy

  14 May 06, 09:47

  Originally posted by Agenda:

  I see the graphics card around all either PCI or AGP, Just wanna know how to know whether my PC got PCI or AGP?

  Your computer motherboard will have both PCI slot and AGP slot
  
  AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) is used to hold the graphics card
  
  while
  
  the PCI slot holds the other cards such as network, sound etc
• StarPuppy

  14 May 06, 09:48

  Originally posted by Agenda:

  how to device manager?

  Start --> Control Panel --> System --> (Tab/Heading) Hardware --> Device Manager
• Gordonator

  14 May 06, 23:10

  PCI slots looks like this. (white colour)
  
  
• Gordonator

  14 May 06, 23:15

  
• R3SsH|n

  15 May 06, 00:40

  Originally posted by Gordonator:

  

  all same reading speed?
• Gordonator

  15 May 06, 01:13

  Originally posted by R3SsH|n:

  all same reading speed?

  of course not.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  15 May 06, 07:42

  Originally posted by StarPuppy:

  Your computer motherboard will have both PCI slot and AGP slot
  
  AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) is used to hold the graphics card
  
  while
  
  the PCI slot holds the other cards such as network, sound etc

  Nowadays, PCI can be used for graphics card.
• StarPuppy

  15 May 06, 08:15

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Nowadays, PCI can be used for graphics card.

  yea...but if u want a better graphics...might as well use AGP slot
  
  
• Agenda

  15 May 06, 14:22

  my current gfx is mx440 with agp8x, is my best bet for not wasting money in case wrong is another agp card?