Be Excellent To Each Other

*although, not that much, preferably.

Right, I asked in the B'n'B Thread if such a thread was already in existence. The stony, mocking silence such a question was met with fell on deaf ears. Just as well, as it was silent.

Right, monkeys. As you may or may not care, my PC has died, I don't know why, and am loathe to pay some spoddy kid 100 of your earth pounds to find out why. I am going to hazard a guess that it is the motherboard or the graphics card. I personally think it is the memory on the graphics card, but what do I know. "Yes, yes" you are all saying, desperate to know where you, YOU, fit into this grand scheme. Well, let me tell you. I want a cheap, and when I say cheap, I mean cheap, graphics card to test out what is wrong. I obviously don't want an expensive one as I don't know what has caused this, so I may blow it up.

Summary:

Does anyone have a PCI-e 16x or less graphics card they would be willing to part with for small change.

Thank you for your time, love and hugs,
Bobby.

I think I've got one here. I'll check, but it's yours if you come and get it.

That would be great, let me know, please!

It's this one: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a ... 6814241020
So it's PCI, not PCI-E. Sorry.

I spent thirty notes on a geforce 7300gs white box job in Maplin when the same happened. Fine for Aero/Oolite but not testing new Llamasoft stuff. I'm glad I got it as Cyberpower are sending my Radeon back to ATI and having me wait while they get it back before sending me a new one, for some reason. Not like I've got work to be getting on with, is it?

I imagine that's more than you were looking to spend but I think they had a cheaper one still. It's a decent spare card for emergencies at any rate.

I have an AGP card if that's any good to you. £10.

Thanks anyway.

I assume a PCI is not compatible with PCI-e? I have an Abit kn8 ultra board which claims to have PCI slots, but they appear to be data ports only.

Edit, I took so long to reply two more people posted!

I don't have an AGP slot sadly, thanks though Gaz.

GY, you just reminded me I have a Maplins "voucher" from a return I made a year or so ago. I shall see what they have. Thanks.

Actually, I lie, well I got confused. The MB has 3 PCI slots, one of which I have a sound card into, and 3 data PCI-e x1 slots and 1 PCI-e 16x slot. Will a PCI graphics card, like above, work in a PCI slot like I have?

Should do, but check the mobo manual.

yes. Basically

depending on the age of the card and the mobo, there may be a voltage issue, but we're talking like 8-9 years old

A PCI GFX card will not work in a PCI-e slot. Otherwise the one sitting on my desk would be fine.

No, I realise that, but I have 3 PCI slots on my MB also, but I don't know if there is a difference between a graphics PCI slot and (for example) a sound card PCI slot. I would guess not, but...

No. The general rule is that if it'll go in easily, it's meant to go in.

Hurr.

Wow, a PCI graphics card with 256mb of ram?

We have a machine at work with 3 quad PCI cards so we can output to 12 screens..

I had a 9200pro ! lol. 128mb AGP.

It was crap, too. Didn't support DX9 so I got a 5950u

Fear it.

Quite. But the question was about pci cards in pci slots. Pci-e is a different slot. Fnar

Oh yeah should be fine, come get it.

Not the one I was answering.