[G4] Will a newer video card help?

[Mel]

Cards are downward compatible, so 4X cards will work with 2X slots. It 
just won't run as fast as if it could take advantage of the 4X transfer 
rate.
Mel
On Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 11:06  AM, Hal wrote:

>
> On Tuesday, July 29, 2003, at 09:02 AM, Vernon LeMoignan wrote:
>
>> You would see a HUGE improvement in game playing by going to the  
>> 8500.
>>
>> The whole point to have a video accelerator card is so that the 
>> system can offload
>> the video processing to a dedicated graphics CPU. The speed of the G4 
>> will effect
>> the graphics speed to a certain degree, but the video card  plays a 
>> much greater role
>> in determining frame rates and such.
>>
>> I don't know if the Geforce4 titanium is compatible with 2X AGP
>>
> This is a question I've been meaning to ask as well. Does anyone know 
> what cards will work in the 2x AGP slot vs. the 4x AGP in later G4s?
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> -Hal
>
> p.s. I just joined the list and am in the process of trying to acquire 
> a G4 tower to join my G4 Cube and TiBook G4. It's like trying to 
> collect the whole set! :-)
>
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