I need a program that tells AGP or PCI-E

pcrobot · Post by **pcrobot** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 2:54 pm

First off, sorry about my confusing title...

OK, I have a friend who doesn't live very close and isn't very tech-literate.
He bought a prebuilt PC from Fry's a while back with some cheap graphics card, now he wants to upgrade it.

Is there a program that can tell what kind of graphics card slot he has? He doesn't have internet, so the program can't rely on the internet for info. (I'll have to give him the program on a flash drive next time I see him.)

Thanks in advance!

dgood · Post by **dgood** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 3:35 pm

have you tried going into the bios?

danijelzi · Post by **danijelzi** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 3:58 pm

If he has Windows, he can try to go to the System Properties/Device Manager. Under the System Devices tree there must be info on if it's AGP or PCIe.

Another option is a Sysoft Sandra software. There's a Computer Overview feature in it with clear info about motherboard.

Post by **dicecca112** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:01 pm

cpu-z is easier, just got to the mobo tab

road · Post by **road** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 4:58 pm

Call up your buddy and tell him to type dxdiag in the run prompt. Have him read you the mobo manufacturer and model # off the first page it displays. Then google or ask us which interface is on the board.

If your friend can wait, then give em CPU-Z as Dicecca112 noted.

liqnit · Post by **liqnit** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:54 am

If he works with Windows XP
you can point him to device manager and tell the name of the Graphic card.
Usually they are different between AGP and PciE

Darkstar · Post by **Darkstar** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:18 am

road said
Call up your buddy and tell him to type dxdiag in the run prompt. Have him read you the mobo manufacturer and model # off the first page it displays. Then google or ask us which interface is on the board

there should also be a display tab with the card info on it.

David