SIS 651 MB - 4X AGP now - 8x AGP upgrade available?

kieran · Post by **kieran** » Sun Dec 26, 2004 10:23 pm

Can i use an 8X AGP video card on my SIS 651 that supports only 4X AGP nOw? Is there a way to utilize 8x AGP on this MB with a bios update or the video drivers with the new card?

infinitevalence · Post by **infinitevalence** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 12:26 am

no way to use 8x but the card should run at 4x. As far as i know agp 8 is backwards compatible with agp 4x.

Post by **Apoptosis** » Mon Dec 27, 2004 1:54 am

Welcome to the forums!

An 8x AGP card will work fine on a SIS 4x AGP chipset motherboard. An 8x AGP bus only improves video performance 1-7% depending on the application, so no worries on the performance loss!