VIA UNICHROME Question

Is the VIA Unichrome S3G IGP card a factor in determining if my PC can support PCIe graphics cards? My computer said PCI slot 0...but I don't know... I'm about to buy a new graphics card, thats why....




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#175790 - 11/06/06 02:31 AM VIA UNICHROME Question
louislam123 Offline
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Registered: 11/06/06
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Is the VIA Unichrome S3G IGP card a factor in determining if my PC can support PCIe graphics cards? My computer said PCI slot 0...but I don't know... I'm about to buy a new graphics card, thats why.

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#175792 - 11/06/06 02:50 PM Re: VIA UNICHROME Question
Sampson Offline
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Your motherboard is the main factor in determining whether you can support a PCIe video card. PCI slots are not the same thing as PCIe slots. Indirectly, since IGP works with or substitutes for AGP, my guess is that you don't have a PCIe slot on that machine.

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