nVidia 8600 GT AGP or PCI Express???

[B&W]

i need to find out if my nVidia 8600GT is AGP or PCI Express, how do i do this, and does anybody already know the answer?

i brought my computer from a well known computer shop in around mid 2008

 

[stulid]

Not scientific, but is the slot its in Brown?

can you list the make and model of the motherboard?

 

[Surveyor]

Without taking it apart download GPU-Z and look what it says under "Bus Interface":

http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1978/TechPowerUp_GPU-Z_v0.5.3.html

 

[B&W]

its nVidia 8600 GS

PCI-E x16 @ x16.. will i be able to upgrade that

 

[stulid]

Packard Bell?

Its a PCI express

 

[Surveyor]

its nVidia 8600 GS

PCI-E x16 @ x16.. will i be able to upgrade that

Power supply and space permitting you could buy pretty much any card you like.

Give some details of the rest of your system (including the make and model of PSU) and your budget and we'll see what's best.

Also what resolution do you game at?

 

[Surveyor]

Packard Bell?

Where did that come from?

 

[stulid]

Where did that come from?

insider knowledge

 

[B&W]

Packard Bell?

Its a PCI express

yes its also a packard bell, you spying on me

Power supply and space permitting you could buy pretty much any card you like.

Give some details of the rest of your system (including the make and model of PSU) and your budget and we'll see what's best.

Also what resolution do you game at?

Quad Core Q660
2GB Ram
720 GB HDD Space
8600 GT (looking to upgrade)

i don't know what PSU it is, how do i check this without opening it preferably, although i will if there is no other way.

 

[stulid]

yes its also a packard bell, you spying on me
.

No.

its just that I am to damn good

Theres no way of finding out the PSU without opening the side panel.

But having a good guess, I would say a nice low power card such as a ATI 5770 will be fine, but a 5830 is only £85

 

[Orcvader]

Stulid has gotten so good at speccing he became psychic...

If it's a Packard Bell, then I guess it's some no brand PSU. I would replace the PSU if you plan to upgrade the GPU.

 

[panyan]

its just that I am to damn good

Stulid has gotten so good at speccing he became psychic...

*bows down*

 

[Admiral Huddy]

Lol at stulid.. spec me a crystal ball