PCI??

thedemon13666 · 2 Apr 2006 at 16:44

does the sparkle nforce2 motherboard accept PCI graphics cards?

Zefan · 2 Apr 2006 at 16:46

Of course. Everything with a PCI slot will.

thedemon13666 · 2 Apr 2006 at 16:49

does it have a PCI slot?

Zefan · 2 Apr 2006 at 16:50

Google? Yes it will. Seriously though, google.

thedemon13666 · 2 Apr 2006 at 17:12

ahhhh so i dont need to buy a new motherboard then

Joe42 · 2 Apr 2006 at 17:18

thedemon13666 said:
ahhhh so i dont need to buy a new motherboard then

I think you might be getting confused between pci and pci express.

That board does not accept pci express graphics cards, so if you want to use one you will need a new board.

Pci graphics cards are extremely slow, old, and unsuitable for anything except basic office stuff.
Pci express is a completely new standard and slot, and houses all the current performance graphics cards.

Here, the black slot is pci express while the white one is pci.

thedemon13666 · 2 Apr 2006 at 17:32

oh, how do you find out what chipset your motherboard is?, mine will be nvidia right?

Minstadave · 2 Apr 2006 at 17:48

thedemon13666 said:
oh, how do you find out what chipset your motherboard is?, mine will be nvidia right?

Yes its nvidia Nforce 2, it won't support any PCI-Express graphics cards. If you want to upgrade to PCI-E you'll need a new CPU and motherboard.

Joe42 · 2 Apr 2006 at 18:07

You can still get good agp graphics cards, such as the 6800gs and 7800gs if you want to keep it going for another year or so before upgrading.

thedemon13666 · 2 Apr 2006 at 18:15

no point dancing around upgrading really, im going to get it done ASAP so it gives me access to a wider range of upgrade options

ns400r · 2 Apr 2006 at 18:56

This is the Sparkle Nforce2 board as previously sold by Overclockers.

It's a rebadged Chaintech AGP and PCI board and NOT a PCI express board.