Pci-e x1

[Mattbot2]

Hey guys,

A neighbour im doing some pc work for has a busted onboard gfx on her mobo, so im buying her a graphics card. She only has pci-e x1, any suggestions?

[Anonymous]

I woudda said that gfx cards dont work on x1 speed. two, how are you going 2 change the setting if you cannot see the bios??/

[Mattbot2]

well, its not completely broken, it just dies every 5 mins, once i get the new one in i shud be ok, think its overheating, i have put a case fan in, but i think it may already be half cooked, so this looks like the way to go, i've told her not to go on it at all

[mac124]

Never heard of a mobo having just PCIE x1? PCIE x1 slots are tiny around an inch or so long can you confirm it is a x1 slot.

What pc is it i am assuming it is a prebuilt one.

[Hosser]

That's a CNR slot, not a PCI-e x1 lane. There's a large difference.

Best she can hope for is a PCI graphics card. ATI 9250 or nVIDIA FX 5200.

More on the CNR here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_and_Networking_Riser

[Mattbot2]

yeh its got pci's aswell, but 1 36 pin pci-e slot, not sure what that is, yes its prebuilt*FULL STOP* mac124.

[Hosser]

[quote:c58963b1bc=\"mattbot2\"]yeh its got pci's aswell, but 1 36 pin pci-e slot, not sure what that is, yes its prebuilt mac.[/quote:c58963b1bc]

Christ it's a Mac? Why didn't you tell us? >_<

It's possible they're 64-bit PCI interfaces. Can't you just upload a photo for me so we can identify the interface before we advise you on replacement graphics?

However being a Mac you may find it harder to add discrete graphics.

[Anonymous]

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[Himesh]

ur best bet is a PCI graphics card as sum1 sed earlier.

[Mattbot2]

[quote:0c58d953b1=\"PrivatePyle@Work\"]Lol.

I think he was referring to mac124, not to Apple Macintosh :lol:[/quote:0c58d953b1]

correct lol. Looks like a pci is way to go. Any suggestions? pm me links to off site stuff, probably be mods pming me sites but hey.

[Hosser]

[quote:86bdd47fd8=\"PrivatePyle@Work\"]Lol.

I think he was referring to mac124, not to Apple Macintosh :lol:[/quote:86bdd47fd8]

:O

We'll just ignore that, right guys? :D

PM'd you a link to an FX5200, mattbot. Aria don't stock any PCI cards, although the 7900GX2 appears in their PCI category, oddly.

That'd be a bugger, if someone bought one of those for a PCI slot. :P

[Mattbot2]

i dont get it

[Hosser]

[quote:1677707d92=\"mattbot2\"]i dont get it[/quote:1677707d92]

Don't get what, my little joke about the 7900GX2? It's a PCI-Express card. Two cards in fact, stuck together.

[Mattbot2]

im not sure why i even said i dont get it