Does my computer have an AGP slot or PCI?

luis45 · Post by **luis45** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:47 am

Hello,

I wanted to add an add on video card to my desktop computer, but I don't know if I have an AGP or PCI slot. I wanted to improve gameplay on several games I have, they all look sloppy and stuff. I have an emachines T1742 desktop.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:53 am

according to this site, there is no AGP slot

http://www.amazon.com/eMachines-Desktop ... B00006SG3W

luis45 · Post by **luis45** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:14 pm

That one is not the one I have. It is this one

http://cgi.ebay.com/used-emachines-T174 ... 7C294%3A50

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:09 pm

luis45 wrote:That one is not the one I have. It is this one

http://cgi.ebay.com/used-emachines-T174 ... 7C294%3A50

yeah that one has a AGP video interface according to this site

http://www.shopping.com/xPF-E-Machines-T1742

luis45 · Post by **luis45** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:12 pm

aren't AGP slots brown? Mine look like these

http://www.hardwarezone.com/img/data/ar ... _slots.jpg

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 4:03 pm

luis45 wrote:aren't AGP slots brown? Mine look like these

http://www.hardwarezone.com/img/data/ar ... _slots.jpg

those white slots there look like PCI slots.. not AGP and they can be any color really just depends on the motherboard maker.

Here is details
http://www.kids-online.net/learn/click/details/agp.html

luis45 · Post by **luis45** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 4:38 pm

My motherboard looks identical to this one here:http://www.pcfactoryoutlet.com/emachine ... s/AM37.jpg

Except my motherboard doesn't have the brown AGP slot, it only has the three white slots shown there. I think they might be PCI. I am not really sure

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:14 pm

luis45 wrote:My motherboard looks identical to this one here:http://www.pcfactoryoutlet.com/emachine ... s/AM37.jpg

Except my motherboard doesn't have the brown AGP slot, it only has the three white slots shown there. I think they might be PCI. I am not really sure

I'm not sure why your not listening to me..it doesn't have to be brown to be AGP. Your system according to what I've seen so far has a AGP video interface... if that board is identical to yours you have a AGP slot and a few PCI slots. You DO NOT have a PCI Express slot.

The Dude · Post by **The Dude** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:44 pm

If you have an AGP slot there will only be one, not several. Also an AGP slot will be spaced farther back on the motherboard than the other PCI slots and be a different color. It will stand out from the rest. Usually in a tower PC the AGP slot is the one highest up from the bottom.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 5:46 pm

The emachines T1742 does NOT have an AGP slot. It has 3 PCI slots and an onboard graphics chip.

If you wish to improve game play my opinion is get a new PC, that one is not worth upgrading at all.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:07 pm

YARDofSTUF wrote:The emachines T1742 does NOT have an AGP slot. It has 3 PCI slots and an onboard graphics chip.

If you wish to improve game play my opinion is get a new PC, that one is not worth upgrading at all.

your prob right about it not having a AGP slot.. I was reading interface and not thinking of the slot existing. But yes its not worth the effort into upgrading when a new desktop several times more powerful can be gotten for less than 300$ now.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:18 pm

Sava700 wrote:your prob right about it not having a AGP slot.. I was reading interface and not thinking of the slot existing. But yes its not worth the effort into upgrading when a new desktop several times more powerful can be gotten for less than 300$ now.

Ya its a pain that they list the onboard as AGP like that, they should add "onboard" in that line.