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What is a bridge chip?
Hi! I have a PCI-Express ATI card, that i wish to place in my PC. however, it only has one AGP slot and 4 PCI slots. I have read in the internet that it takes only a "bridge chip", yet no thing clarifies it. i just want to know what that is. Also, any information on where i can buy this Bridge chip in the philippines is a great help.
SPECS:
Pentium IV 2.26 GHZ
1.256 MB DDR-1 RAM, PC-400 and PC-333
TV Tuner at PCI Slot
Windows XP SP2 With Vista Transformation Pack
ASUS P4VP-MX
Motherboard Sound Card
17 inch Monitor
2 Speakers (Real Old)
1 Microphone (1997)
1 Webcam
Smartbro Wireless Internet
A really dusty frame
Sony DVD+-R Writer
Mostly Recycled parts. I am planning to Replace the Video Card, Gigabyte, on my AGP with an ATI Radeon Card that was used by my uncle. It is relatively new, since it was junked because it cannot be used for video editing.
Any Help will go a long way, bords.
Woah man. Don't outthink yourself based on what you read.
Bridge chips are a part of the motherboard. In the case of PCI-E you must have a newer motherboard with PCIe slots (and bridge chips) already on them. That P4VP-MX board won't run run that card. Unfortunately you likely have to upgrade your entire motherboard and any interdependant devices to run a PCIe card (i.e. CPU, RAM. power supply).
PCIe is a different physical slot size as well that replaced the AGP port(s). They also tend to take more power, so consider power consumption when upgrading as well (i.e. power supply).
Hope this helps.
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