how to check if my pc takes pci-express graphics card?

hi, i want to check if my pc can take pci express graphics cards?

how do i check?

thanks

 

my pc tells me i have a PCI -BUS

is this AGP?

 

no this means you have a PCI slot

whats your mobos model number?

 

dnt know, not at my pc right now.

i went to crucial.com and i tried system scanner.

it said i have a AGP SLOT availible. at the moment i have a 5200 geforce 128mb

 

in that case then you cant have PCI-Express graphics you can only have a newer AGP graphics card

 

@ *agent47*

Just to make it clear incase you dont understand,a PCI-E card is physically bigger than an AGP card and not just a different specification.

You would need to buy a PCI-E compatable motherboard (which might mean a new CPU) and you also require a power supply capable of running PCI-E.
So your talking about upgrading all the major parts of your system before you could run it and not just a new graphics card.

As i said just a bit of info, if you knew some of that already no harm done.

Haim

 

thanks 'haimback'

i didn't know. i will open my pc and check.

how big is a AGP card in length?

and how big is PCI-express?

 

As an example goto:
http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWeb/Produc...ID=1&TypeID=32&DetailID=507&MenuID=16&LanID=9

click on the zoom in. You will get a downwards view of the motherboard. The orangish slot is PCI-Express the yellowish slot is AGP