Defective AGP port?

[AllGamer]

Dual PIII 1000 (slot 1)
Gigabyte 6XDS mobo
1GB SDRAM (4x256 sticks)
ATI AIW 9800XT AGP (also tried ATI AIW 7500 AGP)


The problem: BIG time weird graphic anomaly virtually impossible to see anything. Like jigsawed, or lines stripes, or blocks.

I tried swapping video cards, rams, remove other PCI devices that might be interfering, even tried reinstalling WinXP.... yet the problem persist, even during a fresh install of WinXP

At first i though it was heat problem, since it was only happening intermittently after very loooong period of use.

but recently has been happening more and more often, even when the machine is pretty "cold"

the same video cards works perfectly on another computer

ram also tested good on another computer,

both CPU s i'll assume they are good, else! the computer will have halted and not worked.

because even when the Video is all Garbaged up, everything still runs perfectly fine

i can remote in via VNC or anything else and all the programs still runs properly, just the video that has completely crapped out.

I have a BAD feeling it's the AGP slot on the mobo that is melting away, so to speak.

since using a PCI video card i find no problem, so i guess it's the years finally catching up to this old rig?

considering it has been running non stop 24/7 for the past 3 years... i think it did pretty damn good, but it's dying so young.... what a waste
What are the chances of another used off eBay, Dual slot 1 mobo having a defective AGP slot?

because i want to keep using those good old and reliable AGP ATI All in Wondrers...

 

[compuwiz1]

The AGP slot on my Supermicro mobo, that was running dual PIII 600's did actually fry one time. I had to install a PCI card. Hmmmm, not a big deal, since I was just using it for my file server.

Did you try a PCI card?

 

[AllGamer]

Originally posted by: compuwiz1

Did you try a PCI card?

..."since using a PCI video card i find no problem, so i guess it's the years finally catching up to this old rig? "...