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FREE AGP video card?!?!

TD rebate is sketchy, but it is only $10 so not too much to lose. You can't beat it for <$1 AR. If you aren't into gaming or CAD work and need dual displays, this should fit the bill.
 
This is actually a pretty good deal for non-gamers, the Matrox video cards have always been known for having the best VGA display quality.
 
might have to pick one up just to have it
never know when you will need a video card to troubleshoot issues with
thanks op!
 
Originally posted by: littletemple
is this brand new or refurbished?
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Since it doesn't say refurbished anywhere on the site, I'm going to say it's probably new.
 
I might actually get one of these. I know of a users computer that has an ATI rage pro card in it and its going bad. Not a gamer of course.
 
I still have an old rig with a G400Max in it - till plays TFC fine 🙂

And to think of the promise that was once Matrox...
 
Also, notice that the AGP connector has TWO notches. This card is compatible with both 3.3v AGP signaling (1x and 2x) as well as 1.5v AGP 4x mode. Quite a versatile piece of equipment.
 
It also says it's compatible with 8X. I didn't know a 4X/8X card would be backward compatible to 1X/2X because of the 3.3 V. Is this true? If it is, it is a very useful card, good on any sort of AGP board.

From the Specs on the website.
Card type: AGP 4x, compatible with all AGP slots (0.8, 1.5, or 3.3 V)
AGP card compatible with all AGP slots (AGP 1x, 2x, 4x, and 8x)

edit:
I am still confused a little. This is from Anandtech
AGP 1.0 compliant is 1X/2X at 3.3 volt
AGP 2.0 is 4X at 1.5 V and supposedly backward compatible with AGP 1.0
AGP 3.0 is 8X at 0.8V and supposedly backward compatible to 4X, if it states it is an 8X/4X card.

I've just never heard of a card that can be used on 1X through 8X.

Edit:
I just looked at the Matrox manual for this card here
The card is 4x/2X and I guess that also means it should work on a 1X board (AGP 1.0)
The TD specs are a mistake claiming 1x through 8X.

 
Just a word of waring on these. If any of you have purchased any of the Fry's ECS NForce3-A + Sempron combos of the past few months, these cards will NOT work with them. I had ordered three of these previously and they worked fine in every system I put them in EXCEPT the NForce3-A rigs.
 
Lol, .99 I never though a video card would sink so low. Who says video cards are expensive??? All you noobs paying $500, mine was .99!
 
I'm really surprised at the old heads here who don't seem to know that this card STILL has about the BEST 2D QUALITY of any card on the market.

The DualHead dual monitor support is feature rich AND works flawlessly AND you can readily get DVI adaptors on ebay and run two sweet DVI monitors @ 1600 x 1200 simultaneously, all with just 16 mb.

This card is worth every penny . . . in this case, almost literally. 😉
 
Originally posted by: videogames101
Lol, .99 I never though a video card would sink so low. Who says video cards are expensive??? All you noobs paying $500, mine was .99!
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I gave a friend of mine my old Gf4MX...for free. So he can tell you noobs that he spent nothing on his gfx card!
 
Originally posted by: Solema
Just a word of waring on these. If any of you have purchased any of the Fry's ECS NForce3-A + Sempron combos of the past few months, these cards will NOT work with them. I had ordered three of these previously and they worked fine in every system I put them in EXCEPT the NForce3-A rigs.
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I second that. My work bought 4 of those rigs and 4 of these video cards. They Do NOT work with at least that MB.

Mark
 
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