Were is thou AGP slot?

I recently opened up my computer and looked if there was a AGP slot. But under those layers upon layers of dust I could not tell what is what (seriously I need to clean this thing out). Could someone tell me what the AGP slot looks like (what any slot looks like at that case) and where it is normaly located. I need a heavily detailed location, maybe a picture, a map, someone to hold my hand... It is like a blind man looking for a tulip in a rose garden.

My computer is a compaq persario if that will help any, about 2-3 years old.

Omg boy, use google...

Its probally the brown slot next to your PCI slots (the white one)

Oh crap... Mine only has 3 white ones.

That's bad. But I thought it's the case. Many big companies like Dell, Compaq, HP, IBM etc. use motherboards with an onboard graphics card (without an AGP slot), because it's cheaper.

You've got one of those beasts. I suggest you sell it and buy a better computer.

Ideally couldn't he simply buy a cheap AGP motherboard and keep his existing processor, memory, hard disks, network cards, and optical drives?

If he has VGA onboard he probally also has sound en lan onboard...

What are specifications of your processor, hard drive and ram module?

If he doesn't know what an AGP slot looks like, I imagine properly migrating to a new motherboard would be a new experience for him. It's not that hard though! He's faced an important decision though: should he retain his current 3 year old processor (1ghz?) and get an AGP motherboard, or pick up a new processor & a PCI-E motherboard?

The reason for either purchase would be to get a better video card, and if you're planning on getting one you should really be planning for PCI-E.

PCI-E won't come to into fruition for at least another year. I plan on using AGP until it's obsolete.

What do you mean by fruition? There are already a lot of motherboards for PCI-E under both Intel and AMD platforms. AGP is a dying breed, and I wouldn't make a purchase decision in that direction if I could help it.

Why limit your future upgrades by sticking with a technology on the way out? I mean, I can understand if someone doesn't want to upgrade their MB just to get PCI-E, but if you're going to buy a new one, why not get it? You know it's the future and will soon be the standard.

Yes, and by "fruition" I mean when it does become the standard. Like I said, when AGP is obsolete I'll upgrade to PCI-E, but at least for another year there's not really much point.

No, it's a compaq motherboard. So that won't work.

Damn... I knew there were five thousand reasons I hated pre-build companies, and not four thousand nine hundred and ninety nine.

*Shrugs* Its probley the best way to go, sit around, wait for the PCIe systems to peak up a bit and hang around on AGP. Might as well buy a motherboard that isn't defective or could have problems.

And Compaq is thee worst possible pre-built computer in the entire world. If you want to send the system to me after you buy a new one, I'll do you a favor and send back pictures of what a computer looks like after I'm done destorying it.

Don't worry about getting a motherboard with AGP, by the time AGP is out to pasture, you'll have a new motherboard. It's a moot issue at this point.

Using a GEForce 6800 on a PCI-E right now. I love it.

6600GT on PCI-E. Never going back.

Well this is the family computer so I am not going to bother upgrading it to far, if any at all. I would rather get a computer of my own. I have a computer selected out already for $1450 Canadian, and no it is not a pre-built brand computer. I tried so hard to convince my mom not to get this computer but she said "no its cheap". But we have had nothing but problems with compaq. The first computer we got would not let us install tons of programs, so we had that one returned and got this one. Now with this one whenever I open up one of my previously-installed games it exists out once the screen goes black. Also, It won't let me un-install any games! It says a file is missing but does not say what file it is! I HATE YOU COMPAQ.

10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2..1...

Ahhh, thats better. My computer almost ended up on the wrong end of a test of cuirosisty. The new computer I have picked out does have a PCI-E mother board, I wouldn't bother getting one without it.

Well I guesse I won't be able to play guild wars for a long time now (until I get my computer). Unless it will run on this beater. It has a intergrated intel blah-blah-blah card.

Those intergrated chips are horrible, don't bet on playing with it.

Ack, your mom just bought a Compaq? That horrorifes me more then the endless horror movies I've seen.

Key words to say to parents when they look at a Compaq:
- It can't be upgraded.
- The parts aren't very stable.
- Some programs might not work on it.
- The online help is horrible.

Where did you get this information? From friends who work with computers daily.

If they still are bent on buying it, add a final word of "They attract more viri then the plauge in England." No one likes viri.