Pci

[SynysterShadows]

does the sony vaio pcv-rs412 use a reguler PCI slot?and can i use PCI-e or PCI express?I would like to put in a ati x700 pro

[Paul Komski]

No manual at Sony (http://esupport.sony.com/US/perl/model-documents.pl?mdl=PCVRS412) that I could find but this guy (http://dawga.bushbombonline.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1071&view=next) says there's no AGP nor PCIe, so PCI would seem to be the only option (assuming you have a spare slot). You should be able to tell what your options are by opening the case.

[SynysterShadows]

Ok,but it does look as if the board has a place for AGP but no slot.Do u know how much it be to put one on the board?

[Fruss Tray Ted]

Do you have the one with onboard video? Or is it an add-on card? The add-on is agp and depending on the motherboard's chipset, may be upgradeable somewhat, but usually not much.

If you have the model with onboard, you are stuck with only pci slots and pci vid cards went out with the Dodo bird. IF you find one, they will be expensive with little increase in performance.

To answer pci-e,
NO
Can you add an agp slot to a board without one?
No again.

[SynysterShadows]

My brother in law says it has the connections on the board to put agp on.it is onboard video.can u tell me if there is a video card that i can use to play my two games "counter-strike" and "war rock".yes i have these games posted but no one will help me!!!!!!!

[SynysterShadows]

If i can find this out i will have no more questions.I only what to play these games!!!!!

[Paul Komski]

The guy in the link I posted indicated there was no AGP port but have a look for yourself. The following link shows AGP v PCI

http://www.pcguide.com/vb/showpost.php?p=150179&postcount=6

[SynysterShadows]

I'm type on the computer and its in my face!!!!There is a agp space!!!How do i put one on the board!!!

[malcore]

You probably can't put one on the board. Even if there are pins on the board for an AGP slot, there is no guarantee that these pins will function properly if someone were to attach a slot.

Also, you would need to write a customized BIOS for the board, or find a BIOS for the exact same board that has an enabled AGP slot. Would be an interesting project, but for your purposes, hardly worthwhile and no guarantee of success.

You either need to look for a lowly pci card (which would be better than your onboard), or start thinking about upgrading the entire board, psu, etc.

PS-All who have answered here are trying to help you, triple exclamation points after every sentence is a bit like shouting. :)

Edit - Have a look at the pci cards on these three pages. X1300s and X1550s in pci! Look at the price though. A Radeon 9250 will probably run those games reasonably. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=ENE&N=2000380048+1069609642&Subcategory=48&description=&Ntk=&srchInDesc=

[SynysterShadows]

O.K. so one last question, will the Diamond radeon 9250 128mb 64-bit ddr pci card work? Here is the link http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814103166