~misfit~ wrote:
Skybuck Flying wrote:

My short story/question is:
Is FX5200 AGP 8x backwards compatible with AGP 4x ?

My long story/question is:
I have a Pentium III 450 mhz and 256 mb ram.
Motherboard is asus P3V4X ( AGP 4X ).
The video card was TNT2 32 mb ram.
The problem was that the video card had a cooling fan.
The cooling fan attracted ASSLOADS of DUST !
The cooling fan was making a very annoying sound.

First I blowed many times to blow off the dust.
I reinstalled it the sound got worse...
I decide to run cold water over it to clean away the dust. ( now
black paint stuff leaking from it )

I also tried to open the cooling fan... but one screw was jammed
I could not open it.

Damn, I wanted to re-oil it

I let the card dry... I placed it back into my computer after 2
hours of drying. I wondered what would happen... it worked but
some lines were blinking. So I knew something was wrong but I
didn't care.

I knew the card was probably still wet and would probably die if
I started a heavy gpu intensive application.

Yes, an FX5200 will work fine. However, you'll have to wash it
first and install it wet as you're replacing a washed card.

He should rub it down thoroughly with a steel wool soap pad, such
as SOS or Brillo. Then oven dry at 450 degrees F. for 90 minutes.

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