Any interest in PCIE to AGP adapter PCBs?

[ge0dude]

Hi, I found this adapter online. Only issue is you need to roll it yourself. I'm still considering it, but If I'm ordering PCB's I'm at least ordering 5 or 10.

You can also have your board populated by the PCB company if you choose to do it yourself or start another group purchase (I feel comfortable with the PCB's alone.)

Any interest?

[lordsmurf]

This item doesn't work as claimed by the Chinese manufacturers. Lots of adapters are like this. Too good to be true.

[ge0dude]

It says it was tested working with many different cards. And it doesn't seem to be made by a Chinese manufacturer, but a home brewer. AGP to PCI-e shouldn't be too difficult, it was implemented in a host of motherboards in the late 2000's. All it would take is a small chipset. I feel okay taking a small chance on this adapter, granted it was tested working with a host of AGP video cards. And it was.

[lordsmurf]

Chinese sellers made these sorts of cards in the 2010s. I just don't see how this will be any different.

I looked into this topic heavily in the 2010s, and there were very technical reasons why these would not work with ATI AIW AGP cards. But it's been 5-10 years now, and I forget the reasons off-hand.

If this person got some old AGP graphics card working, great. But I don't know that it'd help us with AIW cards.

I'd like to be wrong. AIW AGP on the newest XP-possible motherboard would be great. I just don't see it happening. Not getting my hopes up.

Is this related to that board? https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=78627

[ge0dude]

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Originally Posted by lordsmurf

Chinese sellers made these sorts of cards in the 2010s. I just don't see how this will be any different.

I looked into this topic heavily in the 2010s, and there were very technical reasons why these would not work with ATI AIW AGP cards. But it's been 5-10 years now, and I forget the reasons off-hand.

If this person got some old AGP graphics card working, great. But I don't know that it'd help us with AIW cards.

I'd like to be wrong. AIW AGP on the newest XP-possible motherboard would be great. I just don't see it happening. Not getting my hopes up.

Is this related to that board? https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=78627

It looks like they are not related, they are over a decade apart. After your input I agree it might not work, but I have a coupon for 10 PCB's for $1 + shipping. I'm considering using it towards this and hoping for the best.

I'm definitely open to more thoughts on the subject. I think it would be wonderful to run XP with an NVME and an AIW on a modern motherboard. As of now my AGP motherboard only works with single core CPU's, and frankly that sucks.

[lordsmurf]

These are dual-core and quad-core CPU options for AGP board. The quads are AMD, too hot. The dual are Intel, and that's what I have on my Asrock AIW.

[ge0dude]

Yeah I've seen the Core 2 Duo AGP motherboards and the cheapest one I found was $130 used. In case anyone is interested, most of these motherboards end in -VSTA.

[ge0dude]

A little update, I was able to upload the files and run the numbers. Because it was larger (in one dimension) than 100mmx100mm, it did not qualify for the coupon. After $25 shipping, it costs about $55 for 10 PCB's. If anyone else is interested, please let me know.