Program that identifies AGP or PCI-E?

[Space_Coyote]

I’m trying to help a friend see if they can stretch some life out of their 3 year old PC. I don’t have access to it, and they know zero about hardware. Does Everest or something similar say if the card has an AGP or PCI-E slot? I also need to know how many free slots memory slots there are, and exactly what type of memory it takes. DxDiag will tell me what graphics and memory are in there, but I don’t think it will tell me all the info I need.

 

[brownkc]

It seems like Sisoft Sandra used to give a very detailed report on hardware and software that was several pages long. I don' t know if it will indicate agp or pcie but I would think the name of the card may help answer the question, hopefully.

 

[engiNURD]

CPUZ will show what video interface the mobo has, and GPUZ will show what the vidcard details. Both are free.

 

[evilsofa]

Start Button > Acessories > System Tools > System Information > Hardware Resources > I/O

When I open this on a computer with PCI-Express, I see multiple references to "PCI Express Root Port". I don't know what these would look like on an AGP system but I assume "AGP" would show up somewhere.

 

[engiNURD]

Oh, and CPUZ will also give you the RAM info you're looking for as well (which ram is in which slot, how many slots there are, etc). I think CPUZ and GPUZ are easier than looking at I/O resources, especially for someone who has no clue about their hardware -- though, I may be seriously underestimating your friend.

 

[SLiGuy]

It shouldn't be too difficult even for someone with limited knowledge to pop open their case, write down the name of the motherboard, and look it up on Google.

But yeah, CPUZ and GPUZ will tell you all you need to know, and if you're lazy like me and don't want to bother with opening up your computer than that's the best way.