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Vinicio Ascone wrote:
Hi all, I'm not really into agp specs and I need some help. I've got a Ti4280(128mb - 8x) card, ok? It is true that the games run slower if I set the card at 8x than 4x? why is that? Now about the AGP aperture size, I hear it's good set it at half of current system memory. I have 768mb, so I put it at 512mb (rather than 256mb). What's the best setting? and why? Think only for gaming, ok? games, games and more games! Thanks, Vinicio Leave the AGP setting at the highest available. The speed difference between 4x and 8x is negligable when actually playing games, but 8x is slightly faster. You will see your benchmarking programs get higher results for bandwidth etc with 8x than 4x. As for arpeture size. Set it to the same amout as the amount of memory on your card, UNLESS this value is greater than 1/4 of your RAM, in which case set it to 1/4 of your RAM. Thats the rule ive know, how much difference it makes these days with cards with 256meg of onboard memory i dont know. I have a Ti4200 (128MB 8x AGP) and 1GB of dual channel DDR400, i set my arpeture to 128. Matt -- The poster previously known as PYRO-Maniak Gamertag: GLY7CH Live Games: Amped 2 | Links | MotoGP 2 | Ninja Gaiden | PGR2 | Rallisport 2 | SC: PT | Top Spin |
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What's the best AGP bios configuration?
Hi all, I'm not really into agp specs and I need some help.
I've got a Ti4280(128mb - 8x) card, ok? It is true that the games run slower if I set the card at 8x than 4x? why is that? Now about the AGP aperture size, I hear it's good set it at half of current system memory. I have 768mb, so I put it at 512mb (rather than 256mb). What's the best setting? and why? Think only for gaming, ok? games, games and more games! Thanks, Vinicio |
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imo over 128mb agp aperture size you will not see any performance difference
what so ever I was always go with if graphics card is 128mb and system ram is 512mb or greater set agp aperture size to 128mb. On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 12:21:39 -0300, "Vinicio Ascone" wrote: :Hi all, I'm not really into agp specs and I need some help. : :I've got a Ti4280(128mb - 8x) card, ok? :It is true that the games run slower if I set the card at 8x than 4x? why is :that? : :Now about the AGP aperture size, I hear it's good set it at half of current :system memory. I have 768mb, so I put it at 512mb (rather than 256mb). :What's the best setting? and why? : :Think only for gaming, ok? games, games and more games! : :Thanks, :Vinicio : ----- Lee. |
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I've got a Ti4280(128mb - 8x) card, ok? It is true that the games run slower if I set the card at 8x than 4x? why is that? That shouldn't be true. It should run "slightly" faster at 8X then 4X. It doesn't seem to be always the case though. On my system my 8X card runs faster then 4X with benchmarks. It probably just means my motherboard by design focused more on 4X. 8X was just starting to be the norm when I bought my motherboard. Now about the AGP aperture size, I hear it's good set it at half of current system memory. I have 768mb, so I put it at 512mb (rather than 256mb). What's the best setting? and why? No that's not true anymore. It might have been OK when video cards only had 16 or 32 megs. With todays video cards that have 128, 255 or I think even 512 now there is not much need for system memory to be used. So with your 128 card, a setting of 128 or even 64 would be fine. System memory is slower then video memory so you really wouldn't want to use it unless absolutely necessary. Your always better with having actual video memory. That's why with games they will tell you not to use certain settings unless you have a certain amount of video memory. They never even mention the aperture size. Probably because it wouldn't help all that much no matter what size you set it to because the video memory is faster and the aperture is very rarely used.. So set it to 128 or 64 and forget about it. There is really no difference is speed with any amount so I set mine to 64. |
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You will see your benchmarking programs get higher results for
bandwidth etc with 8x than 4x That should be true, but with my NF7-S it's not. My 4200 gets better scores running at 4X. I have a Ti4200 (128MB 8x AGP) and 1GB of dual channel DDR400, i set my arpeture to 128. Yeah it doesn't seem to matter what you set it to with todays cards. I just run mine at 64. |
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Do not set AGP aperture size smaller then 32MB, it causes problems.
As long as you have lots of memory on the graphics card itself, aperture size makes very little difference. Setting at 64MB or 128MB should be enough. "Vinicio Ascone" wrote in message ... Hi all, I'm not really into agp specs and I need some help. I've got a Ti4280(128mb - 8x) card, ok? It is true that the games run slower if I set the card at 8x than 4x? why is that? Now about the AGP aperture size, I hear it's good set it at half of current system memory. I have 768mb, so I put it at 512mb (rather than 256mb). What's the best setting? and why? Think only for gaming, ok? games, games and more games! Thanks, Vinicio |
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So, about the AGP 4x-8x, the theory is that 8x runs faster than 4x?
It should be faster in theory. If it's not implemented correctly on the motherboard or video card it probably won't be though like in my case. You also have to keep in mind that just because you have 8X does not mean it is being used like with todays games. The bandwith is there but there is nothing there to stress it. Lets say you had an 8 lane highway and a 4 lane highway both going to the same location. Would a single car get to that location faster using the 8 lane highway or the 4 lane highway? See it wouldn't matter. I will run some bench today at home with a program call Sandra something (a friend told me was a good program to test hard), does anyone know it? it's good enough? For graphics testing you should try 3Dmark2001 or 3Dmark 2003. You could also try running a few newer games and check out the framerate. Sandra is good for general testing and for system information. I use it but not for graphics testing. About the aperture size, it's cool, I understand now, I will try 128mb That's a good enough setting. |
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So, about the AGP 4x-8x, the theory is that 8x runs faster than 4x?
(obviously, thinking that the card and the mother supports the settings). Why it's not your case? (Private1964) that's because the "living-continual-mysteries" of PC hardware? (I know nothing seems to be in hardware until you see it or test it) I will run some bench today at home with a program call Sandra something (a friend told me was a good program to test hard), does anyone know it? it's good enough? About the aperture size, it's cool, I understand now, I will try 128mb "PRIVATE1964" wrote in message ... You will see your benchmarking programs get higher results for bandwidth etc with 8x than 4x That should be true, but with my NF7-S it's not. My 4200 gets better scores running at 4X. I have a Ti4200 (128MB 8x AGP) and 1GB of dual channel DDR400, i set my arpeture to 128. Yeah it doesn't seem to matter what you set it to with todays cards. I just run mine at 64. |
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"John" wrote in message ... But the 4 lane highway would be prone to traffic jams whereas the 8 lane with the same amount of cars would be freeflowing....so the 4 lane would be bottlenecked Not with one /single car as PRIVATE1964 indicated. Or unless that single car have a width of eight lane size. CapFusion,... |
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But the 4 lane highway would be prone to traffic jams whereas the 8 lane with the same amount of cars would be freeflowing....so the 4 lane would be bottlenecked No that's why I said a "single car". The car is the data and having a 4 lane lane highway is plenty for that car to get from point A to point B. If there were over 4 cars then the 8 lane highway would make a difference. |
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