Graphic aperture size
This is a discussion about Graphic aperture size in the Ati General Topics category; I have a slight problem, I can't set the size higher than 32Mb! Latest drivers and latest firmware for my mobo Asus A7V8X (revision 1012 final) Connect3D Radeon 9700PRO (omega 3.
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I have a slight problem, I can't set the size higher than 32Mb!
Latest drivers and latest firmware for my mobo
Asus A7V8X (revision 1012 final)
Connect3D Radeon 9700PRO (omega 3.4)
Help needed :)
Latest drivers and latest firmware for my mobo
Asus A7V8X (revision 1012 final)
Connect3D Radeon 9700PRO (omega 3.4)
Help needed :)
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you mean you can't set it any higher in the bios? how much ram do you have?
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Yes, im trying to set it in BIOS :)
weird... have you managed to set it higher before with this card, or a different one?
OP
Can't really remember, but im sure that with my GF3 Ti500 I can set way higher.
Why would u want to set it any higher anyway32mb/64 is the highest it need ever be set with the newer graphic cards. Ive allways set mine to 32mb. If u where thinking the higher the better go read up on all the bios tech sites as it doesent give you any gain unless u are using cad or similar. :D
64mb is reccomended by gfx manufacturers anyway...
64mb may well be recommended by GeforceFX manufacturers but if you look he's got an Radeon
OP
Ok, I see your points, thanks for the replies!
He said GFX - not geforce fx, GFX - a GFX card is a graphics card. Don't ask me why they say gfx (grafix? )
Using 128MB is ok more could crash your apps as we seen in lot of reviews. +256 really NOT recommended
...more isnt faster in this case
...more isnt faster in this case
I had same problem and I fixed it by reverting to Bios Version 1011, which will let you set the aperture up to 1gig. I've been reading sites for the past hour and the consensus on aperture size is to set it to 1/3 of your total system ram if your over 256mb or 1/2 if your less. I have 512 DDR 400mhz ram and I'm using 128mb aperture. Works fine. BTW, Unreal Tourney 2003 won't run with 8mb aperture which is what the Bios defaulted to when I updated to version 1012. Anyone with more info, please post.
I use 128mb
Yeah 128MB is the way to go. You should be able to set it in steps like: 16/32/64/128/256MB...
Disclaimer: I'm a bios, graphics setting noob
When I read over the apeture size option for my bios, i figured it was saying to set it equal to what your graphics card's memory is. Since i have a 128 mb 9800 pro, i set it to 128. well i guess that isnt exactly how it works from reading the posts hehe. Someone want to just briefly describe what the apeture size does?
When I read over the apeture size option for my bios, i figured it was saying to set it equal to what your graphics card's memory is. Since i have a 128 mb 9800 pro, i set it to 128. well i guess that isnt exactly how it works from reading the posts hehe. Someone want to just briefly describe what the apeture size does?
64 is recommended by FX manu's because 128MB is their minimum spec. It should be set at half of your physical memory, so if you have 512MB set it at 256MB if you have 256MB set it at 128MB. You can always tell anyways if u benchmark it, you might even want to set it at whats best for you via test results
In my experiences, and on all the articles I read on Graphics Cards, If you have a 128mb graphics card, set it to 128mb, 256mb-----256mb. And if you cant set it to what you have, set it to the closest. Just my experiences. Good luck on it. :D
Well even tho i have over 1Gb of mem i still set it to 128MB if i set it to 256 its a bit of a gamble with games because with some its a lot faster and with others its 2x slower. With 128MB i feel its the best overall
I had the same problem with my built by ATi 9600, but I took it back when I learned about the soft mod 9500-9700. From what I read now, the graphics apeture size does very little anymore, especially that most
video cards have 64 or 128 MB of ram onboard. I have tried testing and notice no noticeable difference. Hope this helps.
video cards have 64 or 128 MB of ram onboard. I have tried testing and notice no noticeable difference. Hope this helps.
spicedog u mustnt of tested it correctly then! 128MB is the best agp amp size. Any lower or higher and some games will loose a lot of fps.
spicedog u mustnt of tested it correctly then! 128MB is the best agp amp size. Any lower or higher and some games will loose a lot of fps.
any lower ... yes ....
any higher NO !
