AGP BIOS settings questions

[bourgeoisdude]

I've heard many different opinions on what to set "AGP Aperture Size" to in BIOS. I still want to know though--WHAT IS IT?

Also, what as AGP Fast Write? Should I enable or disable? Thanks.

 

[prometheas]

Fast-write allows the card to bypass system memory when working and this can boost performance in some games by 10% but it can cause instability... leacve it on and play a game and then make yor decision.... leave the aperture to 64 mb or 128 mb...

 

[areseebee54]

I've heard many different opinions on what to set "AGP Aperture Size" to in BIOS. I still want to know though--WHAT IS IT?

Also, what as AGP Fast Write? Should I enable or disable? Thanks.

Here, this is from THG article, "BIOS for Beginners":
Graphics Aperture Size : 64MB or 128MB. This feature controls the size of the Graphics Address Relocation Table (GART) and the amount of memory address space used for AGP memory addresses. Regardless of how much on-board memory a system's video card has, a setting of 64MB or 128MB is recommended. This will allow the video card to remain optimized in the event that an application requires more memory for texture storage, while simultaneously limiting the GART to a reasonable size. :idea: