A Gamer's Guide to PC Components

[Geezer57]

This is option in BIOS called AGP Apperture size.

AGP Apperture size is the amount of system ram that the cpu allows the graphics card to steal when the graphics card runs out of onboard memory. This is usefull for 128 MB models. I have Radeon 9800Pro and 1 GB RAM. So, in my BIOS AGP Apperture size is 128 MB.

But Duke, this is a motherboard setting for system RAM, and pretty much has nothing to do with the memory onboard the graphics cards. True, tweaking the AGP aperture setting can have beneficial effects in some games on occasion. But, if you go back to x-dANGEr's original post, he was asking about how to tell the impact of 256/512 megs of frame buffer RAM with various GPU chips - so AGP aperture isn't germane to that discussion.
It's no wonder I got confused - in my mind the two would almost never go together on that topic. Cheers!

[DukeofSerbia]

Wrong. The 7600gs is a wimpy underperformer and overpriced as well.

But not the overcloacked Gainward model - http://www.pctuning.cz/index.php?opt...1&limitstart=0

Read test's results.

This is the only one test in Far Cry:

[DukeofSerbia]

Currently, am having a lot of problems with running a lagg-less 3 on 3 with GFX set to 0 in R: TW.. (It lags bAAAAAAAAAd!).. I have 1 GB RAM and a FX5200 128MB.. Do you think applying the option you're talking about will help me..? (And.. Is it possible with all PCs, or just with specific ones..)

I'm not sure but you can try. The whole GeForce 5xxx series was/is problematic and 5200 is just weak graphics card.

[orangat]

But not the overcloacked Gainward model - http://www.pctuning.cz/index.php?opt...1&limitstart=0

Read test's results.

The Gainward model is 450/1000 compared to the 7600gt 560/1400. The only way it can be faster is to overclock it even furthur to the extreme which is a very dubious way to review components.

[Woad Warrior]

Don't mind me, just posting so I can see the new posts...

[Woad Warrior]

Oh, great! Now I still can't see the new posts. Is this even being posted? Well, its not like you can tell me anyway. GAH!!!

[x-dANGEr]

I'm not sure but you can try. The whole GeForce 5xxx series was/is problematic and 5200 is just weak graphics card.

Any idea how ..


EDIT:

So I managed to do it.. I increased the AGP appreture (sp?) to 128 MB. And so, I rised from a FPS of 2 in a 4000 men battle with GFX set to 0, to the FPS of 20-30..