Grandmars X1300 not working properly at AGP 8x

[Man-wai Chang ToDie]

When I set it at AGP 8x on Asrock P4I65G (cheap board), the screen would
become a mess after a game started for more than 5 minutes. Is it
normal? Problem of the card or the board?

There is no BIOS setting to set the AGP speed....


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[First of One]

I've seen this problem with my previous 9800Pro + Soltek K8T800 setup. The
Soltek board didn't have AGP. In ATi's SmartGART control panel there is a
slider to adjust AGP speed. I've seen it in the Control Panel, not sure if
it's still in CCC.

Intel-based boards are usually better with AGP support, though. Do you have
the latest chipset drivers installed?
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=816&lang=eng

Your grandma plays 3D games?

 

[Man-wai Chang ToDie]

I've seen this problem with my previous 9800Pro + Soltek K8T800 setup. The

Soltek board didn't have AGP. In ATi's SmartGART control panel there is a
slider to adjust AGP speed. I've seen it in the Control Panel, not sure if
it's still in CCC.

Currently I locked it at 4x. But the board should support 8x...

Intel-based boards are usually better with AGP support, though. Do you have
the latest chipset drivers installed?
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=816&lang=eng

I did install the 865G chipset driver.

Your grandma plays 3D games?

Not my grandma, but my sister's daughters.

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[First of One]

Ugh. Obviously I wasn't typing at the same pace as my thoughts... Should be
"The Soltek board didn't have AGP speed adjustment in BIOS."

 

[First of One]

Currently I locked it at 4x. But the board should support 8x...

*Should*, but many boards don't work reliably at 8x in combination with many
video cards. It is not a loss, because AGP8x offers zero benefits over AGP4x
in real-world applications (i.e. not 3DMark or SPECViewperf)

http://www.sudhian.com/index.php?/articles/show/554

I did install the 865G chipset driver.

Did you install the latest one on the web site, or the one that shipped on
the CD with the mobo?

 

[Man-wai Chang ToDie]

*Should*, but many boards don't work reliably at 8x in combination with many

video cards. It is not a loss, because AGP8x offers zero benefits over AGP4x
in real-world applications (i.e. not 3DMark or SPECViewperf)
http://www.sudhian.com/index.php?/articles/show/554
Thanks.

Did you install the latest one on the web site, or the one that shipped on
the CD with the mobo?

The one from Intel.

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