AGP 4x - AGP 8x

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:53 pm

is it possible to flash a BIOS and make it think a AGP 4x slot is a AGP 8x slot?

ive come across a flash utility from BIOS Central that works with my HP's BIOS.

i want to get a BIOS package that uses AGP8x

is it possible or not? AFAIK they are the same slot its just clocked differently

Krom · Post by **Krom** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:03 pm

Not gonna happen unless the chipset supports 8x. It's not a BIOS limitation, it's a hardware limitation.

STRESSTEST · Post by **STRESSTEST** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:31 pm

Krom wrote:Not gonna happen unless the chipset supports 8x. It's not a BIOS limitation, it's a hardware limitation.

x2

Avder · Post by **Avder** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:18 pm

Why on earth would you need this? Most cards cant even meet 4X's max speed.

Will Robinson · Post by **Will Robinson** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:25 pm

Avder wrote:Why on earth would you need this? Most cards cant even meet 4X's max speed.

Some mobo's, my ASUS P4S333 for example, won't even boot with a 8x card installed. Might be a good reason to try something like that.

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:05 pm

To my knowledge, AGP cards autodetect the BIOS settings and adjust accordingly. C'est l'impossible to "fake" an AGP speed.

Concur with 8X being absolutely no different to 4X in real world usage.

AceCombat · Post by **AceCombat** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:30 pm

thats all i needed to know.

stressy-poooo time to slap dis bish down....

LOCK!!