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AGP 4x - AGP 8x
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 2:53 pm
by AceCombat
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
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:03 pm
by Krom
Not gonna happen unless the chipset supports 8x. It's not a BIOS limitation, it's a hardware limitation.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 3:31 pm
by STRESSTEST
Krom wrote:Not gonna happen unless the chipset supports 8x. It's not a BIOS limitation, it's a hardware limitation.
x2
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:18 pm
by Avder
Why on earth would you need this? Most cards cant even meet 4X's max speed.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 5:25 pm
by Will Robinson
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.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 7:05 pm
by Mobius
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.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 8:30 pm
by AceCombat
thats all i needed to know.
stressy-poooo time to slap dis bish down....
LOCK!!