Computing.Net > Forums > General Hardware > Aperture size

Computer Problems? Computing.Net has over 1,000,000 posts about all things technology related! Over 90% answered within 24 hours! Click here to start participating now! Also, be sure to check out the New User Guide.

Aperture size

Reply to Message Icon

Name: Mechruler
Date: January 6, 2005 at 20:14:36 Pacific
OS: XP PRO
CPU/Ram: 2600+/1024mb
Comment:

I have an EVGA Geforce6800 128mb. What should i set the Aperture size in the bios to. I have it at 256mb with no problems i know of. Also what is Aperture size. I figure it has something to do with the video card. Thanks

BUtta My Fries
Abit NF7-s
Athlon XP-M 2600+ @2.5ghz 200x12.5
1024mb PC3200
Geforce 6800



Sponsored Link
Ads by Google

Response Number 1
Name: Dave02
Date: January 6, 2005 at 20:31:02 Pacific
Reply:

The AGP aperture setting specifies to the north bridge how much of a PC's system memory is addressable by an AGP video card for textures after the video card has used all of its video memory. In that case, if you have 128Mb video card and your game textures never exceeds 128MB then you will never even use the AGP aperture.

With a gig or more of System RAM setting the Apereature size to 256 will not degrade your systems performance.
If you had say. 512 meg of RAM. I wouldn'r go higher than 128 Aperature size.
With 256mb of Systme RAM I would set it higher than 64.
It basically reserves that amount of system RAM for the AGP's use, and the system can't touch it. That's why it's important to consider how much System RAM you have when setting the Aperature size. You don't want to hurt system performance.

Hope this helps.


0
Reply to Message Icon

Related Posts

See More







Post Locked

This post is quite old and has been locked from receiving new replies. Please create a new posting instead.


Go to General Hardware Forum Home


Sponsored links

Ads by Google


Results for: Aperture size

AGP Aperture Size Settings? www.computing.net/answers/hardware/agp-aperture-size-settings/7444.html

AGP aperture size in bios www.computing.net/answers/hardware/agp-aperture-size-in-bios/19382.html

bios, aperture size www.computing.net/answers/hardware/bios-aperture-size/922.html