Ok, in my BIOS i can set my AGP to: 8m, 32m, 64m, 128m, 256m and there is an option that says "AGP Mode" I have a 256mb 128bit nVidia 5200 FX. What I'm wondering is: a) whats setting should i have it on b) what exactly is AGP Mode c) whats the difference between AGP Mode and 256m Thanks for your time! -Steve

You probably have onboard video. You can set how much of your system memory is used for the onboard video (up to 256k, if you have enough ram installed - I would guess at least 512). If you have an additional AGP card, you disable the onboard video by selecting "AVG" in the bios. Some onboard video is disabled by changing the shared memory value to "0". Some boards have a jumper to disable onboard video.

efabes, you didn't answer his question about AGP mode. BTW Steve, AGP mode is where you set you AGP whether it's 8x, 4x, 2x, and 1x. In many reviews, they said that 8x is the fastest, but IMO, there's no difference between 8x and 4x. BTW, the more ram you have, the higher you can set the memory. The memory of the videocard is still not whether it's 128 MB, but you can improve it by adding 64 MB or 128 MB of ram memory.

Methinks he's referring to the AGP aperture size.

Yo, yeah select AGP mode because you have an 8x graphics card. The graphics aperture size depends on how much system memory you have, example: you have 512 mem thats your graphics aperture size or if you 256 mem then select that. AGP (Avanced Graphics Port)

If you're running a separate AGP card, which it appears you are, your onboard video (if you have it) should be disabled. If your talking about the aperature size, it's recommended that the Aperture size be set to 1/2 that of the computers physical memory...64mb is usually the default