8x AGP

[ShinRa]

8x AGP won't work in ANY of todays games for some reason. Once I switch to 4x boom everythings dandy. My mobo is an ASUS P4P800, and my video card is a 9800 pro 128mb. Why do my games lock up and crash every time I'm in 8x agp, just before I get into the game?

 

[KiNG]

make sure u have latest drivers and directx 9. i dont know wut else to say, the only time i had this prob was when i re-installed mobo drivers and forgot to install directx9 again.

 

[dawdler]

Some mobos are unstable with ATI and 8xAGP (and possibly fastwrites). It isnt a big loss having it on 4x though. You loose maybe 0.5 fps.

My Nforce2 and 9700Pro can handle both 8xAGP and fastwrites on perfectly.

 

[Jagermeister]

If 4x AGP is stable for you... then use it. There should also be no performance difference.

 

[Sideshow]

Will there ever be a performence increase with agp 8x?

 

[Shockwave]

no it yeilds like a %1 increase in performane. Its more like agp 4 1/2x.

PCI express is where the money ball is at