Azrael.
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So I've been looking all over the internet, because I am having weird crash issues. For some reason I have to turn off "Hardware Acceleration" for common apps like AIM or just basic web browsing, and I have to turn it back up to full when I run games. And sometimes I just crash randomly because of it. I can usually make it without crashing, but I need to fix this problem. (And yes, all of my drivers are updated... VIA 4in1's, cat 4.7's...etc)
Many people say that it is the VIA chipset (which is what I have) and that the VIA 4in1 drivers suck. There haven't been new ones since December 2003.
So apparently the fixes for the problem are as follows:
-Turn AGP settings from 8x to 4x (Apparently there is a very small performance decrease... around 2-4 fps?)
-Turn off fast-write
-Change AGP Aperature Size to 128mb
Right now I'm running my 9600XT until my X800 comes in. Will any of these fixes (especially AGP from 8x to 4x) give me a big decrease on performance (or stability...which is what I'm trying to fix...)? What about AGP Aperature size? What will that do to my performance? Should I try DirectX 9.0c too? Thanks for the help.
Many people say that it is the VIA chipset (which is what I have) and that the VIA 4in1 drivers suck. There haven't been new ones since December 2003.
So apparently the fixes for the problem are as follows:
-Turn AGP settings from 8x to 4x (Apparently there is a very small performance decrease... around 2-4 fps?)
-Turn off fast-write
-Change AGP Aperature Size to 128mb
Right now I'm running my 9600XT until my X800 comes in. Will any of these fixes (especially AGP from 8x to 4x) give me a big decrease on performance (or stability...which is what I'm trying to fix...)? What about AGP Aperature size? What will that do to my performance? Should I try DirectX 9.0c too? Thanks for the help.
