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I use SiSoftware Sandra to check my computer and ran across this tip when I checked my motherboard.


Current AGP data rate not optimal, i.e. less than chipset’s maximum AGP data rate. E.g. current AGP data rate is 1x while the chipset and the AGP card both support 2x. You should get better performance with a higher data rate but this depends on the application.
Fix: First, use the PCI & AGP Information module to confirm that the AGP card also supports the maximum chipset data rate. If it does not, don’t worry about it. For non-Intel chipsets, make sure you install the latest version of their AGP mini-drivers. You should update the video card drivers as well. Some non-Intel chipsets can only work in 1x mode with some video cards.




How do I change the AGP data rate to 2x ? I have the latest video card drivers installed.



Windows 2000 Pro
Asus A7V333 Motherboard
AMD Athlon 2800+ Barton
NIDIA GeForce 4 Ti4200 512 MB PC 2700 DDRAM

Your AGP should be set to 4x as that is your mobo's chipset maximum and your vid card would handle it. Make sure it is set in the BIOS.

Bios does show it 4x. Sandra softerware says its 1x. Could it just be their software or do you thing there is something in the video card settings somewhere that needs to be adjusted ?

Check your display properties, settings tab, advanced, it can be in there somewhere. I have an ATi card, it depends on your drivers as to where it is, but it should be in there somewhere.