Bios stuff - Page 2

waynez · 16th Feb 2008, 09:01 AM

Yea i tried the PCMark 05 and ran the graphical tests a couple of times. There was no performance difference while changing the aperture size so i left it at 64 which was default. However, i noticed that disabling the sideband adress brings a slight performance boost or atleast the results say so.

Zenphic · 16th Feb 2008, 11:48 AM

no idea what that sideband address is but good for you

did you optimize your OS yet?

waynez · 16th Feb 2008, 07:18 PM

"AGP Sideband Addressing is a transfer mechanism allowing the card to send and receive at the same time, by using a second bus for addresses and commands to the graphics processor, so the data can flow as fast as it can over the AGP bus."
Haven't optimized the OS yet. I'll need the PC in the normal state these days and i'll have to borrow the DVD-RW to save all the data. I guess i will start with it in two weeks.

Zenphic · 17th Feb 2008, 06:15 AM

By that definition, seems kinda weird that disabling would increase your performance though

Here are some sites you should bookmark when you start tweaking:

1. Beginners Guides: 101 Tech Tips and Tweaks for Windows - PCSTATS.com
2. Beginners Guides: 99 Performance Tips for Windows XP - PCSTATS.com
3. Windows XP Home and Professional Service Pack 2 Service Configurations by Black Viper

I suppose you're using Windows XP though

waynez · 17th Feb 2008, 07:10 PM

Thanks for the links man

I know most of the stuff there but i'll check it out.
Here's another link if you're interested. TweakGuides.com - The TweakGuides Tweaking Companion
It has advices for tweaking games and system btw.

Zenphic · 18th Feb 2008, 12:57 PM

Ouh, looks good. I thought TweakGuides only had guides for tweaking video cards and drivers.

Bookmarked!

Adrian Wong · 20th Feb 2008, 01:17 PM

Actually, the BIOS Optimization Guide teaches you how to optimize your system for maximum performance and stability. But we don't always give you an outright recommendation because some settings vary from system to system but it's all explained in there.

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16th Feb 2008, 09:01 AM	#11 (permalink)
waynez Newbie Join Date: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 23 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Yea i tried the PCMark 05 and ran the graphical tests a couple of times. There was no performance difference while changing the aperture size so i left it at 64 which was default. However, i noticed that disabling the sideband adress brings a slight performance boost or atleast the results say so.

16th Feb 2008, 11:48 AM	#12 (permalink)
Zenphic Super Active Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,101 Reputation: 540 Rep Power: 10	no idea what that sideband address is but good for you did you optimize your OS yet?

16th Feb 2008, 07:18 PM	#13 (permalink)
waynez Newbie Join Date: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 23 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	"AGP Sideband Addressing is a transfer mechanism allowing the card to send and receive at the same time, by using a second bus for addresses and commands to the graphics processor, so the data can flow as fast as it can over the AGP bus." Haven't optimized the OS yet. I'll need the PC in the normal state these days and i'll have to borrow the DVD-RW to save all the data. I guess i will start with it in two weeks.

17th Feb 2008, 06:15 AM	#14 (permalink)
Zenphic Super Active Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,101 Reputation: 540 Rep Power: 10	By that definition, seems kinda weird that disabling would increase your performance though Here are some sites you should bookmark when you start tweaking: 1. Beginners Guides: 101 Tech Tips and Tweaks for Windows - PCSTATS.com 2. Beginners Guides: 99 Performance Tips for Windows XP - PCSTATS.com 3. Windows XP Home and Professional Service Pack 2 Service Configurations by Black Viper I suppose you're using Windows XP though

17th Feb 2008, 07:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
waynez Newbie Join Date: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 23 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for the links man I know most of the stuff there but i'll check it out. Here's another link if you're interested. TweakGuides.com - The TweakGuides Tweaking Companion It has advices for tweaking games and system btw.

18th Feb 2008, 12:57 PM	#16 (permalink)
Zenphic Super Active Join Date: 23 Apr 2006 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 1,101 Reputation: 540 Rep Power: 10	Ouh, looks good. I thought TweakGuides only had guides for tweaking video cards and drivers. Bookmarked!