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PC Bliss
10-03-2003, 11:18 AM
Ok I just built a new computer with the following components:
Asus A7N8X deluxe
barton 2500+
1 gig corsair XMS pc3200
Geforce 4 Ti4600 128mb 8x agp

Well everything is up and running fine, but i just cant seem to figure out why i cant get an 8x agp setting for my video card. I made sure it was unlocked in the bios. I have powerstrip and coolbits detonator driver, but they arent giving me an option for 8x AGP... what am i missing?
PC Bliss
10-03-2003, 11:28 AM
Oh also under adapter information in powerstrip, it says that the AGP device revision is 2.0, shoudlnt it be 3.0???
NDC
10-03-2003, 12:46 PM
Yes, AGP 8x is 3.0, not 2.0...
PC Bliss
10-03-2003, 6:02 PM
so why on earth would my new board be at the 2.0 agp?
NDC
10-07-2003, 11:29 AM
Well, your motherboard specs show that it's a AGP 3.0 motherboard according to ASUS site...

http://www.asus.com/products/mb/socketa/a7n8x-d/overview.htm
PC Bliss
10-07-2003, 11:38 AM
Yes i know but no matter what i tried i could not enable 8x agp, and in powerstrip it said that i had AGP 2.0. ohwell im RMAing the board back to newegg anyway. maybe the new one will read correctly for agp
NDC
10-07-2003, 12:04 PM
Wel, it could be power strip itself that's reporting wrong.... have you also checked using WCPUID utility?
NDC
10-07-2003, 12:07 PM
download it here..

http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=435


I'm running AGP 4X card on my 8X port, but it shows the correct AGP spec as you can see below...
PC Bliss
10-07-2003, 12:37 PM
Ok i will check that when i get my computer running again. Also i downloaded coolbits and that says my card is running at 4x, and there isnt even an option to turn on 8x
NDC
10-07-2003, 12:50 PM
Well, give WCPUID a shot and keep us updated.. Thanks...
PC Bliss
10-07-2003, 12:56 PM
No, thank you. Its probably going to be 10 days or more until i get my new motherboard, but i will let you know what happens if i get my computer running. Thanks.
NDC
10-07-2003, 12:59 PM
:)
PC Bliss
10-23-2003, 11:17 PM
Well i got my motherboard back and everything is up and running. Got a 9800 pro, scored 17,200 in 3dmark :), AGP is showing version 3.0 now. The problem must have been the ti4600 that i had
NDC
10-24-2003, 12:12 AM
Glad to hear all went well... :)