Need advice for GeForce settings

compaq_killer · 01-25-2008, 01:20 PM

OK, I bought a PNY nVidia GeForce 6200TC 256MB PCI graphics card. My PC is an Asus p2b98-xv (AWARD 4.51PG) with a 450MHz PII (OC'd to 463MHz

). The Mobo has an onboard ATI rage pro turbo 2x agp (that's why i bought a pci card). With the older setup, I could get 1024x768 at 75Hz refresh rate. Now, I installed this card successfully, but I can only run 1024x768 in 60Hz even though the adapter supports it, the monitor goes dead until I esc back to 60Hz. Also, what should the VGA aperture be set to? I have 320MB SDRAM on the MoBo, and bios will let me go up to 256MB. PNY Tech doesn't even have a number I can call... I'm getting good effects, but a "hitch" now and then when running Winamp with the AVS windowed with desktop overlay on.

**manic** · 01-25-2008, 01:33 PM

You need to go into bios and set video to pci, instead of agp.
I tend to set aperture size to half of the onboard video ram, but you
can play around with those numbers for your best performance.

compaq_killer · 01-25-2008, 01:39 PM

Ok, I did say I got it working, I knew to disable the onboard graphics... Another quick one: how (if possible) do I get the onboard graphics to function as a second desktop?- I have a composite out for my tv I would like to use on the mobo.

-Compaq_killer

01-25-2008, 01:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
compaq_killer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 21 OS: XP Professional	Need advice for GeForce settings OK, I bought a PNY nVidia GeForce 6200TC 256MB PCI graphics card. My PC is an Asus p2b98-xv (AWARD 4.51PG) with a 450MHz PII (OC'd to 463MHz). The Mobo has an onboard ATI rage pro turbo 2x agp (that's why i bought a pci card). With the older setup, I could get 1024x768 at 75Hz refresh rate. Now, I installed this card successfully, but I can only run 1024x768 in 60Hz even though the adapter supports it, the monitor goes dead until I esc back to 60Hz. Also, what should the VGA aperture be set to? I have 320MB SDRAM on the MoBo, and bios will let me go up to 256MB. PNY Tech doesn't even have a number I can call... I'm getting good effects, but a "hitch" now and then when running Winamp with the AVS windowed with desktop overlay on.

01-25-2008, 01:33 PM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,253 OS: xp	Re: Need advice for GeForce settings You need to go into bios and set video to pci, instead of agp. I tend to set aperture size to half of the onboard video ram, but you can play around with those numbers for your best performance. __________________

01-25-2008, 01:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
compaq_killer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 21 OS: XP Professional	Re: Need advice for GeForce settings Ok, I did say I got it working, I knew to disable the onboard graphics... Another quick one: how (if possible) do I get the onboard graphics to function as a second desktop?- I have a composite out for my tv I would like to use on the mobo. -Compaq_killer __________________ Asus P4B-LA HP Pavilion xv998 Pentium IV 2.02GHz [PNY Technologies] nVidia GeForce 6200 PCI (256MB) SB Live! 5.1 Platinum [Kx Project 3537]