AGP Apperature size

[DallasTejas]

Is a good rule of thumb to set the AGP apperature to half of your PC's RAM?

I have a 9600 pro (128 Meg) and 512Meg of DDR RAM. I set the apperature to 256Meg. Is this OK or should I bump it down to 128?

 

[HarryManback]

Originally posted by: DallasTejas
Is a good rule of thumb to set the AGP apperature to half of your PC's RAM?

I have a 9600 pro (128 Meg) and 512Meg of DDR RAM. I set the apperature to 256Meg. Is this OK or should I bump it down to 128?

From what I've read, anything above 128 doesn't really change performance all that much. I believe 64 or 128 is the way to go. There's a good explanation of this here

http://www.rojakpot.com/

Look under the graphic subsystem heading in the BIOS optimization guide

 

[NYHoustonman]

I typically use the "typical" rule of thumb, double your graphics card memory. Won't matter much now, but when bigger and better games come out it certainly will.

 

[BFG10K]

The proper rule of thumb is to use 64 MB, only going higher if you have problems.

Any other "rule of thumbs" are just relics leftover from the olden days.