AGP voltage question

MikeDaMan · Apr 21, 2003, 03:27 AM

Ok, I've been having a ton of lock ups recently and was a little curious about this increasing of the AGP voltage to help solve some of these problems. I would like to give this a shot but dont want to fry my card. The BIOS currently has the voltage at 1.5 and the next step up would be 1.8. Would bumping the voltage up to 1.8 be too dangerous....in other words how dangerous is this or would I need to increase it even further to see a change? Thanks.

toddsmack2k · Apr 21, 2003, 03:31 AM

How about some system specs please. That would help out a bit

MikeDaMan · Apr 21, 2003, 03:36 AM

The Specs:

Gigabyte GA7VRX Socket A motherboard
AMD AthlonXP 2100+ retail (not overclocked or ever attempted to overclock)
80GB Western Digital Hard Drive
40X16X48 CD-RW
Sound Blaster Live 5.1
Radeon 8500 64MB Retail (catalyst 3.2 installed)
WindowsXP Home Edition (SP1 and all critical updates installed)

I copied that from the thread about my shutdown problem....(I'm still messing around with that)

Kgentatszu] · Apr 21, 2003, 04:06 AM

me too , i also need tips 'bout AGP voltage. here's my spec:
P4 2.96, GFti 42008X@290/607, 1024DDR ram, windows XP pro.....anythingelse?
do i need to increase the voltage to gain more performance?? it is set to auto by default................

dipstick · Apr 21, 2003, 04:55 AM

You will not gain any performance by raising the Vagp, but it could definitely help with stability. It won't hurt to run the card at 1.8v, but I recommend you try 1.6 or 1.7v first if possible.

MikeDaMan · Apr 21, 2003, 05:08 AM

It only turns up from 1.5 to 1.8. I think I'll give it a try....I wont fry anything will I?

MikeDaMan · Apr 21, 2003, 07:51 AM

Well from what I've done I've seen no stability increase.

I changed the Voltage to 1.6 then 1.7 then 1.8.....and nothing helped. I'm going to end up buying a new card sometime (hopefully soon-next paycheck or so).

Since I didnt find anything out, hopefully someone else knows more about this and can help you out Maxwell1234.

Kgentatszu] · Apr 21, 2003, 09:12 AM

when i clock my GF to a higher memory or core clock frequency, the graphics sort of like freeze for a few seconds......................does AGP voltage has something to do with this?? can i fix the problem by increasing the AGP voltage??

~~Crash Override~~ · Apr 21, 2003, 09:44 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Maxwell1234
when i clock my GF to a higher memory or core clock frequency, the graphics sort of like freeze for a few seconds......................does AGP voltage has something to do with this?? can i fix the problem by increasing the AGP voltage??

nope

unless youre overclocking your Front Side Bus then it could help since you would be overclocking the AGP bus as well

but if you are just overclocking the card then no it wont help stability

~~shai~~ · Apr 21, 2003, 03:40 PM

this could help running higher agp mhz(or if you have a prob with fast writes or agp 8)

Kgentatszu] · Apr 22, 2003, 01:01 PM

i'm clocking both . managed to squeeze the CPU from 2.67 to 2.96.............in what way will increasing the AGP voltage help.......can you give me more info??
i'm a total nOOb.......or should i let it set to auto?? by the way .. will i fry the card if it is set too high??

~~Crash Override~~ · Apr 22, 2003, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Maxwell1234
i'm clocking both . managed to squeeze the CPU from 2.67 to 2.96.............in what way will increasing the AGP voltage help.......can you give me more info??
i'm a total nOOb.......or should i let it set to auto?? by the way .. will i fry the card if it is set too high??

if it is set too high then yes possibly

but for the most part if you only bump it up .1 or .2 it wont hurt anything

when you o/c the Front Side Bus you are also pushing the AGP from its default 66Mhz up to 67, 68, + area and some video cards dont like having the AGP bus overclocked unless you raise the voltage to add stability

Apr 21, 2003, 03:27 AM	#1
MikeDaMan DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 874 Rep Power: 0	AGP voltage question Ok, I've been having a ton of lock ups recently and was a little curious about this increasing of the AGP voltage to help solve some of these problems. I would like to give this a shot but dont want to fry my card. The BIOS currently has the voltage at 1.5 and the next step up would be 1.8. Would bumping the voltage up to 1.8 be too dangerous....in other words how dangerous is this or would I need to increase it even further to see a change? Thanks. __________________ DFI Lanpart UT 250GB motherboard. 1GB 2X512 Crucial Ballistix PC 3200. AMD Athlon 64 3400+. Retail ATI Radeon X850XT PE AGP

Apr 21, 2003, 03:31 AM	#2
toddsmack2k It Never..... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,173 Rep Power: 0	How about some system specs please. That would help out a bit __________________ [color=blue]*Bleeding From the Inside Pouring Out, The* *DriverHeaven* Spiral, We Shall Never Let Go Of.[/color]

Apr 21, 2003, 03:36 AM	Thread Starter #3
MikeDaMan DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 874 Rep Power: 0	The Specs: Gigabyte GA7VRX Socket A motherboard AMD AthlonXP 2100+ retail (not overclocked or ever attempted to overclock) 80GB Western Digital Hard Drive 40X16X48 CD-RW Sound Blaster Live 5.1 Radeon 8500 64MB Retail (catalyst 3.2 installed) WindowsXP Home Edition (SP1 and all critical updates installed) I copied that from the thread about my shutdown problem....(I'm still messing around with that) __________________ DFI Lanpart UT 250GB motherboard. 1GB 2X512 Crucial Ballistix PC 3200. AMD Athlon 64 3400+. Retail ATI Radeon X850XT PE AGP

Apr 21, 2003, 05:08 AM	Thread Starter #6
MikeDaMan DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 874 Rep Power: 0	It only turns up from 1.5 to 1.8. I think I'll give it a try....I wont fry anything will I? __________________ DFI Lanpart UT 250GB motherboard. 1GB 2X512 Crucial Ballistix PC 3200. AMD Athlon 64 3400+. Retail ATI Radeon X850XT PE AGP

Apr 21, 2003, 07:51 AM	Thread Starter #7
MikeDaMan DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 874 Rep Power: 0	Well from what I've done I've seen no stability increase. I changed the Voltage to 1.6 then 1.7 then 1.8.....and nothing helped. I'm going to end up buying a new card sometime (hopefully soon-next paycheck or so). Since I didnt find anything out, hopefully someone else knows more about this and can help you out Maxwell1234. __________________ DFI Lanpart UT 250GB motherboard. 1GB 2X512 Crucial Ballistix PC 3200. AMD Athlon 64 3400+. Retail ATI Radeon X850XT PE AGP

Apr 21, 2003, 04:06 AM	#4
Kgentatszu] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,802 Rep Power: 0	me too , i also need tips 'bout AGP voltage. here's my spec: P4 2.96, GFti 42008X@290/607, 1024DDR ram, windows XP pro.....anythingelse? do i need to increase the voltage to gain more performance?? it is set to auto by default................

Apr 21, 2003, 04:55 AM	#5
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	You will not gain any performance by raising the Vagp, but it could definitely help with stability. It won't hurt to run the card at 1.8v, but I recommend you try 1.6 or 1.7v first if possible.

Apr 21, 2003, 09:12 AM	#8
Kgentatszu] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,802 Rep Power: 0	when i clock my GF to a higher memory or core clock frequency, the graphics sort of like freeze for a few seconds......................does AGP voltage has something to do with this?? can i fix the problem by increasing the AGP voltage??

Apr 21, 2003, 03:40 PM	#10
~~shai~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 613 Rep Power: 0	this could help running higher agp mhz(or if you have a prob with fast writes or agp 8)

Apr 22, 2003, 01:01 PM	#11
Kgentatszu] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,802 Rep Power: 0	re i'm clocking both . managed to squeeze the CPU from 2.67 to 2.96.............in what way will increasing the AGP voltage help.......can you give me more info?? i'm a total nOOb.......or should i let it set to auto?? by the way .. will i fry the card if it is set too high??