Author Topic: Tips for A8V owners (Read 713 times)

Kev367th · « **on:** January 26, 2005, 10:06:11 AM »

BIOS tweaks -
1) Disable any devices you won't be using. Eg if you use a USB printer disable onboard parallel port etc.
2) If you are going to use SATA RAID: connect to VIA RAID ports.
3) Mem timings - Use the default timings.
4) Mem interleave - 2 banks only filled: disable node interleaving
5) Mem 2T command rate - disable: forces 1T command rate (faster)
6) Vid Disable fastwrites
7) Vid Search MDA - disable
8) Vid AGP 3.0 calibration - enable
9) Hypertransport - set to 1000

Gets you a stable fast set of options, you can go on from here tweaking the actual mem timings manually. Personally I haven't bothered.

Eagler · « **Reply #1 on:** January 26, 2005, 11:19:38 AM »

it is a great board

I have two 80gb sata drives in raid 0 fror boot drive plus 4 ide drives on the 133 ata bus (two removeable) and a dvd recorder plus a cd writer on the other ide bus

it doesn't bog down in AH2 or video work

Pollock · « **Reply #2 on:** January 26, 2005, 11:56:39 AM »

Kev,

Great post! This will really help me.

My Asus mobo system is going to strictly be for aces high.

I plan on keeping it stripped to the essentials to run it, using my old system for all the other home pc stuff.

this will be a clean install to a 40gig udma harddrive. Is there a way to install xp and keep all the over head disabled?

PS. I wonder how subscribers are in Georgia this would be a great place to have the con. It could be structured around the peachtree airshow, just a thought.

38ruk · « **Reply #3 on:** January 26, 2005, 02:26:37 PM »

ive seen now with the amd 64 cpu's that they recommend fast writes to be enabled , atleast omega does for ati cards anyways FWIW 38

Kev367th · « **Reply #4 on:** January 26, 2005, 02:46:40 PM »

http://www.blackviper.com
Lists all the XP/2000 services and which you can disable to lower overhead.

First time I have ever heard of anyone suggesting fastwrites enabled for newer cards. ATI themselves recommend disabling fastwrites.

214thCavalier · « **Reply #5 on:** January 26, 2005, 05:17:36 PM »

Its listed as ok to use fastwrites for AMD 64 cpu's only, all others recommend turning it off.

Kev367th · « **Reply #6 on:** January 27, 2005, 08:16:35 AM »

Tks, in that case I'll try re-enabling them.

acetnt367th · « **Reply #7 on:** January 27, 2005, 10:57:26 AM »

Guys with this setup i.e. A8V and ati cards

Could you please run either 3Dmark05 or aquamark and post your scores here - want to see if my machine is under performing i.e. am trying to optimizze mine

Thanks a lot

Acetnt

acetnt367th · « **Reply #8 on:** January 28, 2005, 12:28:19 AM »

Ok got home and did made your changes Kev. Am also now at 8X. Will need to play a few of my 3D games to see if it still crashes.

My 3Dmark5 score is 2305 with a cpu mark of 4058.

Geezs .... cant remember the quamark score - think 47000ish

will check this tomorrow. Do I need to tweak some more?

A8V 939 3400+ 1028 Corsair value ram, 200GB sata drive tra la la

Kev367th · « **Reply #9 on:** January 28, 2005, 09:10:36 AM »

Haven't turned on fastwrites, waiting for a replacement hard drive.