AGP Fastwrites....?

[JungleMan1]

I keep hearing how the VIA KT266a has problems with AGP fastwrites. I found out what it means, but how much of a performance difference does it make?

[confus-ed]

If you really knew what it was you wouldn't ask that.

Got a load of 266a boards out, all with everything on as far as AGP goes with no worries, so who's telling you that? One of those bloody Aardvarks????

[JungleMan1]

[quote]Originally posted by confus-ed:
<strong>If you really knew what it was you wouldn't ask that.

Got a load of 266a boards out, all with everything on as far as AGP goes with no worries, so who's telling you that? One of those bloody Aardvarks????</strong><hr></blockquote>

a few [h]ardocp members have been telling me of their problems with that.

i just read a definition on a site, thats it...not sure if i fully understand what it is..

[Fierce]

[quote]Originally posted by Jungleman:
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a few [h]ardocp members have been telling me </strong><hr></blockquote>

There's your problem! j/k

[JungleMan1]

[quote]Originally posted by Fierce1:
<strong>

There's your problem! j/k</strong><hr></blockquote>

An experience is experience no matter who it's from.

Anyways, perhaps someone could answer my questions.

[confus-ed]

Only Geforce cards support this officially, its an opengl trick to get data in and out faster, but it makes a mess of fetch execute with dma so your cards gotta correct it, so it only works with cards that support it. Why the 266a should have a problem is more likely to do with the maturity of the chipset and the fact that it shouldn't be doing what it is anyway.

How much difference does it make? You'll have to ask Geforce, no doubt they reckon loads, but it just looks like pissing with opengl to me.

Where do you find this sh**, Jungleboy???