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**Maggi** · 14 November 1999, 14:07

Hi Matt,

set you FSB/AGP divider to 2/3.

You would have to post your system specs if you need further assistance.

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Cheerio,
Maggi

Home rig:
Celeron333A @ 500MHz
Asus P2B-S @ 100MHz FSB
2x 128MB CAS2 SDRAM
Matrox G400 @ 150/200MHz core/mem clock
<FONT SIZE=1>... and some other goodies ... <FONT SIZE=2>

[This message has been edited by Maggi@Home (edited 14 November 1999).]

**mathew** · 14 November 1999, 14:24

Hi maggi here are my system specs see what you think :-

G400 MAX
P3 450 running at 630 mhz (140 fsb) 2.0v s-code SL35D Costa Rica (oem)
Alpha P3 125c Copper Embedded heatsink
Abit BE6 Motherboard
128 mb pc 100 sdram (my lucky dimm)
17.3gb Fujitsu h\d Udma 66
21"Sony monitor
SB Live Value
Diamond Super Express 56i Modem
Pioneer 10X DVD Drive
Supermicro SC-750 full tower case

3DMark Build Version: 200 Date: 14/11/99
Time: 12:33:45
Project Name:MAX Benchmarking

Comments: Over clocked

System PLL Clock :- 321.30
Graphics Clock (DCLK) :- 160.65
Memory Clock (MCLK) :- 214.20
WARP Clock (WCLK) :- 160.65

Project Settings (Template):
Rendering Platform: Internal (Matrox Millennium G400 DualHead - English)
Resolution: 800*600
Color Depth: 16-bit Color
CPU Optimization: Intel(r) Pentium(r) III
Z-Buffer: 16-bit
Frame Buffer: Triple buffering
Refresh Rate: 84 Hz
Looping: Disabled
Texture Format: 16-bit, 4444 RGBA
Run Tests: Once
Title Screen: Shown

Test Results:
3DMark Result : 6,238 3DMarks
Synthetic CPU 3D Speed : 9,714 CPU 3DMarks
Rasterizer Score : 2,745 3DRasterMarks
Game 1 - Race: 67.2 FPS
Game 2 - First Person: 58.2 FPS
Fill Rate : 265.0 MTexels/s
Fill Rate With Multi-Texturing : 264.7 MTexels/s
2MB Texture Rendering Speed: 391.5 FPS
4MB Texture Rendering Speed: 313.2 FPS
8MB Texture Rendering Speed: 216.9 FPS
16MB Texture Rendering Speed: 163.7 FPS
32MB Texture Rendering Speed: 86.2 FPS
Bump Mapping Emboss, 3-pass: 121.4 FPS
Bump Mapping Emboss, 2-pass: 158.8 FPS
Bump Mapping Emboss, 1-pass: 287.0 FPS

System:
Windows Version: Windows 4 , Build 1998
DirectX Version: 4.07.00.0700
Bios Version: rv3.50v
Bios Date: 08/24/99
Total Physical Memory: 128 MB
Free Physical Memory: 48 MB

Processor:
Processor Type: Intel Pentium III
Processor Speed: 630 MHz
Processor Caps: MMX SSE
L1 Cache Size: 32 KB
L2 Cache Size: 512 KB

Desktop:
2D Display Adapter Name: Matrox Millennium G400 DualHead - English
2D Display Adapter Driver Date: 10-19-1999
Monitor Name: Dell D1626HT
Monitor Driver Date: 5-11-1998
Desktop Resolution: 1280*1024
Desktop Color Depth: 32-Bit Color

3D Accelerator:
Name: Matrox Millennium G400 DualHead - English
Driver Name: G400DD32.DLL
Driver Version: 4.11.01.1300
Total Video Memory On Card: 32,697 KB
Total Texture Memory: 134,073 KB
Bus: AGP X1

I dont know if the X2 agp will increase anything but if I can use it I would use it thanks for any help Regards Matt {:O)

**Maggi** · 14 November 1999, 14:30

<FONT SIZE=4>... ouch ... <FONT SIZE=2>

What a beast ...

Do you have an option to set your FSB/AGP divider to 1/2 ???

I thought probably had a Celery that maxed out at 93 MHz FSB using a divider of 1/1, but in your case you'd need an AGP clock of ~70 by using a divider of 1/2.

Do you have that option in your SoftBIOS ?

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Cheerio,
Maggi

Home rig:
Celeron333A @ 500MHz
Asus P2B-S @ 100MHz FSB
2x 128MB CAS2 SDRAM
Matrox G400 @ 150/200MHz core/mem clock
... and some other goodies ...

**paul** · 14 November 1999, 15:45

Matthew, what more could you possibly get out of that?

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k6-3 450 @500 - tyan 1590s bios 1.16 - wdac310100 - g200 mill sgram w/8mb upgrade & bios 2.6-20 PD 5.25 - AGP1x - 128MB 10ns sdram - sblive value 2.1 - 3com 3c905b-tx - cable access (28.8k for emergencies) - win98 service pack 1 + 2
dx7

**space7** · 14 November 1999, 15:59

Space wander if it exist a moboif 1/2 divider in ?

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**VidMadMan** · 14 November 1999, 16:13

I had a similar problem because I had not installed my AGP miniport driver.

**Maggi** · 14 November 1999, 16:29

Hi Paul,

his 32MB texture rendering scores would improve and I think the multitexturing also

...

Hi VidMadMan,

you won't need a separate driver for AGP on the newer Abit BX motherboards.

Thanx for reminding though !

...

Hi Spacey,

I don't if his does support it, but I know there are some out there and especially since his supports an FSB of 140MHz, the engineers possibly opened a further option.

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Cheerio,
Maggi

Home rig:
Celeron333A @ 500MHz
Asus P2B-S @ 100MHz FSB
2x 128MB CAS2 SDRAM
Matrox G400 @ 150/200MHz core/mem clock
... and some other goodies ...

**Maggi** · 14 November 1999, 16:31

btw, where is mathew ?

I bet he's chasing his SoftBIOS ...

**mathew** · 14 November 1999, 16:48

Hi Maggi

Thanks for your input on this problem,unfortunately I don't have a 1\2 divider I am currently using 2\3.

I have heard that it's possible to force the agp to run at X2 but I cannot find the relevant info on how it is done:]

I know of a motherboard that does have a 1\2 divider but it uses a via chipset and apparently they are not as fast as the bx chipsets.

SOYO SY6VBE (slot 1) 133Mhz I can get one of these boards in the U.K for £55.95, but I don't really need one now as the BE6 is very stable at the speeds that it's running at.

And Maggi I live in East Anglia in the sticks as they call it round hear,..LoL..

Any info gratefully recieved Regards Matt {:O)

**kelin** · 14 November 1999, 17:26

Matt...
Have you downloaded the Matrox Tweak...the one that has the inf files that you install...
one for 98(or 95) and one for the G400...this will give you a click box to force AGP 2x, plus alot of other options...
Every once in a while, for some unknown reason, my system (a K7600 on the FIC SD-11) will revert to AGP 1X and I ended up just leaving the Forece AGP 2x checked...
BTW, 1x or 2X as far as I have been told, has nothing to do with the AGP divider or FSB speed...
Thats great that you are hitting 140 on your FSB..I never have been able to hit above 567 on my P3 450....
Anyway, try out that file, G400twk...should fix your 2X prob for ya...
Kelin

**Wombat** · 14 November 1999, 17:32

That's not completely true. Sometimes AGP 2x will not be stable/possible at a higher FSB speed, while 1x will be just fine.

**mathew** · 14 November 1999, 17:35

thanks Kelin

I dont suppose you know where the file is located do you or the file title.

I have downloaded the MGA Tweak proggie for o\cing the G400 core and memory speeds but did not notice any setting in this utility.

perhapse i am looking in the wrong place ?

Regards Matt {:O)

**Maggi** · 15 November 1999, 03:26

Hold your horses !!!

AGP2x at 93MHz would mean 186MHz AGP transfer rate ...

You'd either experience lockups or even worse you'd possibly fry your card/system/machine !!!

Or dou you have PC200-SDRAM and you Mobo can handle that speed ?

I bet not.

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Cheers,
Maggi
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Working Rig:
Asus P2B-DS @ 103MHz FSB
Double Pentium III-450 @ 464 MHz
4 x 128MB CAS2 SDRAM
Matrox Millennium G400 32MB DualHead
Nokia 445Xi (21")
Nokia 447Xpro (17")

Home Rig:
Asus P2B-S Bios 1010 @ 100MHz FSB
Celeron 333A @ 500MHz
2 x 128MB CAS2 SDRAM
Matrox Millennium G400 32MB DualHead @ 150/200MHz
CTX VL710T (17")

**Micko** · 15 November 1999, 04:27

My friend had a problem with agp2x too, but he fixed it by defragmenting his hard drive

Can you imagine!!!

Micko

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