Could changing bus speed result in system unstability?

Drastik

Drastik

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I just went into Catalyst control center and my bus speed is a x1, so i seen theres a option called 'SMARTGART' which allows you to change the bus speed in windows, but it says that the program has 'determind the optimal settings to ensure system stability', and that if i change the bus speed it could result in system unstability.....

Is this the case since my previous gfx card was at x4 and it had no problems.
 
Well put it up x1 each time and see if its stable, run a graphical benchmark to test, if its not then just reset the cmos, I think your card should run at x4 like your board, because running it at x1 is surely reducing your performance!

Just try it, you shouldnt get unstability, if you do just reset:)
 
Bootup05 said:
Well put it up x1 each time and see if its stable, run a graphical benchmark to test, if its not then just reset the cmos, I think your card should run at x4 like your board, because running it at x1 is surely reducing your performance!

Just try it, you shouldnt get unstability, if you do just reset:)
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Funny thing is, it doesnt reduce my performance!
All my games run as they would.... from installing the card....
But what if the card automatically reduced itself to x1 on first bootup?? Could the performance be better?

Also, how do i do a graphical benchmark?
Reseting cmos is in the bios? Is this reversable?
 
download something like 3DMark05 or 06 and for resetting your CMOS, refer to your manual, all you have to do is when you need to reset ( when the system wont boot) just move the jumper on the board on to different pins and it will reset...then start your system back up and it will boot like normal again:)
 
Is the agp x* bus anything to do with how well you see the graphics on screen? Like AA and other graphical features? Or is it just performance wise??
 
Could it be my power supply that is causing this downgrade in agp speed?

"An often-overlooked aspect of graphics performance and stability is the power supply. Modern graphics cards require a stable source of power, and your Power Supply Unit (PSU) has the main job of providing this to all the components in your system. If you're not using a good PSU, you will have problems running your games with any stability, and you may incorrectly blame the Catalysts, or your games for this. No amount of tweaking will resolve PSU-related problems, so from the very start make sure your PSU is up to the job or you will waste a lot of time on software tweaks and settings."
 
If you'r talking performance then yeah but if your talking incase of damage your fine:)
btw I meant the psu make not card lol
 
Im not sure who its made by.... but here are the specs....

+12 +12 vsp total =180watts max

+5, +3.3v total =146.3 watts max

Dc output total =268.9 watts max
 
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