I hate IRQ sharing. Nuf said. Try to make your system NOT share IRQ's when at all possible. IE: the AGP slot and PCI 1 share the same IRQ. Put your next card a slot down for even more of a good reason, better cooling/air flow for your overworked graphics card! Try to refrain from over clocking. I know the thoughts are always there, but they tend to lessen the life of the components and I have begun to lean more toward stability than pure speed. What is the point of getting to point "B" fast if it takes you 30 seconds to reboot before even starting from point "A!?"! Memory settings can always be tweaked. Taking the SPD modules recommended settings can be painful, but the manufacture knows best. Even though the system may work just fine at a higher setting (IE: CAS2) The system may suffer from stability and/or cooling issues. If you want more memory performance, cough up the bucks for PC-150. Ok, I am stepping down from the soap box, now... "MPS 1.4" support eludes me still...I have no idea if it SHOULD be enabled, but since Asus had it set to "Enabled" by default, I am going with it. Each person usually has there own experience with "Plug and Play OS" enabled or disabled. I was PRO having the BIOS take care of the IRQ duties for a long time, but since MOST newer components are actually PnP now (or at least pretend very well), I have tried both ways and each have its advantages: If you want to see what IRQ's are going with what cards on POST, keep the setting to "NO." If this feature matters none to you, it really doesn't matter. Windows is getting better at IRQ management (and not having 5 devices share the same IRQ while 4 lie unused) but whatever you choose, stick to it! The system may not like switching between the two every day or so! | System Configurations |
Number One:Dual Pentium III 1 GHz Asus CUV4X-D v1007 BIOS v4.28 4in1 driver 1 GB PC-133 Memory Elsa GeForce 2 Ultra 64 MB nVidia v12.41 drivers 3com 905C-TX-M 10/100 NIC Sound Blaster Live 5.1 Live!Ware 3 Windows 2000 SP1 |
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Number Two:Single Pentium III 1 GHz Asus CUV4X-D v1007 BIOS v4.28 4in1 driver 512 MB PC-133 Memory eVGA GeForce 2 32 MB tv out nVidia v12.41 drivers 3com 905C-TX-M 10/100 NIC Sound Blaster Live Live!Ware 3 Windows Me |
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Number Three:Dual Pentium III 1 GHz Asus CUV4X-D v1010 BIOS v4.32 4in1 driver 1 GB PC-133 Memory Elsa GeForce 2 Ultra 64 MB nVidia v12.41 drivers 3com 905C-TX-M 10/100 NIC Sound Blaster Live 5.1 Win2k WDM default driver Windows 2000 SP2 |
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