Which DMA Mode Should I Be Using?

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IceBreakerG

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Hey everyone, I was talking to a friend about burning dvds (initially we were talking about him using -R and me using +R cuz i just got a 100pk spindle of RiData DVD+R's for $29.99 at newegg plus a $10 mail-in rebate). Be anyway, I told him that I can't burn dvd's at 8x even though my drive is capable of faster speeds (16x). I have the NEC-ND3500A. I'm using RiData 8x DVD+Rs. He told me to check my DMA settings, and right now "Let BIOS select transfer mode" is checked, and its on Ultra DMA 2 - Ultra33. With these settings, it takes 10mins to burn a dvd at 8x when it should take about 5-6mins. Whats strange is if i burn a dvd at 6x, it'll take right at 11mins. I know 8x should be more than 1min faster. Here's a screen shot of the available options, which one of these should i be using? Thanks.

Screenshot of DMA Settings

System Specs
AMD Athlon 64 3800+
Gigabyte K8NXP-SLI
1GB OCZ PC3200 EL Platinum Rev. 2
256MB BFG GeForce 6800GT OC PCIe
Soundblaster Audigy 2 Platinum (Not using audigy drive)
600W Enermax SLI PSU
NEC ND-3500A
TDK 48X CDRW
ViewSonic A91f+
Logitech Z-680 Speaker System
 
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IceBreakerG

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It varies. I have 2 SATA drives, a 160GB seagate barracuda as my primary drive, and a 250GB seagate barracuda as a storage drive. The 250GB drive has NCQ (not that it'll really matter in this case). The hard drive light usually flickers on and off when i'm burning dvds though. I just don't understand why i cant burn dvds faster. My friend has a slower system than me, and he burns dvds faster. Or maybe the info in Nero is giving me inaccurate burn times. But it says the dvd should take 5:45mins and it ends up taking 10mins.
 
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