AGP and PCI locks

tim-may · 12-17-2002, 01:12 AM

I dont know if this has been discussed or not, but does anybody know for sure if there is any AMD solution out now that has an AGP and a PCI lock on them? I've been looking at Nforce2 boards and they seem to only have an AGP lock, and kt400's are still using dividers....

pHaestus · 12-17-2002, 01:27 AM

Asus NForce2 reported to have both agp and pci. No others have yet been verified to my knowledge

Brad · 12-17-2002, 01:55 AM

the asus distro in NZ swears that the a7n8x has both a pci and agp lock. apart from that I know of no other boards. that have it. It's perfectly possible that other nforce2 boards have locked speeds, as the chipset itself supports it perfectly ok

tim-may · 12-17-2002, 02:06 AM

interesting read here nonetheless....

gmat · 12-17-2002, 05:13 AM

Look here:
http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/sho...5&pagenumber=5

All NForce2 mobo's can (and must, by design) lock both PCI and AGP.

Can O' Beans · 12-20-2002, 10:51 PM

What the hell took them so long? The AMD/VIA combo used to be so much into the newest/best/fastest technology (although usually at the cost of stability

)

My P4 board has it & it works great, especially since my stock ATI 8500dv overheats under normal operating conditions

With the FSB speeds usually seen on AMD systems, I just can't understand why this took so long to be implemented.

KnightElite · 12-21-2002, 01:07 AM

Both EPoX and Abit have confirmed that their nFORCE 2 motherboards have PCI locked at 33MHz no matter what. AGP appears to be variable in the BIOS on both boards.

tim-may · 12-21-2002, 02:28 AM

thanks for the responses so far

im leaning towards the asus board, but im waiting till about feb/mar for any big upgrades....good to hear that all nForce2's 'might' have this as a standard feature.

12-17-2002, 01:12 AM	#1
tim-may Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: California Posts: 161	AGP and PCI locks I dont know if this has been discussed or not, but does anybody know for sure if there is any AMD solution out now that has an AGP and a PCI lock on them? I've been looking at Nforce2 boards and they seem to only have an AGP lock, and kt400's are still using dividers.... __________________ AMD Althon XP 1700+ JUIHB 0302 @ 2Ghz (air cooled) 10.5 Multiplier X 191 FSB = 2005 Epox 8RDA OCZ PC3500 512mb EL (SYNC CAS2-2-2-4-2) eVGA Ti4200 64mb @ 285/570 (stock air cooling) Antec True550 Antec True430 for 220w pelt

12-17-2002, 01:55 AM	#3
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	the asus distro in NZ swears that the a7n8x has both a pci and agp lock. apart from that I know of no other boards. that have it. It's perfectly possible that other nforce2 boards have locked speeds, as the chipset itself supports it perfectly ok __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

12-17-2002, 02:06 AM	#4
tim-may Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: California Posts: 161	interesting read here nonetheless.... __________________ AMD Althon XP 1700+ JUIHB 0302 @ 2Ghz (air cooled) 10.5 Multiplier X 191 FSB = 2005 Epox 8RDA OCZ PC3500 512mb EL (SYNC CAS2-2-2-4-2) eVGA Ti4200 64mb @ 285/570 (stock air cooling) Antec True550 Antec True430 for 220w pelt

12-21-2002, 01:07 AM	#7
KnightElite Cooling Savant Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Posts: 294	Both EPoX and Abit have confirmed that their nFORCE 2 motherboards have PCI locked at 33MHz no matter what. AGP appears to be variable in the BIOS on both boards. __________________ Can anyone else here say that they have a watercooled monster that's 45" tall?

12-21-2002, 02:28 AM	#8
tim-may Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: California Posts: 161	thanks for the responses so far im leaning towards the asus board, but im waiting till about feb/mar for any big upgrades....good to hear that all nForce2's 'might' have this as a standard feature. __________________ AMD Althon XP 1700+ JUIHB 0302 @ 2Ghz (air cooled) 10.5 Multiplier X 191 FSB = 2005 Epox 8RDA OCZ PC3500 512mb EL (SYNC CAS2-2-2-4-2) eVGA Ti4200 64mb @ 285/570 (stock air cooling) Antec True550 Antec True430 for 220w pelt

12-17-2002, 01:27 AM	#2
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	Asus NForce2 reported to have both agp and pci. No others have yet been verified to my knowledge

12-17-2002, 05:13 AM	#5
gmat Thermophile Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,221	Look here: http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/sho...5&pagenumber=5 All NForce2 mobo's can (and must, by design) lock both PCI and AGP.

12-20-2002, 10:51 PM	#6
Can O' Beans Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Pa - USA Posts: 264	What the hell took them so long? The AMD/VIA combo used to be so much into the newest/best/fastest technology (although usually at the cost of stability ) My P4 board has it & it works great, especially since my stock ATI 8500dv overheats under normal operating conditions With the FSB speeds usually seen on AMD systems, I just can't understand why this took so long to be implemented.

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