The NVIDIA nForce3's PCI bus is not locked

zerodamage · Nov 28, 2003, 03:03 PM

Thanks to Driver 7 for the Heads up

"One of our forumers, Don, who is from OverclockerIndo contacted our motherboard specialist, ZuePhOk, and asked him to investigate the NVIDIA's nForce3 PCI bus. He suspected the nForce3's PCI bus was not locked because his friend killed a SCSI card after using a high FSB! If the nForce3 had a PCI lock, the PCI bus would have been locked at 33MHz and the SCSI card would not have been killed even with the system bus running beyond specification.

But how can ZuePhOk test and confirm if the nForce3's PCI bus was really unlocked? Luckily, Team ARP has the IOSS RD2 Pro PC Geiger! If you recall, the RD2 Pro PC Geiger is a multifunction PCI bus analyzer that we reviewed some time ago. As it directly monitors the PCI bus, it is more accurate and trustworthy than any software solution."

Source: Rojakpot

The_Neon_Cowboy · Nov 28, 2003, 04:38 PM

thats not good for nvida

Nov 28, 2003, 03:03 PM	#1
zerodamage HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 3,478 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	The NVIDIA nForce3's PCI bus is not locked Thanks to Driver 7 for the Heads up "One of our forumers, Don, who is from OverclockerIndo contacted our motherboard specialist, ZuePhOk, and asked him to investigate the NVIDIA's nForce3 PCI bus. He suspected the nForce3's PCI bus was not locked because his friend killed a SCSI card after using a high FSB! If the nForce3 had a PCI lock, the PCI bus would have been locked at 33MHz and the SCSI card would not have been killed even with the system bus running beyond specification. But how can ZuePhOk test and confirm if the nForce3's PCI bus was really unlocked? Luckily, Team ARP has the IOSS RD2 Pro PC Geiger! If you recall, the RD2 Pro PC Geiger is a multifunction PCI bus analyzer that we reviewed some time ago. As it directly monitors the PCI bus, it is more accurate and trustworthy than any software solution." Source: Rojakpot

Nov 28, 2003, 04:38 PM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	thats not good for nvida __________________