Abit NF7s v2.0: PCI bus speed tied to AGP bus?

The NF7s v2.0 allows for changing the speed of the AGP bus. Does this change
in AGP bus speed result in a higher PCI bus speed? I'd think so, but if
anyone has any definite information I'd love to hear it.

 

The PCI bus speed is tied into the FSB. The AGP bus setting does not affect
the PCI bus setting.

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That can't be right. I had always heard on the NF7s v2.0 that the PCI/AGP
bus speed was NOT tied to the FSB at all.

 

The manual warns about setting the FSB too high can cause the PCI bus
to operate out of spec. AFAIK, only the AGP is independent from the
others and nothing else. I think the whole idea of that is to have
additional and independent control over over-clocking your video card.

Forrest

Motherboard Help By HAL web site:
http://home.comcast.net/~mobo.help/

 

Where, specifically, in the NF7S v2.0 manual does it state this? It doesn't
state this ANYWHERE in the two manuals I have for the NF7 and NF7S versions
2.0. It does state that: "setting the working frequency higher than the
specifications of PCI or of processor may cause abnormal memory module
functioning, system hangs, hard drive data loss, abnormal functioning of the
VGA card, or abnormal functioning with other add-on cards." But this doesn't
state that the PCI bus speed is any way tied to the FSB...

 

Yea, that's what I read. Sure sounds like one influences the other to
me. The (warning) effect is consistent.

It also doesn't specifically state that the fsb and pci are not
related.

I happen to be looking through a a64 manual. Are you asking this
because of something, in regards to the fsb and pci buses, you've seen
in a64 motherboards?

Forrest

Motherboard Help By HAL web site:
http://home.comcast.net/~mobo.help/