Looking for Software (Please Read)

[Lonely Raven]

I posted this about six months ago, and I think it sank to the
bottom without a single responce. So I'll try again.

I'm looking for a software that will tell me what my PCI and
AGP buss are actually running at.

I'm testing some Canterwood and Springdale motherboards
that have the Fixed 33/66/100 settings as well as the /3 /4 /5 /6
dividers, and I'd like to prove if they are working or not.
So I'm looking for a software utility, something like CPU-Z and
CPU ID that will tell me the MHZ of the actual buss, not just
the processor and memory FSB.

Any and all help is greatly apprecaited.

[Ralf Hutter]

I'm sure you were told six months ago, but there is no software that will do this. The few apps that attempt it are actually guessing, apparently based on your FSB + MoBo combo.

The only way to do this reliably is with hardware, either an ocillscope or a PC Geiger (http://www.pcmods.com/details.asp?prodID=261).

[L337 M33P]

Sisoft sandra 2003 (http://download.guru3d.com/sandra/) - as close as you'll ever be

I don't think there's an oscilloscope that does 200Mhz without costing at least $1000.

[Lonely Raven]

No, as I said, the thread sank to the bottom without even a
whisper of an answer.

That PC Geiger looks like a good lead though.

I seem to remember something on overclockers.com front page
that was a PCI card that testest stuff similarly. It was $100
though. I'd would be worth it considering I'm getting all these
motherboards to test.

[L337 M33P]

I've dug up an engineering leaflet that I picked up on a trip to Bristol Uni. It has an article on PCI busses and dodgy clock signals. They use a Digital Storage Oscilloscope.

www.agilent.com <-- the people who make this gadget

[Lonely Raven]

Thanx for the info. I'm reading up on it now!