agp/pci lock

[nprotz]

What is the agp/pci lock?

 

[clicknext]

It locks the PCI and AGP frequency (33 and 66mhz respectively) so that they aren't increased when you increase the FSB freq.

 

[nprotz]

ahh ok...my pci freq. was set to 33 but i increased it to 64 to see if it would help performance...will this hurt anything? should i leave it at 33?

 

[Jumpem]

PCI speeds too high have a tendency to corrupt hdd's.

 

[DerwenArtos12]

Up to 64? without corrupting your hard drive? Lucky lucky man.

 

[boyRacer]

:Q you sure it was the frequency? or the latency? 64... lol

 

[Doh!]

It's like sticking a fork in the socket to see if you'll run faster.

 

[nprotz]

Originally posted by: boyRacer
:Q you sure it was the frequency? or the latency? 64... lol

yeah sorry...it was the latency...but now i do have an agp freq....i set it to 66 is this correct? i dont see anything else relating to pci..so i assume i cant change the pci freq........correct?

 

[Doh!]

Yes, AGP is at 66 while PCI is at 33. Just leave the AGP at 66 and leave the PCI at default setting. It will be locked at 66/33 & you'll be fine.

 

[nprotz]

Originally posted by: Doh!
Yes, AGP is at 66 while PCI is at 33. Just leave the AGP at 66 and leave the PCI at default setting. It will be locked at 66/33 & you'll be fine.

does changing the pci latency to 64 help performance? if so where will i see it at?

 

[InlineFive]

Originally posted by: nprotz

Originally posted by: Doh!
Yes, AGP is at 66 while PCI is at 33. Just leave the AGP at 66 and leave the PCI at default setting. It will be locked at 66/33 & you'll be fine.

does changing the pci latency to 64 help performance? if so where will i see it at?

The higher the latency the more time a device can keep the PCI bus for itself. The ideal setting varies from motherboard to motherboard so you'll have to benchmark each latency to see which works better for you.

-Por