no PCI lock. so go IDE?

[almach1]

there is no PCI lock on my mobo so if i go with regular ribbon cables and try to OC my processor to 2.6. or 2.7 will that outwigh the loss of using SATA?

 

[Hacp]

Yess def.

 

[spiritwalker2223]

If you don't have a PCI lock your IDE and SATA drives will get corrupt when you OC.

 

[charloscarlies]

Originally posted by: spiritwalker2223
If you don't have a PCI lock your IDE and SATA drives will get corrupt when you OC.

 

[2kfire]

K8T800 Pro has PCI lock

Your motherboard uses K8T800 Pro

So, your motherboard should have a pci lock. It's not neccesarily in the BIOS. It should just be locked. My mobo for a FACT doesn't have the S-ATA ports 1 and 2 locked, but the other 2 are locked, so I use them. I know from reading this: S939 Mobo guide

If it is true that your motherboard doesn't have a PCI lock, then you won't be able to overclock at all. Not with S-ATA drives, or P-ATA, because any expansion cards you install would be oc'd as well, and ANYTHING else on the PCI bus (onboard LAN, audio, some video, etc).

 

[almach1]

I'm done. I'm just gonna be happy with 2.5MHz. This combo should last me a year or so, when i'll totally overhaul everything(Mobo,processor, and videocard).

 

[2kfire]

Actually, that's a pretty good OC!!! At those speeds, your PCI lock is DEFINITELY working! Congrats on that OC and enjoy!