2DividedbyZero
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Guys
My question which really needs an answer is this, overclocking an i7 980x is better when;
A) overclocking the unlocked multiplier @ 30x133 ~ 4.0GHz HT, or
B) overclocking when setting the multi to 20 and bclk to 200x20 = 4.0GHz HT?
either way CPU = 1.225v, remainder on default.
I ask this because various sites give various answers, BUT from my own testing I have found that overclocking using either method A or B above give exactly the same results whilst game benchmarking, for eg 3DMark Vantage result is ~P33500 with the same GPU and CPU scores either way.
So which is the better method?
Does overclocking via the bclk help people in other ways or is this just because they don't have unlocked multipliers?
Cheers
My question which really needs an answer is this, overclocking an i7 980x is better when;
A) overclocking the unlocked multiplier @ 30x133 ~ 4.0GHz HT, or
B) overclocking when setting the multi to 20 and bclk to 200x20 = 4.0GHz HT?
either way CPU = 1.225v, remainder on default.
I ask this because various sites give various answers, BUT from my own testing I have found that overclocking using either method A or B above give exactly the same results whilst game benchmarking, for eg 3DMark Vantage result is ~P33500 with the same GPU and CPU scores either way.
So which is the better method?
Does overclocking via the bclk help people in other ways or is this just because they don't have unlocked multipliers?
Cheers