(01-13-2014, 11:45 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: @ThorhiantheUltimateWell actually the base clock is linked to my RAM, northbridge, and Hyper transport. I had to manage those to reasonable levels, but it wasnt hard (I kept my RAM almost the same as its stock speed, and Kept the hyper/north bridge at around 2000 MHz in this case). So basically even though the base clock was linked to several components, it let me lower their multipliers to keep them close to stock. Can you not lower the multipliers for other parts of the system on Intel Mobos/CPUs?
Which architecture? Each generation has different "rules" for overclocking.
In most cases yes you can raise the base clock. But it would be stupid to do so. The HT reference clock on phenom II systems is not linked to anything but the cpu. This allows you to safely overclock the cpu by raising it without overclocking other components in the system. This cannot be done on MOST modern Intel cpus. Which is why raising the base clock on an Intel system is the equivalent of taking the largest sledge hammer you can find and beating your motherboard with it like it just tried to rob you.
Also, im asking about Haswell/Ivy.