I don't see the logic .
Could also claim their SUVs can't do 90 mph or get 18 mpg when in 4WD Low mode with locked rotors. Do we disregard the fact that it **can** get 18 mpg per gallon on the highway when in 2 WD cause, when it's in 4WD low, mpg slips to 15 of that it can't make turns w/o the tires chirping ? Is there no value in having a vehicle that can work **optimally** in a variety of applications and conditions ? I don't use 4WD very often but having the ability to have the vehicle adjust to conditions as when I walked out this morning to a 700 foot driveway w/ 13" of snow on it or when I'm stuck in the mud at a construction site ... it sure is a danged fine thing to be able be able to operate in different modes from the comfort of my drivers seat.
Do you require that cache multiplier be set to match CPU multiplier ? We don't seem to have an issue, at least I have never seen it voiced when folks test for stability with P95 26.6 because they don't want to damage the CPU w/ AVX. Why is it that testing for overclocking w/ locked voltage and disabling Speed Step and C states is OK, is this the way we want to recommend folks use their puters in every day life. What is the point of using P95 or AIDA 64 when a) It presents an unrealistic load, one that will never ever be seen again during the life of the PC and b) that P95 stable OC often fails in a multitasking benchmark such as RoG Real Bench ?
For me it's not about bragging rights and setting up all your BIOS solely to win OC competitions.... it's about having a tool that best fits the job it's called upon to perform, when it's asked to perform it. If the PC is stable when it's used for the purposes it was built for then, it's stable. That **is** why we have a PC in the 21st place. And yes, doesn't having it perform optimally in each of it's intended purpose sound a lot greater than being able to use it in any "mine's bigger then yours" argument ?
My 4770k **is** stable at 1.47 w/ 1.38v ... but when AVX is present, it breaks 1.5v which is a place I don't want it to be.... for those twice a year instances where I am actually using AVX, I'd gladly flip that switch. If I want to eek out the best performance out of the PC for it's intended purposes, I am forced to reboot, go into BIOS, switch profiles so that I keep the voltage under a voltage I consider safe for a machine I make a living on... this does it for me automatically.