Multiplier VS FSB

[etomasula]

Hi Guys maybe you could can clear up some stuff for me. I have been hearing that a higher clock frequency does not always mean better performance? Overclocking seems to be more of an art to me the more I get into it. Anyways for example I just got an FX-60. I love the unlocked multiplier. But now there are 2 ways I can push it. Up the FSB or up the multiplier or both. Which is generally better? Upping the FSB will increase RAM performance so I would think that would increase performance more than just upping the FSB, but on the other hand I hear if the FSB gets out of sync it will result in a higher frequency with lower performance. Is this just a bunch of BS or is it making any sense to you?

Thanks for you thoughts.

 

[neiroatopelcc]

Read the latest OC article on the main page.
It shows that at some point fsb is better than multiplier.

But basicly, try maxing multiplier, run 3dmark06 and note the individual scores
Then try maxing fsb instead and run again and compare.


Note tho, that if you overclock your memory you'll run into limits long before your cpu limits you. Most memory only overclock 10-15% while your cpu might handle 30%

 

[dragonsprayer]

yes there is sweet spot - use free sandra testing to find it with memory bandwidth and cpu tests