BCKL vs CPU speed

[dling]

Does it make any difference how I get to the oc speed I want. Is overclocking the cpu vs increasing the bckl any different ? I seem to remember that it's better to get the overclock by raising the cpu speed.

[ir_cow]

Until Skylake / Kaby Lake came around the only real way to OC since the Core 2 days was to use the multiplier. The BLCK has to stay within 5mhz of 105 because of how its integrated into the CPU.

 

This may help

 

http://www.overclockersclub.com/guides/intel_pentium_g3258_oc_guide/2.htm

 

 

CPU Base Clock Strap:

In the past without purchasing the Intel "Extreme" SKU that included an unlocked multiplier, overclocking was limited to raising the FSB (Front Side Bus). With the release of Sandy Bridge (2nd Generation Intel Core

[xenkw0n]

You mean since Sandy-bridge.  I was not aware 6th and 7th gen chips allowed for BCLK overclocking again.  X58 BCLK overclocking was great.  ~215 bclk overclocks on good boards was pretty common.  I can push mine to 210 without issue.