BLCK Overclock ( High Risk? )

[Exaco]

Hello, i was wondering if BLCK overclocking is huge risk, my CPU currently works at 3.3Ghz turbo ( Stock 3.0Ghz, Turbo Boost 3.3Ghz ), any possibility to run it on lets say 3.6 or 3.8 ghz?
Saw on userbench weird results: 
Im pretty sure the RAM should not die, since its running at 1333mhz but it is 1600mhz one.

Specs:
CPU:  i5-2320
GPU: ZOTAC GTX 980Ti 6GB AMP! Omega
RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance Dual-Channel 1600Mhz CL10 1.5V running @ 1333mhz
MB: GIGABYTE H61 - GA-P61-S3
PSU: OCZ 650W 80+

[DocSwag]

You'll have to test it out. I wouldn't go too high though because with sandy bridge the bclk messed with other stuff too so if you raise it too high it can cause weird issues

[RollinLower]

BCLK overclocking is very dependent on the other parts in your system. a BCLK overclock increases the bus speed of everything in your system, so if any part isn't stable, it will start crashing or in the worst case parts start dying.

 

i reccomend you try setting a mild one at first, and seeing if you start to experience some weird stuff. if everything stays stabe push it some more.

keep in mind that even things like USB mice can cause crashes in a BCLK overclock!

[Sauron]

It's not that dangerous, it's just a bit riskier than multiplier oc because it affects the cpu's data buses. You're still unlikely to break your ram or gpu, but stability is harder to achieve.

 

However, h61 is pretty much the worst chipset you can get for a sandy cpu and I would assume the motherboard is pretty low quality in general. I wouldn't trust it with any sort of overclock. Even if the cpu is stable and running at low temperatures, you may be cooking the power delivery circuitry around it without knowing it. Since you're unlikely to get a significant boost from bclk overclocking anyway I suggest you abandon the idea.

 

My advice is to upgrade to a newer platform if you're not satisfied with your cpu's performance. Maybe buy a decent case while you're at it

[Jurrunio]

Dont bother doing it. Starting from Sandy Bridge (up to Broadwell), Intel decides that Base clock (or bclk) should be the reference clock for everything, no matter they are parts you want to overclock, or those that shouldnt. Why? To make CPUs with unlocked clock multiplier and motherboards that supports changing the multiplier something enthusiasts need to get (and pay a lot) for while keeping cheaper stuff for the general consumer.

 

Then why you shouldnt bother? That's becuase the upper limit for the bclk to go without crashing the system is 107MHz for the lucky people, 103MHz for the unlucky ones. 5% performance gain isnt going to change anything in games, or anything but benchmark.

[Jurrunio]

8 minutes ago, Sauron said:

However, h61 is pretty much the worst chipset you can get for a sandy cpu and I would assume the motherboard is pretty low quality in general. I wouldn't trust it with any sort of overclock. Even if the cpu is stable and running at low temperatures, you may be cooking the power delivery circuitry around it without knowing it.

It's not that bad. I mean, it's a has very limited OC potential, it cant hurt the mobo. If it does, then higher clocked i5s arent even safe with this mobo.

[Sauron]

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

It's not that bad. I mean, it's a dual core CPU and with very limited OC potential, it cant hurt the mobo (unless its so bad not even a quad core will run)

The i5 2320 is a quad core. As for whether it can hurt the board or not, in theory the mobo should support up to a stock clock i7's power draw, but in reality these cheap boards were simply not designed to handle the higher end chips - especially considering this looks like it was born as a prebuilt (judging from the picture). The manufacturer probably didn't expect the customer to swap out the cpu or overclock it. Aside from that, you're still running your parts out of spec and even if the power delivery can take it, the buses may not. Stressing a 7 year old bargain motherboard is not a particularly good idea. With that said, it's not likely that he will damage anything, but it's a possibility that I would say is not worth risking given the low gain he'd get.

[Exaco]

On 12/31/2017 at 5:01 PM, Sauron said:

The i5 2320 is a quad core. As for whether it can hurt the board or not, in theory the mobo should support up to a stock clock i7's power draw, but in reality these cheap boards were simply not designed to handle the higher end chips - especially considering this looks like it was born as a prebuilt (judging from the picture). 

Yeah it was prebuilt by a store itself. Not sure if the mobo is bad quality, Gigabyte markets it as ultra durable n stuff and it works fine for like 5years already ( ~2years pc on ) there was some issues before out of the blue, showing symptoms of dead mobo, but it started working just fine again.
Meanwhile my friend on very similiar PC ( bit weaker ) already had to replace his Z68 mobo in even shorter time and he didn't even did any OC.

[Sauron]

3 hours ago, Exaco said:

Yeah it was prebuilt by a store itself. Not sure if the mobo is bad quality, Gigabyte markets it as ultra durable n stuff and it works fine for like 5years already ( ~2years pc on ) there was some issues before out of the blue, showing symptoms of dead mobo, but it started working just fine again.
Meanwhile my friend on very similiar PC ( bit weaker ) already had to replace his Z68 mobo in even shorter time and he didn't even did any OC.

"ultra durable" is just marketing, it's not a horrible motherboard but it's clearly on the low end. That doesn't mean it's going to randomly die for no reason, but if you start messing with it it may give out.