Low Clock High Multi vs Higher Clock lower Multi on 2600K

[dynamis_dk]

I've been playing for the first time yesterday and i've managed 5Ghz out of my 2600K so i'm pretty happy.

I was wondering today, what is anything is the difference in using a lower clock speed and a higher multi, vs using a higher clock and lower multi to achinve the same overall cpu clock speed. I.E....

100 x 48 = 4800Mhz
96 x 50 = 4800Mhz

I went down the higher clock (what i would understand to be like fsb speed) and lower multi to try and get my ram running as close to the 2000Mhz mark as i could.

What would be the effect of underclocking the bus and using a higher multi to get the same total cpu mhz... would the ram be running slower and benching would suffer??

 

[dynamis_dk]

Cheers.

I had previously been told to be careful clocking it upwards but I was just wondering on the effect.

The run I did above was purely to hit 5ghz and do a prime run. I've clock I back to 4600 @ 100 for 24/7 duties. Moved from a Q6600 setup so even stock speed on the 2600k are hugely better then my previous system.

Thanks guys

 

[dynamis_dk]

Ah no, like above those setting were just to push and do a benching run. Am back down to 1.3 now @ 4.6ghz. Need to tweak it later to settle in my final 24/7 setup but it won't be 1.4+