Checking a 14th gen i5-3570k with an h61m-vs
Checking a 14th gen i5-3570k with an h61m-vs
H61 motherboards can't handle overclocking well. You could try changing BCLK settings for speed, but that won't work smoothly or stay stable. When you tweak those speeds manually, your gains are very small—maybe just a few MHz at best—and you might run into stability problems. The safest choice is to leave everything on the original stock clocks instead of trying anything else.
H61 motherboards can't be easily overpowered. You could try changing the BCLK speed for overclocking, but it won't work well and will often get unstable. Also, you don't see big performance gains from this method... you might only get a few extra megahertz, but you'll likely hit stability problems along the way. The smart choice is just to leave everything running at stock speeds.
Yeah, it's obvious. I know I'm a fool. I promise I wasn't stupid; I knew the H boards wouldn't handle overclocking and I truly didn't think to check if that was true.