Do Factory Clock Speeds Matter When Overclocking?

AmethystKT

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Say you had two identical CPUs, one clocked at 3.2Ghz, and another at 3.5Ghz, if I overclocked either of them to 4.5Ghz, would their factory clock speeds matter?

If not, would it be bad to buy the less expensive one to save money without sacrificing performance?
 
Solution
Their factory speeds will not matter. You should save money. As long as they are about the same eg. i5-4670k and i5-46XXk, then get the cheaper one and overclock it until it isn't stable.