Learning how to OC BCLK on the i3 6100

AceMemphis

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Greetings!

I have been trying to OC the BCLK of the i3 6100 and have run into some questions that I hope someone may be able to answer for me.
Please note this is my first time, so be gentle.

First step was changing the bios from version F6g to F5g. (did I need to do this? Or does the F6g version have bclk oc abilities already?)

So far I have achieved a stable OC with a base clock of 110 resulting in 4.07 Ghz. The OC is stable with normal temps.
I had to adjust the System Memory Multiplier down to 18.66 from 21.33 resulting in a 2052Mhz frequency.

Changing these two values are the ONLY two modifications I have made that have resulted in a stable OC.

The real thing I am struggling with is what to do next. I don't understand how changing the multiplier of my DDR4 ramm works. How does 18.66 become 2052Mhz? And more importantly, when OC your base clock, where should I clock my memory frequency to? Do I aim for the stock 2133mhz speed? Do I aim higher and OC the memory? Or do I aim lower and deal with a slower memory speed?
The memory over clocking confuses me. Not sure how to proceed.

Voltage is another thing that makes me nervous. The tutorial says crank up the voltage to 1.325v FIRST. Is that safe? I thought OC is done in small increments?
And also, what are normal increments for increasing Voltage and clock speed? I've heard 0.2 for clock speed but I have no idea about Voltage.

Sorry for the essay, here. Basically I need more info/advice about increasing Memory and voltage values and how they relate to clocks and OC.


I have been following this guide for OC with the Gigabyte z170x Gaming 3 mobo.
http://overclocking.guide/gigabyte-z170-non-k-overclocking-guide/
Using the i3 6100 with the Phanteks PH-TC12DX aftermarket cooler, and 2x4Gb hyper X fury DDR4 ram kit at 2133mhz.