Help! Can't Overclock for the life of me! MSI H87-G43 - Intel G3258
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Anthony French
July 10, 2014 7:35:48 PM
Please Help! I've tried it from the Click Bios, The OC Genie, The Command Center, AND Intel's XTU, It won't push past 3.2Ghz!!!???
Speed step is enabled as well.
I've tried clicking the OC Genie, restart, says OC Genie is enabled, no change.
Command center lets me change the voltage, but not the CPU Multiplier, (Same as in the BIOS)
XTU lets me change the max for speed step, but will never go past 3.2Ghz using prime95?!?!
I've set the voltage up to 1.3v for the CPU, I will attach pictures. Both the motherboard and CPU are suppose to be perfect for OC'ing. The G3258 is Intel's 20th Anniversary, Unlocked CPU.
I've overclocked before, I don't get it??!
Also my RAM is stuck at 1333Mhz, I can get it to 1400mhz, but when i hit 1600, the boot fails... I've set it to 9-9-9-24, and 1.5v but it wont boot and needs defaulted
Specs:
Windows 8.1
MSI H87-G43 LGA 1150
Intel Pentium G3258 Haswell Dual-Core 3.2GHz
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8 GB Kit (2 x 4GB) - DDR3-1600
Cooler Master Hyper T2 CPU Cooler
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Speed step is enabled as well.
I've tried clicking the OC Genie, restart, says OC Genie is enabled, no change.
Command center lets me change the voltage, but not the CPU Multiplier, (Same as in the BIOS)
XTU lets me change the max for speed step, but will never go past 3.2Ghz using prime95?!?!
I've set the voltage up to 1.3v for the CPU, I will attach pictures. Both the motherboard and CPU are suppose to be perfect for OC'ing. The G3258 is Intel's 20th Anniversary, Unlocked CPU.
I've overclocked before, I don't get it??!
Also my RAM is stuck at 1333Mhz, I can get it to 1400mhz, but when i hit 1600, the boot fails... I've set it to 9-9-9-24, and 1.5v but it wont boot and needs defaulted
Specs:
Windows 8.1
MSI H87-G43 LGA 1150
Intel Pentium G3258 Haswell Dual-Core 3.2GHz
Crucial Ballistix Sport 8 GB Kit (2 x 4GB) - DDR3-1600
Cooler Master Hyper T2 CPU Cooler





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Anthony French
July 10, 2014 7:45:38 PM
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Anthony French
July 10, 2014 8:04:52 PM
Dylan Coons
July 15, 2014 8:02:55 AM
Anthony French
July 15, 2014 1:13:36 PM
Anthony French
July 17, 2014 8:53:25 PM
Y0GI said:
You'd have to ask MSI Tech Support about that.Yogi
I just spent almost an hour on the phone with them, they can't figure it out. Walked me through everything I already did. I got bored of holding and hung up. Maybe this is just a mismarketed board..... I just don't see how they would put all this OC'ing software with it, put it in the manual and then not be able to do it..... Doesnt make any sense.....
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LinhAlpha
August 1, 2014 9:36:59 AM
I have a G3258 too. But my mainboard is B85M-E45.
Anyway, the BIOS is somewhat the same.
I have difficulty OCing too.
Using the Intel Extreme tuning, you have to click to the Core button on the left, and there are lines at the bottom which alter the CPU Ratio. I think that's the point, although changing that doesn't make any change to mine
Using the MSI Command Center, I don't know how to use the last tab which says OC Genie. Every time I go o that tab, it says I need to reboot for the settings to complete, regardless of my OC Genie Button pressed or not.
I've seen in other forums that when CPU voltage is 1.3, they can OC the G3258 up to 4.5GHz. So you may go for any CPU ratio below that point.
Ah, the RAM, you know, G3258 can't handle 1600MHz RAM. It can only go with 1333, so live with it.
Anyway, the BIOS is somewhat the same.
I have difficulty OCing too.
Using the Intel Extreme tuning, you have to click to the Core button on the left, and there are lines at the bottom which alter the CPU Ratio. I think that's the point, although changing that doesn't make any change to mine
Using the MSI Command Center, I don't know how to use the last tab which says OC Genie. Every time I go o that tab, it says I need to reboot for the settings to complete, regardless of my OC Genie Button pressed or not.
I've seen in other forums that when CPU voltage is 1.3, they can OC the G3258 up to 4.5GHz. So you may go for any CPU ratio below that point.
Ah, the RAM, you know, G3258 can't handle 1600MHz RAM. It can only go with 1333, so live with it.
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Aikei
August 26, 2014 1:43:42 PM
I have a G3258 too, but my board is H81M-P33 from MSI too.
Don't know if you know it, but you can't increase clock with your mouse. You need to pick the CPU Ratio line where Auto is highlighted and manually press + or - to increase or decrease clock. This worked for me. At first I too thought that the board is unable to overclock my processor.
Don't know if you know it, but you can't increase clock with your mouse. You need to pick the CPU Ratio line where Auto is highlighted and manually press + or - to increase or decrease clock. This worked for me. At first I too thought that the board is unable to overclock my processor.
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madvillain
October 1, 2014 3:00:31 PM
Ok, thanks to this thread I stuck with Overclocking on the H87-G43 and managed to get my G3280 to 4.0ghz stable today on air.
None of the overlcocking options worked except after I did the following:
installed Intel ME software
used the shift + "+-" method to change the cpu multiplier in the bios. It's stupid it makes you think you can click on it because it's not greyed out and it says "auto" but you have to highlight the field and then use shift plus the plus and minus keys to set the muliplier.
Could not get overclocking to work through the supplied Intel Tuning Center or the MSI control center. However, I am now very happy sitting at 4.0ghz. This processor is great. For $65 bucks I have an awesome gaming processor.
None of the overlcocking options worked except after I did the following:
installed Intel ME software
used the shift + "+-" method to change the cpu multiplier in the bios. It's stupid it makes you think you can click on it because it's not greyed out and it says "auto" but you have to highlight the field and then use shift plus the plus and minus keys to set the muliplier.
Could not get overclocking to work through the supplied Intel Tuning Center or the MSI control center. However, I am now very happy sitting at 4.0ghz. This processor is great. For $65 bucks I have an awesome gaming processor.
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Aikei
October 1, 2014 3:23:31 PM
Note that if you increase voltages a bit (CPU Core Volatge, Ring Voltage, VCCIN Voltage, play with different values), you can reach even higher ration from your G3258. Unless you haven't done it already, of course. Check that the temperature of you CPU doesn't get too high under load, however (it should be somewhere in the 70s °C).
None of the overlcocking options worked except after I did the following:
installed Intel ME software
used the shift + "+-" method to change the cpu multiplier in the bios. It's stupid it makes you think you can click on it because it's not greyed out and it says "auto" but you have to highlight the field and then use shift plus the plus and minus keys to set the muliplier.
Could not get overclocking to work through the supplied Intel Tuning Center or the MSI control center. However, I am now very happy sitting at 4.0ghz. This processor is great. For $65 bucks I have an awesome gaming processor.
madvillain said:
Ok, thanks to this thread I stuck with Overclocking on the H87-G43 and managed to get my G3280 to 4.0ghz stable today on air.None of the overlcocking options worked except after I did the following:
installed Intel ME software
used the shift + "+-" method to change the cpu multiplier in the bios. It's stupid it makes you think you can click on it because it's not greyed out and it says "auto" but you have to highlight the field and then use shift plus the plus and minus keys to set the muliplier.
Could not get overclocking to work through the supplied Intel Tuning Center or the MSI control center. However, I am now very happy sitting at 4.0ghz. This processor is great. For $65 bucks I have an awesome gaming processor.
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madvillain
October 1, 2014 3:27:36 PM
Aikei said:
Note that if you increase voltages a bit (CPU Core Volatge, Ring Voltage, VCCIN Voltage, play with different values), you can reach even higher ration from your G3258. Unless you haven't done it already, of course. Check that the temperature of you CPU doesn't get too high under load, however (it should be somewhere in the 70s °C).madvillain said:
Ok, thanks to this thread I stuck with Overclocking on the H87-G43 and managed to get my G3280 to 4.0ghz stable today on air.None of the overlcocking options worked except after I did the following:
installed Intel ME software
used the shift + "+-" method to change the cpu multiplier in the bios. It's stupid it makes you think you can click on it because it's not greyed out and it says "auto" but you have to highlight the field and then use shift plus the plus and minus keys to set the muliplier.
Could not get overclocking to work through the supplied Intel Tuning Center or the MSI control center. However, I am now very happy sitting at 4.0ghz. This processor is great. For $65 bucks I have an awesome gaming processor.
Hey good info. This machine I built is for sale to to the general public so don't want to pump more voltage and possibly hasten the lifespan of the chip (small chance but not really something I want to warranty) but for people that want to get the most out of this chip and don't mind the small inherent risk of going faster I say do it!
Really nice to see Intel returning to unlocked multipliers in their budget chips.
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Aikei
October 1, 2014 4:12:13 PM
madvillain said:
Aikei said:
Note that if you increase voltages a bit (CPU Core Volatge, Ring Voltage, VCCIN Voltage, play with different values), you can reach even higher ration from your G3258. Unless you haven't done it already, of course. Check that the temperature of you CPU doesn't get too high under load, however (it should be somewhere in the 70s °C).madvillain said:
Ok, thanks to this thread I stuck with Overclocking on the H87-G43 and managed to get my G3280 to 4.0ghz stable today on air.None of the overlcocking options worked except after I did the following:
installed Intel ME software
used the shift + "+-" method to change the cpu multiplier in the bios. It's stupid it makes you think you can click on it because it's not greyed out and it says "auto" but you have to highlight the field and then use shift plus the plus and minus keys to set the muliplier.
Could not get overclocking to work through the supplied Intel Tuning Center or the MSI control center. However, I am now very happy sitting at 4.0ghz. This processor is great. For $65 bucks I have an awesome gaming processor.
Hey good info. This machine I built is for sale to to the general public so don't want to pump more voltage and possibly hasten the lifespan of the chip (small chance but not really something I want to warranty) but for people that want to get the most out of this chip and don't mind the small inherent risk of going faster I say do it!
Really nice to see Intel returning to unlocked multipliers in their budget chips.
This shouldn't affect lifespan of your processor (unless you set it so high that it will constantly work at 80-85 °C). Actually, G3258 is made to be overclocked, and overclocking almost always means you need to increase voltage. Check the temperature of your processor now under load (I like to use HWMonitor for that), it should be pretty low, like 40-50 degrees, and everything up to 80 and even 80-82 for short periods of time, are pretty safe temperatures, it won't affect lifespan of your processor (or at the very least, you will never live to see this effect). Also, 1.3V VCORE is pretty safe voltage too, and you can probably get to 4.4-4.6 with 1.3V. You shouldn't hezitate to do this. But still run Prime95 at Small FFT's for like 10 minutes after making changes and make sure the CPU doesn't get too hot, if it does and/or if your PC shuts down when Prime95 is running, decrease voltage and multiplier a bit, and try again. Note however, that you will almost never run into temperatures which you see when running Prime95, so it is safe to assume your actual temperature under load will be 5-10 degrees lower.
Also, read this: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-1808604/intel-te...
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