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Intel G3258 - ASUS H87- How Do I Overclock?

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August 19, 2014 3:27:28 PM

Hi!

I just got the Pentium G3258 and I want to overclock it to 4 or 4.2 GHz with the stock cooler.

I have an ASUS H87I-Plus motherboard, and I have looked and looked in the BIOS for overclocking settings, and I cannot find anything to change the multiplier.

Where can I do this, and how far should I overclock?

Thank you!

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August 19, 2014 3:29:08 PM

You're a cpu master, yet you don't know that the h boards can't overclock? :/ 
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August 19, 2014 3:32:19 PM

Do you have the latest BIOS?
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August 19, 2014 3:32:48 PM

legend001523 said:
You're a cpu master, yet you don't know that the h boards can't overclock? :/ 


Haha, no, the H87 boards recieved a BIOS upgrade from ASUS that supposedly lets them overclock.
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August 19, 2014 3:33:59 PM

Yeah, I flashed the 2001 BIOS that has support for the G3258. I found one setting to change the voltage of the CPU, but no multiplier settings.
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August 19, 2014 3:35:11 PM

Nothing called "CPU ratio" either?
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August 19, 2014 3:40:23 PM

Oh I think I got it!

It just took a bit more looking, the settings were buried a bit.

Should I "Sync All Cores" or "Per Core" for the multipier?

I have no idea what I am talking about when it comes to these technical overclocking terms.

Thanks again!
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August 19, 2014 3:42:39 PM

Go with "Sync All Cores", that way all of the cores will perform equally.
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August 19, 2014 3:43:32 PM

Zircoben said:
legend001523 said:
You're a cpu master, yet you don't know that the h boards can't overclock? :/ 


Haha, no, the H87 boards recieved a BIOS upgrade from ASUS that supposedly lets them overclock.


Ah, I thought it wasn't out yet
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August 19, 2014 3:49:04 PM

legend001523 said:
Zircoben said:
legend001523 said:
You're a cpu master, yet you don't know that the h boards can't overclock? :/ 


Haha, no, the H87 boards recieved a BIOS upgrade from ASUS that supposedly lets them overclock.


Ah, I thought it wasn't out yet


You're good, no harm done. I should've just bought a Z97 motherboard in the first place anyway.

Thanks for the help guys! I will use tutorials to help with the actual overclocking now.
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August 19, 2014 3:52:39 PM

Happy to help :) 
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August 19, 2014 3:54:08 PM

Zircoben said:
legend001523 said:
Zircoben said:
legend001523 said:
You're a cpu master, yet you don't know that the h boards can't overclock? :/ 


Haha, no, the H87 boards recieved a BIOS upgrade from ASUS that supposedly lets them overclock.


Ah, I thought it wasn't out yet


You're good, no harm done. I should've just bought a Z97 motherboard in the first place anyway.

Thanks for the help guys! I will use tutorials to help with the actual overclocking now.


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October 13, 2014 6:02:32 PM

I also want to OC my g3258 to 4.2ghz, were you able to do so? Was the temps ok with the stock fan? Did you adjust the voltage, if so what was a stable voltage.
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October 13, 2014 7:26:07 PM

ohmychonny said:
I also want to OC my g3258 to 4.2ghz, were you able to do so? Was the temps ok with the stock fan? Did you adjust the voltage, if so what was a stable voltage.


I once clocked it up to 4.2 GHz, but only very briefly. Idle temps were about 40C range (memory is kind of vague) and within 30 seconds of starting a stress test, it crashed. It was hitting almost 90C. I think it was at 1.2 volts, but I really don't remember. Obviously, way too hot and 4.2 was too much.

I'm not much of an overclocker, so most of the time I just left it at 3.8 GHz, but I got it to run stably at 4 GHz and go through stress tests. Again, voltage I believe was 1.2. Idle temps were about 38-40C and it sometimes spiked up to 80 C in stress tests. Not recommended, but for a $60 CPU and a stock cooler, it is was a respectable performance bump!

Since then, I dumped the G3258 for an i5-4590 just so I have the four cores for 'future-proofing,' so I can't help you by testing more.

Remember in all of these, I am very inexperienced with overclocking, and I could have been doing something wrong. If you have a real Z97/Z87 motherboard, or if you do more research than me, I'm sure you can find some tips and ways to overclock to run it cooler at higher frequencies. Heck, i'd start my own thread just asking for tips on the G3258!
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