Overclock g3258 stock cooler and z97 board

[Nikos Grammatopoulos]

So my question is very simple i will buy gigabyte z97 soon and g3258 and i would like to oveclock it to 4.2ghz with a stock cooler is that possible without risking to damage any compement? is this actually safe? i dont want to damage my cpu or gpu(gtx750 2gb). LONG ANSWERS PLEAZE

 

[Ok Go]

i would only overclock it with default VID when only using stock cooler for daily use. so, if you got a g3258 that can run 4.2 stable without increasing the voltage then consider yourself lucky. oh, btw you dont need z-series mobo to oc g3258 nowadays, but you'll have more chance on achieving greater clock on z-series.
my personal g3258 is at 4.5ghz on 1.3volt liquid cooled for daily still running flawlessly.

 

[callofDEEP]

OC a side.. did u buy these?

 

[Nikos Grammatopoulos]

i would only overclock it with default VID when only using stock cooler for daily use. so, if you got a g3258 that can run 4.2 stable without increasing the voltage then consider yourself lucky. oh, btw you dont need z-series mobo to oc g3258 nowadays, but you'll have more chance on achieving greater clock on z-series.
my personal g3258 is at 4.5ghz on 1.3volt liquid cooled for daily still running flawlessly.

I will use the cpu for heavy gaming. Can i overclock it with the gigabyte app easy tune at 4.2ghz? i dont want to fry my cpu so i want to be safe i wont manually oc it

 

[Ok Go]

dont go straight to 4.2. start lower and test the stability 15mins occt/prime and monitor the temps. increase it if its stable. try to aim 60-65 centigrade on peak temp (TJ is 90-100 celcius btw, if you reach that temp the system will shutdown automaticaly to prevent damage). 4-4.2ghz is still achievable on stock cooler with just a little increase on voltage, if not, then you have a bad part of the silicon real estate.

unless you're playing cpu intensive games (think arma) the cpu unlikely use peak power on 30% of the time playing.