Overclocking Intel G3258 Anniversary Edition on Asus H97M-Plus

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As of 2 days ago I had received my new G3258 for Christmas. I have seen many reviews and things on it and was impressed that so many people can overclock so high (up to 4.8 GHz on 1.365 Volts according to a review I saw). However, that is definitely not the case for me as I am stuck at 3.9 GHz @ 1.365 Volts.

Upon receiving the unit, I had updated my drivers and flashed my BIOS to current builds, then started overclocking. I started with 4.3 GHz @ 1.345 Volts, which was stable in most reviews and forums. Unfortunately my computer refused to boot. So I kept trying to clock at 4.3 GHz by increasing the voltage. I have gone all the way by giving the CPU 1.4 Volts, but the max clock speed I can get is 4.1, which I found is very unstable.

Could this be a hardware issue? Did I get a bad chip?

Specs:
PSU - 750 Watt EVGA SuperNova
MOBO - Asus H97M-Plus
RAM - Kingston 1333 MHz 4GB
OS - Windows 10 (Latest Release)

Thanks in Advance,
Tyler
 
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Silicon lottery. It's possible there's a setting you missed, but yours wouldn't be the first I've heard off that won't hit 4.4ghz. There's a lot of variation in overclockability, and so long as your CPU is stable at stock there's technically nothing wrong with it.

Most try to stay below ~1.3v for daily use on 22nm CPUs. I'm not sure how substantiated this is, but I've read reports of chips spontaneously dying as they approach and pass 1.4v.
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Silicon lottery. It's possible there's a setting you missed, but yours wouldn't be the first I've heard off that won't hit 4.4ghz. There's a lot of variation in overclockability, and so long as your CPU is stable at stock there's technically nothing wrong with it.

Most try to stay below ~1.3v for daily use on 22nm CPUs. I'm not sure how substantiated this is, but I've read reports of chips spontaneously dying as they approach and pass 1.4v.
 
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So I am just very unlucky? Should I return it and get a new one?



 
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I'd play around with it some more. If you return it you're going to likely incur a restocking fee, since there's technically nothing wrong with the CPU. Try to find the minimum stable voltage for 3.8ghz, then for 3.9, then for 4.0, rather than ramping up the voltage rapidly. Most non-Z chipset based boards don't have overbuilt power circuitry since they're not designed for overclocking.
 
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So I have spent the last 2-3 hours working on core ratios and voltages. Not a single measurement stabilized me at an underwhelming 4.0 GHz. So I am stuck at 3.9 officially... Perhaps its my motherboard. I don't know exactly for now, but should I just buy new hardware altogether? I am stuck between getting a new LGA 1151 motherboard, which will not be compatible with the G3258, or buy a better LGA 1150 that can handle overclocking (perhaps a Z91). How much do you think the restocking fee is on the CPU?
 
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You might get hit wth 10-15%, but it's not a super expensive CPU.

At this point I'd probably have gone with 1151 if starting from scratch, the G3258 is a neat CPU but even overclocked it only has niche usefulness due to only having 2 hardware threads - it's a nice chip for emulation, for example, but will have a rough time in Battlefield, and it doesn't have the same hardware decoding capabilities newer CPUs have for an HTPC. On the other hand, you'd need new RAM and a new motherboard too. Tough call.

1151 has non-K overclocking on some motherboards, though Intel has officially disabled it in all future BIOS updates. You might go that route if you're just looking to tinker on the cheap. If you're looking for the cheapest, fastest system, dropping a 4th or 5th gen locked i5 into your current system is probably your best bet.
 
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