What motherboards have Non-Z overclocking enabled for Pentium 3258?

[squish8294]

Confirming that ASRock B85M-HDS with Pentium G3258 can Non-Z Overclock on BIOS 1.60. I'll have CPU-Z Validation up here shortly.

 

[ahenkel]

Clear something up for me. Is there some kind of micro code that disables over clocking on non Z boards?

 

[StrangerGuy]

Clear something up for me. Is there some kind of micro code that disables over clocking on non Z boards?

My theory is that Intel realises overclocking a $75 dual-core on a $90 min Z97 mobo with a $30 aftermarket cooler isn't terribly appealing compared to a $200 quadcore chip at stock on a $50 H81 mobo, so they just let Asus & co do their magic on the non Z boards.

 

[Flapdrol1337]

meh, if you're going to spend 200 on a K quad you'll probably get a Z board as well, so you can do memory overclocking and have pci-e 3.0

The non z thingy really doesn't hurt intel, only helps sell anniversary edition pentiums.

 

[SickBeast]

My G3258 hits 4.4ghz at 1.25v with an ASRock H81M-HDS. I can also hit 4.5ghz at 1.325v but the temps get crazy.

I'm actually going to run this thing at 4.2ghz at 1.15v because the temps are much more manageable. I plan on delidding it and then I will go for higher speeds.

Overall I'm very happy with the ASRock motherboard. It's a steal for $50. More expensive boards have more features but a simple board like this is all I need.

 

[justin4pack]

My G3258 hits 4.4ghz at 1.25v with an ASRock H81M-HDS. I can also hit 4.5ghz at 1.325v but the temps get crazy.

I'm actually going to run this thing at 4.2ghz at 1.15v because the temps are much more manageable. I plan on delidding it and then I will go for higher speeds.

Overall I'm very happy with the ASRock motherboard. It's a steal for $50. More expensive boards have more features but a simple board like this is all I need.

/Agree I am very much enjoying this little gaming beast I have.

 

[rkbf]

I would like to confirm that the Asrock B85M Pro4 with bios v2.10 can overclock the G3258 cpu. Mine is stable (IntelBurnTest+Prime95) with 1.25v at 4.1Ghz.

 

[jushas1]

Confirming MSI B85M Gaming is overclockable on BIOS version 10.1+. I am sitting at 4.0Ghz at 1.075v stable using Intel tuning utility.

Using the stock cooler, temps under load are just under 60C.

 

[StrangerGuy]

Looks like the 4790K is indeed binned better than the AEs, my chip does 4.2GHz 4C/8T @ only 1.05V and 4.4GHz @ 1.18V. On a board just as cheap as the rest here.

 

[d4a2n0k]

Just got an ASUS H97I-Plus with G3258 to mess around with. Im able to change the multiplier in the bios and CPU-Z shows x8-x40 but it still only clocks to 3.2Ghz with Intel Burn Test. I am using the latest 2202 bios. Any ideas?

 

[larkhon]

Gigabyte H97N-WIFI is able to OC the Pentium G3258 with bios version F5b provided by their support.

So far I was able to push it to 4.1ghz at 1.2v (max. on this board) at 56/60c. 4.2ghz will give me BSOD as soon as I stress it. I will play with the uncore frequency, maybe there's room for improvement.

 

[mikac2014]

Can my GA-H81M-DS2 overclock G3258 and by how much? Since H81M-DS2V can do it, and it's not much better than DS2, can I do OC bigger than 4GHz with Stock? I'll put 1,2V or 1,15, whatever, but I must know can I support it.

 

[crashtech]

Can my GA-H81M-DS2 overclock G3258 and by how much? Since H81M-DS2V can do it, and it's not much better than DS2, can I do OC bigger than 4GHz with Stock? I'll put 1,2V or 1,15, whatever, but I must know can I support it.

That board supports the G3258, but it's anyone's guess as to whether it will overclock. Many of us took chances on the boards we bought, if you want to find out for sure, you too will have to take a chance. Good luck!

 

[tracker2208]

Another vote for the Gigabyte B85M-DS3H. Using F6 BIOS. Got it up to 4.3 stable before hitting the 1.2V cap.

Has anyone had any success overclocking memory on this board? seems to be limited to the default 1333MHz.

I hate you. I could only get it stable at 3.7, and I've only done a 10 minute stability test. Who knows if even that speed will hold up.

 

[braille12]

You should be able to change the multiplier seeing as we already have confirmation this board has that capability.

So let me ask you the following question:

When you select "CPU ratio" by simply moving the mouse in the BIOS, what happens when you type in a number like 40? Does "Auto" change to 40?

(Please do not right or left click the mouse, just hover over "CPU ratio" in the BIOS with the mouse and then type in an appropriate number on the keyboard)

The reason I am asking is because I find the way a person changes multipliers on MSI boards to be somewhat counter intuitive.

new user of msi b85-g43 gaming
i update it to that version of bios
I can't change the multiplier if i click it with mouse but if i hover it, and use keyboard it change the multiplier...

question, is this right and i'm in the right track overclocking my g3258, btw i didn't save the changes because i worried i can fry my mobo..

 

[lolwatpear]

Anyone have anymore overclocking results from the ASRock H81M-ITX?

 

[crashtech]

I hate you. I could only get it stable at 3.7, and I've only done a 10 minute stability test. Who knows if even that speed will hold up.

Try manually setting your voltage to 1.2V

 

[crashtech]

new user of msi b85-g43 gaming
i update it to that version of bios
I can't change the multiplier if i click it with mouse but if i hover it, and use keyboard it change the multiplier...

question, is this right and i'm in the right track overclocking my g3258, btw i didn't save the changes because i worried i can fry my mobo..

You'll never know until you try. Staying under 1.2V and 4.3GHz presents very little risk. Start small and work your way up.

 

[braille12]

confirm =)))
i change the cpu ratio and the fixed ratio show but i didnt save it first, because my windows 7 installation from the USB is corrupted tsktsk

 

[lolwatpear]

You'll never know until you try. Staying under 1.2V and 4.3GHz presents very little risk. Start small and work your way up.

Hey did you have get further than 4.39 ghz on the Gigabyte H81M-DS2V?

Did you just max the voltage only?

 

[AkumaX]

Anyone have anymore overclocking results from the ASRock H81M-ITX?

I have a BNIB G3258 and BNIB ASRock H81M-ITX.

It's been sitting in my office unopened for almost a month -_-

 

[crashtech]

Hey did you have get further than 4.39 ghz on the Gigabyte H81M-DS2V?

Did you just max the voltage only?

Pretty sure voltage was the limiting factor in my situation, after testing the G3258 in the H81-DS2V I threw it in a Z87 board (with a BIOS update, of course) and it did a glory run at 4.9 at some godawful voltage.

Oh, here it is:

http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=36544430&postcount=116

Amazingly, temps were not an issue even at almost 1.5V with the relatively cheap and common Hyper 212 Evo.

 

[tracker2208]

Try manually setting your voltage to 1.2V

I guess I'll go through everything I did incase others are curious. I have the Gigabyte B85M-DS3H and updated to the f6 bios (not sure it make a difference;1 stick of 4gb ram,no video card, 750W Rosewill 80+ gold PSU). I increased the multiplier by 1 until I crashed using the LinX stress test (10min) at 38. I then increased the voltage from 1.1 to 1.2 in .01 increments, and when I hit the 1.2V wall I incrementally increased the vcore offset until CPU-Z read the core voltage as 1.3. Then I downgraded to the f5 bios and did almost the same thing. No matter what I did the results were the same; stable using a 10 min LinX stress test at 3.7MHz, crashing when I moved it to 3.8MHz. I finally accepted my fate and moved my multiplier down to 36 and set the voltage to 1.1.

One quirk I found is the vcore level tends to stick. Whenever I would 'load optimized defaults' the multiplier would go to 32 but the vcore would stay at 1.2 (according to CPU-Z). I would have to change the vcore to 1.185, then 1.17, then 1.155 and so on if I wanted to change the vcore back to 1.1. So maybe I got a dog of a chip or maybe a dog of a motherboard.

 

[Jirban]

Gigabyte H97N-WIFI is able to OC the Pentium G3258 with bios version F5b provided by their support.

So far I was able to push it to 4.1ghz at 1.2v (max. on this board) at 56/60c. 4.2ghz will give me BSOD as soon as I stress it. I will play with the uncore frequency, maybe there's room for improvement.

I didnt find that version for the bios but got the f4, i had to download it cause the app center didnt fint it. Anyhow even though i cange the multiplier it says that only the boost has changed? Do you know whats up with that? Do you still have a link or something for the f5b bios? I have the same logic board aswell.

And i was just wondering how the powerconsumption works when overclocking, for example you have a 500w psu and your gpu needs a 500w psu, then there will not be any room for overclocking right?

 

[crashtech]

I didnt find that version for the bios but got the f4, i had to download it cause the app center didnt fint it. Anyhow even though i cange the multiplier it says that only the boost has changed? Do you know whats up with that? Do you still have a link or something for the f5b bios? I have the same logic board aswell.

And i was just wondering how the powerconsumption works when overclocking, for example you have a 500w psu and your gpu needs a 500w psu, then there will not be any room for overclocking right?

There are power supply calculators that can help you decide whether you have enough capacity:

http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp