That seems good to me. Others have only got 3.8 as it depends on each cpu, some you can clock high and some not so high.
That seems good to me. Others have only got 3.8 as it depends on each cpu, some you can clock high and some not so high.
You'll probably be able to overclock. Try and read up on it first so you can do it properly.
I've had OK results with ASRock H97M Anniversary.
G3258 3.8GHz running for a couple weeks without issue.
I would be dissapointed if my G3258 does only that, still got to build it yet, might do less but it is on the MSI H81m-p33 board.
Yeah, I was expecting better. I didn't want to push it though, as this computer lives in a closed cabinet, and running a higher constant vcore would get things toasty in there.
If I had tinkered with the vcore settings manually instead of just using their auto-OC, I'm sure I could have gotten 4.2 stable. However, this computer basically just drives a TV in the kitchen for recipes, web browsing, music, and videos, so there didn't seem to be much point.
v1.33 is safe on this cpu with a good cooler?
Running good here on the cheap and cheerful MSI h81m-p33. Set at 4.0Ghz stock cooler, one exhaust fan, still cool.
How's the board? I still have mine sitting in the box from a Newegg deal waiting for a deal on the G3258 cpu. Smallest motherboard box I've ever had for a microATX board.
Once I realized the G3258 had to be overclocked far beyond any cheap board's ability to do so just to keep up with a fast i3, I simply lost interest in it. A G3258 might provide a decent entry-level overclocking experience, but don't expect too much from one. It is not much more than a toy.