Asrock H81M-HDS vs B85M Pro3 vs MSI H81M-E35 V2 vs colorful(?) Battle Axe C.H97M-E V20

[rayzaldy]

So which one of the above is better for overclocking a G3258?? And will a 100w aftermarket cooler enough for overclock it 4.5ghz+? Or should i get a better motherboard like the Gigabyte B85M-D3H but it's 20$ more than the motherboards above

 

[cin19]

When you buy the non-Z MB to oc the g3258, make sure don't use the newer version BIOS, because intel added the microcode in the newer version BIOS to block that feature. Check out this thread.
So double check the user review before you buy, because you want to make sure those MB can oc the g3258 with which BIOS. Good luck.

 

[rayzaldy]

When you buy the non-Z MB to oc the g3258, make sure don't use the newer version BIOS, because intel added the microcode in the newer version BIOS to block that feature. Check out this thread.
So double check the user review before you buy, because you want to make sure those MB can oc the g3258 with which BIOS. Good luck.

So which one of the above is better for overclocking the g3258 and reliability??

 

[cin19]

If you find out all of them can oc the g3258 with right bios, H97 will be better, and h81 is similar to the b85.

 

[rayzaldy]

If you find out all of them can oc the g3258 with right bios, H97 will be better, and h81 is similar to the b85.

Well the h81m-hds and the MSI h81m-e35 can be overclocked with the g3258. Don't know about the other though

 

[cin19]

Get either H81.