g3258 4.6ghz not possible

[Sergej Annema]

hello,
I'm not sure if or what i am doing wrong but my g3258 won't go over 4.5 ghz without bsod's.
it can reach 4.5 ghz with 1.375 vcore with a hyper 212 evo and won't go over 80 C.
do i have a very unlucky chip or is it someting else?
mobo: asus maximus vii ranger.
psu: coolermaster g750m

 

[IntelTurtleFan]

If it does not work over 4.5 do not push it over 4.5. It is as simple as that. Try running on 4.3 or so. It is most likely a bad chip or bios issue. Try updating the bios.

 

[Sergej Annema]

it btw blue screens on 4.5 ghz as well as 4.4 ghz at some times

 

[Sergej Annema]

the bios is updated already

 

[timeconsumer]

I would not use more than 1.3v on a 22nm chip.

 

[Sergej Annema]

why not?

 

[joex444]

22nm refers to, effectively, how thin the "wires" are inside the CPU. Just like you shouldn't run a clothes dryer on speaker cable, you don't run 22nm chips beyond 1.3V. 20 years ago CPUs ran on 5V, but they used 1.5um (1500nm).

 

[Sergej Annema]

but i see alot of people doing otherwise?

 

[Onus]

I have two G3258 chips. The first one I can't get to 4.2GHz stable, although I only went up to 1.28V on it. The second one will do 4.2GHz on only 1.2V.

 

[Sergej Annema]

damn that's sad, i thought i would be able to do at least 4.6 because a lot of people managed to get to even 4.9 ghz with the stock cooler! should i really alter my vcore down to 1.3?

 

[Onus]

I personally am not at all fond of adding voltage; that IS how parts are killed. Some chips are better than others; that's what we call the "silicon lottery."
Btw, the better of my two chips was hitting 80C in Prime95 with the stock cooler, so I did not push it any harder. I am generally satisfied with mild-moderate overclocks, and going from 3.2GHz up to 4.2GHz is a pretty decent jump.

 

[Sergej Annema]

how does 4.3 ghz at 1.323 vcore sounds like?

 

[Onus]

That voltage might shorten the lifespan of your chip, but if the temps are good, it may be okay.

 

[Sergej Annema]

then i'll stick to this, thanks