G3258 Motherboard opinion

[RJ Tagayon]

I'm having a bit of a problem deciding what motherboard to buy for the G3258. Because this is a recently released processor and most motherboards would need a bios update before being able to boot a pc with it. I want to ask you guys what mobos would support this chip out of the box with no bios updates needed. This is a big deal for me because I don't have anyone to borrow an old cpu from just to update the bios. I can't go with the Z boards because I'm on a tight budget. Let's say I can spend up to 75 - 80 dollars for the motherboard but nothing more than that. Thank you in advance.

 

[Karsten75]

That processor has been released almost a year ago. Unless you buy from a retailer that can't move their stock in a year, you're bound to find that all motherboards are at least at the BIOS level to support the processor.

THis article is useful reading: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-b81-cheap-overclocking,3888.html

That suggests that the best motherboard for that processor is this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130731

 

[Vitric9]

FOr the budget OC High performance . Premium Unleaded only, Build. I would go with Most B85 Chipset Motherboards that came out during or after the release of the G3258. Since ,as you know the Frimware on almost any reputable MB manufacturer has added features such as changing the CPU Ratio/multiplier and some power tweaks as well. The Better the power design the better experience for overclocking short and long term. I have a few in mind , I will either edit this or post them post post....... ha.

 

[Vitric9]

Sorry, looks like i won't be updating soon. I had a nice little post ready to submit then as i hit back space to delete the one or two ill placed letters, The entire page went back. So that is now gone. Yeah. Ill get back to you later. sorry.

 

[RJ Tagayon]

That processor has been released almost a year ago. Unless you buy from a retailer that can't move their stock in a year, you're bound to find that all motherboards are at least at the BIOS level to support the processor.

THis article is useful reading: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/pentium-g3258-b81-cheap-overclocking,3888.html

That suggests that the best motherboard for that processor is this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130731

Thank you, i've been researching night and day but never stumbled upon that article.

 

[Karsten75]

Ah, but I knew that it existed, so my search was easier. You can find a similar article over at Anandtech.

 

[Vitric9]

Oh, i meant to link this page. Just a few random overclocks with specific LGA 1150 motherboards.
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2389948
For what it is worth two of the sub $100 choices would be the MSI B85 G41 or MSI B85M-43
https://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-motherboard-b85mg43
The MSI B85 Gaming is quite nice as well though it retails for 120 where i can get it.

 

[Bhavneet Pannu]

Any mobo will work, just I would buy a $50ish mobo and get a i3 4160. I own a g3258 and it's not as powerful as you would think. 2 core and 2 threads wont last you long on new games. Just my opinion.