is the Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 good?

[g7hsro]

is the Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3 any good for overclocking the g3258 @ 4.4ish ghz? will be paired with pny gtx 460 (reused) and xfx ts 550w 80+gold

 

[turkey3_scratch]

I think you're forgetting you need one heck of a cooler to even fathom getting that to 4.4Ghz; you could buy an H81 motherboard with an I3 or I5 for similar price as a Z97 + Cooler + pentium.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

It's possible with a good cooler and if you have a good chip.

 

[g7hsro]

Oh, i forgot and left that out. I will be pairing it with a hyper 212 evo and I already have the g3258 that was given to me. Will this combo get me to around atleast 4.2+ghz?

 

[turkey3_scratch]

You should check out the Cryorig M7 and M9 - perform a tad better than the 212 EVO and are in the $20ish price range. And are smaller and look nicer.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Probably close , as long as you have a decent G3258.

 

[g7hsro]

You should check out the Cryorig M7 and M9 - perform a tad better than the 212 EVO and are in the $20ish price range. And are smaller and look nicer.

where can i pick one of these up? i cant seem to find them anywhere on the internet .

 

[turkey3_scratch]

You should check out the Cryorig M7 and M9 - perform a tad better than the 212 EVO and are in the $20ish price range. And are smaller and look nicer.

where can i pick one of these up? i cant seem to find them anywhere on the internet .

Oops, I meant H7 not M7. And the M9 are not out yet but will be soon.

 

[g7hsro]

You should check out the Cryorig M7 and M9 - perform a tad better than the 212 EVO and are in the $20ish price range. And are smaller and look nicer.

where can i pick one of these up? i cant seem to find them anywhere on the internet .

Oops, I meant H7 not M7. And the M9 are not out yet but will be soon.

so the cryorig m7/m9 will cool better than the 212 evo despite the cfm difference? also what is the difference between m7 and m9? and in how long will this cooler come out? i may be willing to wait.

 

[turkey3_scratch]

You should check out the Cryorig M7 and M9 - perform a tad better than the 212 EVO and are in the $20ish price range. And are smaller and look nicer.

where can i pick one of these up? i cant seem to find them anywhere on the internet .

Oops, I meant H7 not M7. And the M9 are not out yet but will be soon.

so the cryorig m7/m9 will cool better than the 212 evo despite the cfm difference? also what is the difference between m7 and m9? and in how long will this cooler come out? i may be willing to wait.

Eh, you don't need to wait, the Hyper 212 EVO is a great cooler. Anyways, here is a thread http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2571446/cryorig-cooler-master-hypo-212-evo.html that explicitly states the H7 is better. The H7 is out, you can always purchase that. Of course price plays a factor. And for 4.4Ghz, you might want water cooling.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

The H7.

http://www.hitechlegion.com/reviews/cooling/heatsinks/42980-cryorig-h7-universal-cpu-cooler-review

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Total: $34.50
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-09-18 20:43 EDT-0400

 

[g7hsro]

thanks much for both of your help

 

[turkey3_scratch]

thanks much for both of your help

Have fun overclocking that Pentium. Post gaming benchmarks, it'd be interesting to see what you get.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Enjoy your setup!