Need help overclocking G3258 on MSI Z97 Mobo

[dduplessis]

Hey guys,

I was wondering if any of you could provide the BIOS adjustments needed to overclock the G3258 to 4.5GHz on a MSI Z97 PC-Mate Mobo? I have updated to the latest BIOS, but OC Genie still does not work. It does not even do anything when I click on the button.

Thanks.

 

[Computer Blackwidow]

DON'T OVERCLOCK BY ANY SOFTWARE, SOFTWARE CANNOT BE PROGRAMED TO PERFECT OVERCLOCKING!!!!
I will recommend to do overclocking in bios because it needs less voltage, higher oc and if also increase the processor life comparable to oc by software. Also If you get Any manual settings and of you go for that then the oc will be unstable and will produce more heat. If you give less voltage then you will get unstable oc and if you give higher voltage then it will produce more heat and will reduce CPUs life. So it is important to find a sweet point of correct combination of frequency and voltage. To do that Just follow this Steps:
1) just enable your XMP memory profile if your memory support that.
2) increase the cpu ratio from factory settings a little(whichever smallest possible) and boot in your os.
3) Download cpu stress testing software prime95 and do a stress test around 20 minutes.
4) if it passes then restart and go in bios, increase a little cpu ratio again a little bit.
5) if it passes then repeat 4th method. And if it not passes then go in bios and increase the CPU voltage and again test. Just keep doing that.
6) a time will arrive when the temp will gone so high, at that time you have to stop and keep it to cool.
7) also when doing upper methods you have to keep a eye on your temps.
8) a step will arrive when prime95 will never pass or the temp will gone so high immediately when stress test started, that point you have to stop and you get the unleashed speed of your processor. You got a stable oc now. Watch temps and don't let them go above 80.
Also see the guide that I given below, it will tell you the basics. Good Luck.
EDITED: I forgot to add the Guide, now I added it.
CB

 

[dduplessis]

Hi,

I know the G3258 can safely be overclocked to 4.5. I just don't know what the exact BIOS changes are that I need to make to do that.

I am specifically looking for the MSI Mobo settings changes.

 

[Computer Blackwidow]

Go in CPU frequency settings>>CPU frequency Ratio, Raise it a little and test by prime95. In that method, if you need to increase the voltage then go in Voltage settings>>CPU Vcore(or CPU Voltage) Raise a little, go in os and test it by prime 95 that I described in the method.
CB

 

[dduplessis]

I know it can be done. Even MSI says it can be done safely with the stock cooler (see below).

http://event.msi.com/mb/2014/pentiumk/

Of course they don't give you the actual BIOS settings, i.e. clock multiplier and voltage settings. That is what I am looking for.

 

[Computer Blackwidow]

I don't think that anyone can give you the settings. Because all CPUs are different. Even if we have almost same rig, I can't tell you the settings. You have to find it yourself. It also can be happen that you and type friend has same rig, you OCed to 4.8 and your friend not even reach to 4.2.
CB

 

[DinDinDena]

Hey guys,

I was wondering if any of you could provide the BIOS adjustments needed to overclock the G3258 to 4.5GHz on a MSI Z97 PC-Mate Mobo? I have updated to the latest BIOS, but OC Genie still does not work. It does not even do anything when I click on the button.

Thanks.

On my mobo with my cpu, I use 1.380 vcore at 45 x 100mhz strap. For the solution to your question I found that if you hit a hard wall where .050v no longer gets you more mhz (mine was 4.3mhz @ 1.280 58c max) so volt the ever loving dog shit out of the cpu till it hits your clock or your temps blow so much ass you simply cat stand it. (Mine was 4.7ghz@1.532 90c) at my max clock of 4.7 my temps kiss 90c on the heat intense workers on prime 95 with a 110mm zalman air cooler. So my daily clock of 4.5@1.380 72c max is where it lives.

 

[timoty]

I know this thread is over a year old but perhaps someone can help me. I have this same board CPU combo. I can hit 4.8 stable without doing anything but uping the multiplier. I would like to hit 5Ghz even by upping the FSB to 105 but if I nudge the FSB up even at regular setting to even 101 the system won't boot. Is there something I am missing. Someone told me that socket 1150 procs cannot have the FSB changed...is this true?