Pentium g3258 overclocking

[Cerebrum TECH]

hai everyone,i am planning to build a budget gaming build. In many gaming builds use this cpu and say that this has a supebb overclocking capacity and it is cheap too. I want to know that is it possible to overclock it upto 4.4ghz or something with a cpu cooler like cooler master hyper 212X cooler or does it require water cooling?

 

[Dynomite54]

you would need a more power full cpu cooler to over clock it any where near a i3. You would need some thing like a h100i to get near 4.4 and even then it going to be near 70 Fahrenheit its not worth it. this may help you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBfXruwe8w4 also here is it in action https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnYay356ZpY

 

[Armadillo2001]

Because the G3258 has only two cores it can be overclocked decently even on a stock cooler (~4.2-4.3GHz) with a decent motherboard, but a Hyper 212 or better will give you slightly better performance (~4.5-4.6Ghz). However, when you factor in the cost of a H212 and a motherboard with more than 3 power phases, you may be better off with an i3-4130/4150. Especially considering that most games these days are optimized for more that 2 threads.

 

[johnnyb105]

You overclock will depend on the chip its like the lotto some will over clock more then others I managed a easy 4.4 on air with a hyper 212 coolermaster heat sink same thing as a 212 evo so its doable.

 

[geofelt]

First of all, how high you can overclock any haswell chip is determined by your luck in getting a golden chip.

Next, your limit is NOT cooling. It is how high a Vcore you are willing to tolerate.
At 1.30v, which most consider the upper safe limit for long term operation, you will not generate enough heat to require exotic cooling.
It makes absolutely no sense to spend $100 on a liquid cooler for a $60 chip.

A hyper212 is a good low cost cooler, and is very appropriate.
I would expect that most G3258 chips will do 4.0-4.4. Some golden chips may go higher.
In the end, how much more than 4.0 might you really need?

What is your budget?
Here is my stock approach to a "budget" build.

------------------------------ budget skylake build ---------------------------
For a budget gaming build, I like to recommend that one builds for future expandability.
That means paying a bit more up front for some parts that allow for an easier future upgrade.
A good rule of thumb is to budget twice as much for the graphics card than for the cpu.

Let me start where you might not expect:

1. Buy a good 500w psu or better. 500w will run a card as good as a GTX970. 600w will run a GTX980ti.
Future graphics cards will be built on smaller 14nm so they should not need more power than today.
I would normally suggest Seasonic 620w: Expect to pay around $65.
Look for a tier 1 or 2 quality unit on a list such as this:
https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx?Redirected=true

2. Buy a Z170 based motherboard. Z170 will allow you to install a overclockable cpu and even permit a future Kaby lake processor upgrade.
You should find one for under $100. Lesser lga1151 chipsets will work for the truly budget constrained but at the expense of future upgrade optiions.
Here is a M-ATX example: ASRock Z170M Pro4S for $99: http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page362.htm

3. I suggest a I3-6100 @3.7. About $130. If you are truly budget limited, you can buy a g4400 dual core for $60.
In time, you can upgrade to any I3/I5/I7 cpu that you want and market theoriginal processor.

4. The intel stock cooler will do the job. Skylake runs cool.
If you want, you can use a cryorig H7 cooler with a 120mm fan. $35. It will be quieter.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA4UF2DZ6565
One can always add a cpu cooler later.

5. For ram, speed is not important. Buy a 8gb kit of 2 x 4gb DDR4 1.2v 2133 speed ram.
About $40 for this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148858
Heat spreaders are marketing and generally useless.
Faster ram is not worth it for skylake:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1478-page1.html

6. Cases are a personal thing. Buy one you love. Most will do the job for <$50.
Here is a silverstone PS08 for $35:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163223

7. The graphics card is the most important component for gaming.
I like the GTX750ti and EVGA as a brand.
Here is a superclock version:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
You could go stronger in the video card if your budget permits and your games need it.
On the other hand, you could build using the integrated 530 graphics which is quite good and see how you do.
By deferring on the graphics card, you will get a better idea of what you really need.
Integrated is fine for sims, but not fast action games.
8. Lastly, I will never build again without a SSD for the "C" drive. It makes everything you do so much quicker. 120gb will hold the OS and a handful of games.
With 240gb you may never need a hard drive at all. Defer on a hard drive until your ssd approaches 90% full.
Currently, I like samsung 850 EVO best.

-------------good luck------------