Please suggest a Cheap motherboard for G3258

[pradeep1987]

Hello

Please suggest a cheap motherboard for Pentium G3258. I saw a motherboard Biostar H81MLV3 Ver. 7.x. Is this a good motherboard for overclocking g3258? Also i have a doubt , in their website they have mentioned as Dual DDR3-1600. So i cannot use 2133mhz or 1800mhz ram on this motherboard?

 

[TimeLass]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2389948

most of the cheap mobo only supports up to 1600 MHz ram, if you are using a 1866 MHz ram you might be able to get somewhere around 1700+ MHz

 

[giantbucket]

i wouldn't risk buying a non-Z board if you fully intend on overclocking that cpu from the get-go. eventually intel may release microcode that prevents non-Z boards from OC'ing, and most/all board vendors make a disclaimer on this anyways.

 

[smc805]

I just bought the ASRock B86M-ITX board recently and was able to OC out of the box with it. I bought it primarily because it was cheap, had USB 3 support, decent audio, and was purported to OC the G3258 with a BIOS update. Much to my delight it OC'd without the need of a BIOS update.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157390&cm_re=asrock_b85m-itx-_-13-157-390-_-Product

My CPU is stable at 4.2ghz, 1.28V on the stock cooler and even at 100% load never reach above 62 degrees.

Hope that's helpful.

 

[mdocod]

BIOSTAR Hi-Fi H81S2

Easily the best dirt cheap board for a G3258 build, if you have room for ATX.

Yes it supports OCing the G3258.

 

[DinDinDena]

Hello

Please suggest a cheap motherboard for Pentium G3258. I saw a motherboard Biostar H81MLV3 Ver. 7.x. Is this a good motherboard for overclocking g3258? Also i have a doubt , in their website they have mentioned as Dual DDR3-1600. So i cannot use 2133mhz or 1800mhz ram on this motherboard?

I bought a z87 sniper g1 from ebay for 70 bucks and i see alot of z87 and z97 platforms sell used for around 70 all the time on ebay and that is delivered. z boards are much nicer on vdrop and have better vrm with most of the boards having 8 phase power delivery or better. If you buy on ebay simply ask the buyer to provide a well lit close up of the socket to ensure there are no bent pins.

 

[RedJaron]

most of the cheap mobo only supports up to 1600 MHz ram, if you are using a 1866 MHz ram you might be able to get somewhere around 1700+ MHz

It doesn't matter if the mboard only goes up to 1600 because the G3258 itself can't go above 1400.

Also, many non-Z boards can OC just fine. Asus, ASRock, and MSI all have boards that allow it. The MSI H81M-E34 is actually a nice one for low-budget tweaking.

 

[gskill support]

The G3258 CPU can support RAM frequency above DDR3-1600 with a Z97 chipset motherboard. Overclocking is also much better with a Z97 chipset. So if you are looking for performance, there's no question you want a Z97 motherboard. With cost in mind, the AsRock Z97 Anniversary is the perfect match.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157528&cm_re=asrock_z97-_-13-157-528-_-Product