Intel Pentium G3258
Intel Pentium G3258
Hello, this is my initial attempt at posting here, so please forgive any errors, and it's also my first experience with overclocking. Last week I acquired a new PC and began exploring overclocking for the CPU. I've been experimenting since then and reached 4.5Ghz today with a core voltage of 1.241. Initially, I kept the voltage at auto, then adjusted to 1.374v which surprised me. During testing in BF3, I observed significant performance improvements—running in ultra with vsync without issues—and the maximum temperature stayed around 80º. In GTA 5, it dropped to 75º with basic settings at full performance (30 fps locked), mainly due to dual-core CPU limitations; disabling half of vsync caused stuttering. Because the previous voltages were unsettling, I settled on 1.241v, which allowed a slight frame reduction but reduced temperatures to about 68º, never hitting 70 on either game. I was aiming for 1.250v, but when typing that value, it reset to the last setting I entered, so 1.241v proved to be the stable setting.
Specs:
Pentium G3258
ASUS GTX 950 OC 2GBDDR5
MB Asus H81 Gamer Intel SKT1150 4xDDR3
Power Supply: Nox Urano SX 500W
Kingston HyperX Savage 8Gb
Cheers.
Well 1.2 volts flat can achieve a 4.3ghz overclock without greatly reducing performance or CPU lifespan. I'm not entirely sure why you can't lower it to 1.25. The temperatures are acceptable but you might want to replace the cooler with something cheaper, like a 212 EVO.