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re: PC Discussion - Gaming, Performance and Enthusiasts
Posted on 9/1/15 at 10:38 pm to oR33Do
Posted on 9/1/15 at 10:38 pm to oR33Do
H80i would be the minimum to make any sense to liquid cool for the purposes of overclocking. Are you trying to get the most ideal cooling solution to overclock that Pentium, or do you just really want a liquid cooler? Honestly, a hyper 212 would be the most I'd put into cooling it. Spending as much on the cooler as the CPU contradicts the point of the G3258's bang-for-buck status. Beyond that, you might as well put the money you'd spend on a $50+ cooler towards an i3 instead -- essentially a Pentium with hyperthreading. Even at stock, it'll match or beat an overclocked G3258. Hell, the cost of an H80 and G3258 would get you an i5, which would give you a lot more "headroom" for GPU upgrades in the future.
A Hyper 212 will get you more than 90% of any given G3258's overclocking potential (LN2 excluded). The cost of getting that last 10% is rarely worth it from a practical standpoint. You'd need a better cooler in the realm of H80i or Noctua NH-D14, and also a better mobo most likely. The H81 boards, while they may have overclocking support enabled, are not going to sustain the voltage you need for anything beyond a modest overclock.
A Hyper 212 will get you more than 90% of any given G3258's overclocking potential (LN2 excluded). The cost of getting that last 10% is rarely worth it from a practical standpoint. You'd need a better cooler in the realm of H80i or Noctua NH-D14, and also a better mobo most likely. The H81 boards, while they may have overclocking support enabled, are not going to sustain the voltage you need for anything beyond a modest overclock.
This post was edited on 9/1/15 at 11:19 pm
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Posted on 9/2/15 at 7:48 am to ILikeLSUToo
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Hyper 212
It's a great air cooler from a value to performance standpoint. If I wasn't going to OC my i7 - I would have no problems slapping a Hyper 212 on there.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 4:54 pm to ILikeLSUToo
ILikeLsu, thank you for that.
That board I picked tops out a 1.2V for overclocking which inhibits it from going over 4.2Ghz.
Both of those situations I originally included were hypothetical.
I would be curious on seeing how far that G3258 could be pushed before it met its limit. It just seems like a cool little CPU.
That board I picked tops out a 1.2V for overclocking which inhibits it from going over 4.2Ghz.
Both of those situations I originally included were hypothetical.
I would be curious on seeing how far that G3258 could be pushed before it met its limit. It just seems like a cool little CPU.
Posted on 9/3/15 at 4:16 pm to ILikeLSUToo
Such a terrible time to have an upgrade with ATT right now... I have to wait until november before the rest of the good phones are released 
Really want to wait for one of those snapdragon 820 phones, but that could be even longer.
Really want to wait for one of those snapdragon 820 phones, but that could be even longer.
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