How to overclock the Intel
“Pentium Anniversary Edition“

The Right Motherboard

In order to overclock your Intel Pentium G3258 you need to make sure you have the best motherboard available. We selected three for you based on price, features and overclocking capability. All these motherboards are based on a Z97 chipset which is the only chipset which allows you to overclock your Pentium G3258 CPU. To provide enough power all these motherboards are equipped with a 6-phase PWM which ensures you have a stable and reliable overclock. These models also come with MSI OC Genie which lets you overclock with one simple push on the button.

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Overclocking on the Z97 GUARD-PRO when paired with the Intel Pentium G3258 was easier than anything I have ever had the pleasure of using. It was so easy and straight forward I almost couldn't believe it.

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The MSI Z97-Guard Pro provides a nice base for a low cost Intel PC where Pentium G3258 overclocking combined with single GPU gaming, or non-PCIe bandwidth based compute, are important.

CPU Cooler

The final overclock result you reach will always vary on the quality of our components. One CPU can overclock higher than another CPU, so luck is a factor. However by selecting the right CPU cooler you can increase your overclock. The CPU cooler needs to be able to transfer the heat away. If you use MSI OC Genie with a stock Intel CPU Cooler you can already enjoy some nice result just by pushing the OC Genie button. However if you purchase a custom CPU cooler and start to overclock manual in the BIOS you can even reach better result, but please be reminded that you need to have some overclocking skill.

* Results might depend on quality CPU, Memory and Cooler used.

45% performance boost!

An overclocked Pentium G3258 @4.7GHz gives you a 45% performance boost, it is faster than a 150$ Core i3 CPU.

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Overclocking BIOS

To push your Pentium Intel G3258 Anniversary Edition to new high clock speeds make sure to use the special overclock BIOS. This BIOS is available from our website here.