Need recommendation for budget G3258 overclock build

[swilli89]

My grandfather is into flight sims and is somehow ok with playing at 5 fps on flight simulator x. He is currently using a core 2 duo @ 1.8 ghz.

So I think the G3258 haswell dual core with a nice little OC will be a great upgrade for him.

I have found a few H81 boards that allow overclocking but are there any that allow voltage modification?

Or would I be better off coming up with the funds and jumping to a budget Z87 board?

 

[Flapdrol1337]

Here's the list:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2389948

The ones that allow overclocking allow voltage modifications, but some have much higher limits than others.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I get it. I really do. OCing is fun. It's nerdy. It's "enthusiast."

But if you're going to spend more than $50 extra on a cooler, fancier motherboard, etc., to OC a G3258 for gaming, you're better off just buying an i3 and running it at stock.

That goes double for computers for relatives. Never do anything on a system config that the guy at Geek Squad will undo by pressing the reset switch. (Or which will require goosed voltage in 18 months to keep going.) And strongly consider a prebuilt.

 

[swilli89]

Thank you, Flapdrol. That's exactly what I was looking for.

I get it. I really do. OCing is fun. It's nerdy. It's "enthusiast."

But if you're going to spend more than $50 extra on a cooler, fancier motherboard, etc., to OC a G3258 for gaming, you're better off just buying an i3 and running it at stock.

That goes double for computers for relatives. Never do anything on a system config that the guy at Geek Squad will undo by pressing the reset switch. (Or which will require goosed voltage in 18 months to keep going.) And strongly consider a prebuilt.

Thanks for the input. However, according to your link I only see a big difference between the Pentium and the i3 with SLI'd Geforce 770s The rig that this will be in will be using a Geforce 650 TI Boost.

I see your point about spending an extra $50 but I am really only spending about $20 more. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065&cm_re=cpu_cooler-_-35-103-065-_-Product Also, going from the G3258 I found at $60 to the cheapest i3 would be about doubling the cost to $120.

Lastly, Flight simulator X has been shown to not be able to use more than one thread so that is why I am going to be using this processor.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Flight Simulator X is multithreaded if you install all the patches and service packs.

 

[John Connor]

FS is a CPU orientated game and FSX is a HUGE CPU hog. You will want the fastest processor you can afford. Even then you still won't be able to use max settings with addons, etc.

I run a 45 GB FS2004 install on a Q6600 2.4 GHz PC. It runs well, except flying into New York or DC had the frames go down to 1-2. I have to use normal on scenery settings to fly into those areas.