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My cpu is g3258 and my mobo is an asus z97 ar. I tried to oc my cpu but when i do and boot up windows it isnt overclocked i did save the settings. It does let me overclock but it doesnt do it.

Pentium G3258/Asus z97 AR/Gigabyte HD 7870 OC Edition/CS650/Ultra Defender II Black ATX Mid-tower/Default Case Fan, Aftermarket CPU cooler/Windows 7
/AOC 27" E2752V/Razer Deathadder/CMStorm/Turtle Beaches P11

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Install the latest bios

[CPU] i7 4790K OC [CPU Cooler] H100i [GPU] Evga GTX 980 SuperClocked [Ram] Corsair Vengeance 16 GB 1866 mhz [PSU] Cooler Master 1000w Silent Pro [storage] 256 GB Samsung 840 Pro, 1TB Seagate SSHD, 1 TB WD Blue 4 TB Seagate Nas. [Motherboard] Msi Z97 Gaming 5 [Case] Phantom 410 Red [sound] Onboard ALC 1150 [Headphones] Sennheiser HD 558 [Keyboard] Razer BlackWidow Chroma  [Mouse] Razer Deathadder Chroma [Mouse] Razer FireFly [Monitor] Asus MG278Q

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Install the latest bios

I think i do have it but im not sure is there anyway i can download a program to tell me the latest version cuz the one from asus is a cap file and idk how to install it

Pentium G3258/Asus z97 AR/Gigabyte HD 7870 OC Edition/CS650/Ultra Defender II Black ATX Mid-tower/Default Case Fan, Aftermarket CPU cooler/Windows 7
/AOC 27" E2752V/Razer Deathadder/CMStorm/Turtle Beaches P11

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Use the the asus ai suite to install the latest

[CPU] i7 4790K OC [CPU Cooler] H100i [GPU] Evga GTX 980 SuperClocked [Ram] Corsair Vengeance 16 GB 1866 mhz [PSU] Cooler Master 1000w Silent Pro [storage] 256 GB Samsung 840 Pro, 1TB Seagate SSHD, 1 TB WD Blue 4 TB Seagate Nas. [Motherboard] Msi Z97 Gaming 5 [Case] Phantom 410 Red [sound] Onboard ALC 1150 [Headphones] Sennheiser HD 558 [Keyboard] Razer BlackWidow Chroma  [Mouse] Razer Deathadder Chroma [Mouse] Razer FireFly [Monitor] Asus MG278Q

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Use the the asus ai suite to install the latest

I do have the latest then.

Pentium G3258/Asus z97 AR/Gigabyte HD 7870 OC Edition/CS650/Ultra Defender II Black ATX Mid-tower/Default Case Fan, Aftermarket CPU cooler/Windows 7
/AOC 27" E2752V/Razer Deathadder/CMStorm/Turtle Beaches P11

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Try to save it as a profile in the bios and save and reboot

[CPU] i7 4790K OC [CPU Cooler] H100i [GPU] Evga GTX 980 SuperClocked [Ram] Corsair Vengeance 16 GB 1866 mhz [PSU] Cooler Master 1000w Silent Pro [storage] 256 GB Samsung 840 Pro, 1TB Seagate SSHD, 1 TB WD Blue 4 TB Seagate Nas. [Motherboard] Msi Z97 Gaming 5 [Case] Phantom 410 Red [sound] Onboard ALC 1150 [Headphones] Sennheiser HD 558 [Keyboard] Razer BlackWidow Chroma  [Mouse] Razer Deathadder Chroma [Mouse] Razer FireFly [Monitor] Asus MG278Q

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