It can overclock good depending on your luck, you might get on that can't get past 3.9ghz and if you are very lucky you might get one that can hit 5gh zand it can't play games that require 4 cores and struggles during multitasking.

I built a computer for a buddy of mine using that CPU and a gtx 760. Its pretty good if you want to go on the budget friendly side. Personally i think that CPU is more geared for the CSGO, LOL, Starcraft and some other not really demanding games but good games.

This CPU is really meant to be bought with a H81 motherboard and overclocked to around 4.2-4.5 ghz and a decent gpu like a gtx 750ti-r9-270x. This CPU can not stream or do any other tasks in the background if you are also gaming.

Its really a tough buy to be honest because the FX-6300 isnt really that much more and could possibly be a better CPU for some games. Though if you are looking to play CSGO the g3258 is more then enough.

I guess its not that easy of a question to answer.

I think the main advantage of the G3258 is that as long as pick the right other components you will be ready to upgrade in the future.

It's a good CPU when paired with a good/great GPU and OC'd. http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/6526/intel-pentium-g3258-haswell-20th-anniversary-cpu-gaming-performance/index11.html

Main issue is that, as everyone seems to have said, it's only a dual-core, which means no multi-tasking and modern games that require quad-core/4-thread CPUs won't work out of the box (though, there's usually a mod to get around that).

And of course, it allows you to later on upgrade to a proper quad-core i5 or a 4-core/8-thread i7/Xeon. Depending on your budget, you may want to spend the ~100~150$ in savings from starting with an i5 for a better GPU.

It can oc well, but it's not good for gaming.

I think 4.4GHz is slightly a bit over the bar on stock for the G3258. I will say 3.5GHz-3.7GHz is a suitable clock.