Is the G3258 still rated

[SteveGrabowski]

Depends on the games you play. It can struggle on some games (Watch Dogs), and yet be a bargain (Bioshock Infinite, Skyrim, etc) on others. Some reviews:-

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2014/06/24/intel-pentium-g3258-review/5
http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/6...nniversary-cpu-gaming-performance/index6.html
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8232/...ary-edition-review-the-intel-pentium-g3258-ae
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2014-pentium-g3258-review
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/pentium-g3258-overclocking-performance,review-32974-4.html
http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/pentium_20th_anniversary_series_g3258_processor_review,14.html
http://techreport.com/review/26735/overclocking-intel-pentium-g3258-anniversary-edition-processor/3
http://www.technologyx.com/pc-hardware/intels-pentium-g3258-budget-overclockers-dream-big-bust/3/
http://www.legitreviews.com/intel-pentium-g3258-dual-core-processor-gaming-performance_145873/5
http://www.techspot.com/review/849-intel-pentium-anniversary-edition-overclock/page12.html

BioShock Infinite plays great on a Pentium. But seeing these sites recommend it for playing Tomb Raider ultra with a 780Ti is hilarious. You can tell they only did the built in benchmark, which isn't bottlenecked at all by the Pentium. But play the actual game with an overclocked Pentium (I had mine at 4.4 GHz) and a comparable card (in my case a 970) and it has low GPU usage and is constantly oscillating between 40-60FPS with VSync on. Turning it off doesn't make it any smoother, and it's not at all fun to play. The second I installed my quad core Xeon it locked to 60FPS ultra and has steady 100% GPU usage when I turn off vsync.

 

[Ken g6]

If you reconsider getting a new PSU, I'd aim you toward this EVGA for £33.10.

 

[tenpole]

If you reconsider getting a new PSU, I'd aim you toward this EVGA for £33.10.

I got this as you advised. I never saw any bad press about the CiT units failing but plenty flaming the power units.

 

[OBLAMA2009]

I view the G3258 is a brilliant marketing tool from Intel. It's not nearly powerful enough to compete with i5's, but it gets you to buy an Intel board and then they get you to buy an i5-4690k again later once they have gotten you excited about overclocking. It's pretty brilliant that they swooped in and took the low-end from AMD with all the crazy CPU+board deals and then the whet peoples' appetites with good overclocks to get them to buy their high end $240 unlocked i5's. The G3258 must have made Intel so much money.

man, dats ezackly what happens. however, its still a great chip fo da munnie

 

[tenpole]

My G3258 is running happily at 4.0ghz with stock cooler.

 

[spaceman]

i had my g3258 for few months @3800mhz
its run all the software i need it to
i dont keep alot open when gaming but
1080
it ran evolve fine it ran dayz fine
it runs all my indies fine
i dont have any benches but i only notice lag when i have like a bunch of browser windows open and im gaming,or othr apps and gaming
its the 1st retail intel chip i bought since 1999
i know i5s are better and even i3s but for a value chip(i dont ever spend over $120 on cpu) i am very pleased w. it