Well, I'm looking to replace my ageing Lynnfield i7 860 CPU. And having previously tried (and failed) to get good performance on Dolphin out of it I'm now looking for something that'll fit the bill. Naturally I'm only looking at Ivybridge K models, and so my considerations are thus:
Should I just get an i5 3570k? Or is it worth springing for the i7 3770k?
Also since we're only about 4 months off Haswell, should I just wait for that instead?
Things to note:
2.8GHz i7 860
12GB RAM
4GB GeForce GTX 570
Should I just get an i5 3570k? Or is it worth springing for the i7 3770k?
Also since we're only about 4 months off Haswell, should I just wait for that instead?
Things to note:
- While I don't want to spend more than I have to, my budget is fairly flexible.
- Ideally I want to limit how much I overclock, primarily so I don't need a hefty cooler and can keep noise levels down.
- I'm looking to run Wii (and possibly GC) games at 1080p with good performance. As an idea of the kind of games I'm interested in playing the main contenders are Skyward Sword, Xenoblade, and The Last Story.
- I'm in no particular rush.
2.8GHz i7 860
12GB RAM
4GB GeForce GTX 570