Advice On Upgrading Computer

[obscured]

Just go with the I3. It should do what you want. Don't expect everything to run smooth but it will get the job done with most games. 4gb is fine.

[yuvrajgill10]

(05-04-2011, 08:11 AM)obscured Wrote: Just go with the I3. It should do what you want. Don't expect everything to run smooth but it will get the job done with most games. 4gb is fine.

It should be leaps beyond what I have now, and even now I can run any game at 30 fps + but that's only because my CPU bottlenecks the GPU ...
So if I can, I'll try to get the i5-2500 otherwise i3 - 2100 + 4GB DDR3 should be sufficient for Dolphin, PCSX2, and PC games for atleast 50 fps+ as I average 35-40+ now

[abfab126]

(05-04-2011, 05:19 AM)dannzen Wrote:

(05-04-2011, 04:49 AM)yuvrajgill10 Wrote: So should I either i3-2100 + 8GB 1333 mhz
or
i5-2500 + 4GB 1333 mhz

Basically I'm asking , faster cpu and less ram or a little slower cpu but more ram?

please go for the i5-2500k...
that are 10-30usd difference between 2500 vs 2500k with the option for oc...
(5euro in germany)

dolphin gives you 5-10fps for only 0,2-0,4ghz OC
which is possible without increasing any voltage and aircooling

4gb is more than enough for most of the games...

look at the benchmarks how much slower the i3 is
i3 (2cores with ht) 3.1ghz
i5 (4cores no ht) 3.3ghz
go after the quadcore
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sandy-bridge-core-i7-2600k-core-i5-2500k,2833-13.html

A i7 2x00K is useless on a H67 chipset .

[samus129]

faster cpu less ram is what i would choose. i currently have 6GB in my computer and i wish i used the money for a better cpu. i have never seen my ram usage go past 3gb when gaming and i run two monitors when i first set up a game so i can see the cpu/ram/gpu usage of my computer

[yuvrajgill10]

So what I'm gettin from you guys is save and wait , get the i5, P67 MB, and 4GB ram ...

[abfab126]

Yes save a fex more box :

Core i5 2500k(220$)
Asus or Asrock P67 (LE or any 1st price of these brands 100$)
4Gb 1333 DDR3 Kingston Value Ram @ 1.5 V(that is important) (40$)

OR , update your PC ,

Get a e8600(2nd hand)80$ ,a cooling system60$(noctua , cool IT ...) and OC the Hell out of IT !

[thegamer]

well everything sounds just about right but I don't know about but 50+ fps, well not consistently anyway, true you might be able to get around 60 but depending on what games your trying to emulate but the speed will vary for most dual core CPU's. Windows will need at least 1-2 cores just to run the emulator properly which keeps the CPU usage around or under 50% when running a load. so while your playing a game depending on what it is, it would take even more CPU usage from whats left of the available cores which will results in slowdowns. I still have my Intel E5200 dual core and even with it o'c @ 3.8 ghz it's still not good enough to play games like Smack Down vs Raw 2011 or SM Galaxy 2 over 30-40 fps... but my new Sandy Bridge i5 2500k is a beast this CPU can run games at 70+ fps perfect on stock speeds and when o'c @ 4.5 ghz it run the games like 80-120 fps its crazy fast. But keep in mind by default Dolphin requires at least 2 cores, Windows XP 1 core or Vista/7 2 cores so it will be best to go with a cheap quad core processors, the AMD 's cpu & mobo's would be a good place to start and they are pretty cheap if for some reason you can't get the i5 2500k.



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[color=#000000]New specs[/color]
MSI P67-G45, G.Skill 4GB DDR3 @ 1600mhz, Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.3ghz, EVGA GTX 560 Ti @ 900/2000/4200, ATX Demon 580w, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit.

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Gigabyte G31M-ES2L, Intel Pentium Dual Core E5200 @ 3.5ghz, 2GB SDDR2 @ 800mhz, XFX ATI Radeon HD 4770 @ 900/1000, Echo Star 450w, Windows 7 Home 32bit.