I am currently piecing together a small-ish htpc thin client for my kids (5 and 4 year old).
Dolphin-emu performance is not a specific requirement, but it would be a plus.
I am looking to do a miniITX build with a Core i3 4130 (haswell) @3.4Ghz.
I have 4 GB of 1333Mhz ram to go in it as well.
Sapphire Radeon 7750 low profile GFX as well.
More than likely running Ubuntu or possibly SteamOS.
(all at 1080p rendered resolution, not sure about IR)
This is just a hodge podge of components, just to get something functional for kiddos.
My prior experience with dolphin is in an overclocked 2600K@4.4Ghz and it is pretty playable (radeon 7750 low profile as well) for most of the titles my kids like.
I update by build area and recompile probably once every two weeks (ubuntu).
Any idea on what the experience of a Core i3 4130 vs my 2600K@4.4Ghz will be like?
Obviously the clocks are different and also the archs are different.
Games of most interest are MarioKartWii, Windwaker, and MarioParty 9.
I just want to set my expectations prior to doing this. Is it even worth checking out and compiling on the core i3?
Dolphin-emu performance is not a specific requirement, but it would be a plus.
I am looking to do a miniITX build with a Core i3 4130 (haswell) @3.4Ghz.
I have 4 GB of 1333Mhz ram to go in it as well.
Sapphire Radeon 7750 low profile GFX as well.
More than likely running Ubuntu or possibly SteamOS.
(all at 1080p rendered resolution, not sure about IR)
This is just a hodge podge of components, just to get something functional for kiddos.
My prior experience with dolphin is in an overclocked 2600K@4.4Ghz and it is pretty playable (radeon 7750 low profile as well) for most of the titles my kids like.
I update by build area and recompile probably once every two weeks (ubuntu).
Any idea on what the experience of a Core i3 4130 vs my 2600K@4.4Ghz will be like?
Obviously the clocks are different and also the archs are different.
Games of most interest are MarioKartWii, Windwaker, and MarioParty 9.
I just want to set my expectations prior to doing this. Is it even worth checking out and compiling on the core i3?