I may just wait for new chips to release next year, but i wanted a basic idea of how AMD stands in the CPU market now with their new 6-core Thuban processors. I'm actually counting only the quad version of Core i7. Asking this because it seems like everyone always cites the Core i7 as the ends-all best CPU you can have for Dolphin (with a bit of overclocking you can apparently get fullspeed in every game).
First of all, yes i know you can only use 2 cores. And yes i know that one is a quad and the other is a hexacore. The reason i'm counting only the quad in intel is partially due to pricing and partially because i want to see if their advantage over AMD in terms of emulation has diminished. Specific reasons i'm considering a Thuban-
1- monster overclocker, which i'll be doing, on air i might add (no watercooling)
2- price: if it matches or beats an i7, i'll be going with it due to the awesome price. Assuming the Thuban is any good, i'll have a 6-core CPU for only $200. I'd have to pay almost $300 for a quad core i7
I'll be building a new PC soon. I don't know when, and i'm not sure whether i'm going to wait till next year. But i do wish to know whether an AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban can beat a Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield. Stock clock speeds don't matter much to me, i intend to overclock both as near 4ghz as possible (on air cooling, aftermarket cooler of course). If there are any better AMD processors in the quad core range as well, can they match or beat the i7 as well? I've heard that the Phenom II series in general are monster overclockers and they're definitely more wallet friendly. I don't intend to spend more than an entry level i7 at any rate...
Obvious goal with using Dolphin is to get games running as well as iNexXxuS, such as this- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfR7IAMCFUE
and this-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE8WgYQ5_0A
Goal is to hit at least 720p at fullspeed for most games, 1080 if possible. Graphics card is pretty much decided- Radeon 5770. I probably won't make a different decision there unless something amazing pops up. Whenever i do buy my parts, my goal is to spend LESS than $1000. $900 would be a nice sweet spot for me, less would be nice, but i know that won't happen...
I'll take ANY advice for CPU's i can get. Going with Intel mobo's will be more expensive as well. I will not consider a CPU over $300 though, entry level i7 quad prices only. Thanks in advance.
First of all, yes i know you can only use 2 cores. And yes i know that one is a quad and the other is a hexacore. The reason i'm counting only the quad in intel is partially due to pricing and partially because i want to see if their advantage over AMD in terms of emulation has diminished. Specific reasons i'm considering a Thuban-
1- monster overclocker, which i'll be doing, on air i might add (no watercooling)
2- price: if it matches or beats an i7, i'll be going with it due to the awesome price. Assuming the Thuban is any good, i'll have a 6-core CPU for only $200. I'd have to pay almost $300 for a quad core i7
I'll be building a new PC soon. I don't know when, and i'm not sure whether i'm going to wait till next year. But i do wish to know whether an AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban can beat a Intel Core i7-930 Bloomfield. Stock clock speeds don't matter much to me, i intend to overclock both as near 4ghz as possible (on air cooling, aftermarket cooler of course). If there are any better AMD processors in the quad core range as well, can they match or beat the i7 as well? I've heard that the Phenom II series in general are monster overclockers and they're definitely more wallet friendly. I don't intend to spend more than an entry level i7 at any rate...
Obvious goal with using Dolphin is to get games running as well as iNexXxuS, such as this- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfR7IAMCFUE
and this-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE8WgYQ5_0A
Goal is to hit at least 720p at fullspeed for most games, 1080 if possible. Graphics card is pretty much decided- Radeon 5770. I probably won't make a different decision there unless something amazing pops up. Whenever i do buy my parts, my goal is to spend LESS than $1000. $900 would be a nice sweet spot for me, less would be nice, but i know that won't happen...
I'll take ANY advice for CPU's i can get. Going with Intel mobo's will be more expensive as well. I will not consider a CPU over $300 though, entry level i7 quad prices only. Thanks in advance.