FX 6300? Anyone use this CPU?

[nsahawks7]

I put this build on hold:

FX 6300 @ Stock (will OC later on)
8GB Ram
Radeon 7770 OC Edition

I've been browsing the forums and read somewhere that I won't be able to run most games at full speed. I thought since Dolphin is so CPU intensive then it should run fine @ 1680 x 1050.

I know my graphics card is fine and I have enough ram, just anxious about the processor. Does anyone use it?
I wanna play Wind Waker, Super Smash Brothers (Brawl and Melee) and some other games.

[linker357]

I'm not an expert but since dolphin is so cpu intensive you might want to go with something a bit better for example like the i5 2500k or i5 3570k, they cost a bit more than the fx 6300 but it is definitely worth it, but that's just personal choice I have never used AMD. That being said, the AMD FX series is under the "very fast" category in the CPU hierarchy https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-do...-hierarchy you should be able to run most games at full speed so I wouldn't worry too much if I were you

[nsahawks7]

I'm not an expert but since dolphin is so cpu intensive you might want to go with something a bit better for example like the i5 2500k or i5 3570k, they cost a bit more than the fx 6300 but it is definitely worth it, but that's just personal choice I have never used AMD. That being said, the AMD FX series is under the "very fast" category in the CPU hierarchy https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-do...-hierarchy you should be able to run most games at full speed so I wouldn't worry too much if I were you

I definitely would if I had the money xD. But right now, the FX 6300 is all I can afford ~ hopefully it all works out well. Gonna see if they're any benchmarks with the CPU.

What are your specs and hows gameplay?

[LordVador]

I've been browsing the forums and read somewhere that I won't be able to run most games at full speed

AMD processors usually aren't the best deal for Dolphin. However if you overclock it will do the job for a lot of games.

I wanna play Wind Waker, Super Smash Brothers (Brawl and Melee)

These games shouldn't give you troubles.

and some other games.

Which ones?

[linker357]

What are your specs and hows gameplay?

I play with an i5 3570k and nvidia gtx 550 ti, gameplay is great I am able to run all of my games at fullspeed with 16x anisotropic filtering and 9x anti aliasing, I keep my internal resolution at 1x because I don't really see much difference when I put it higher (With these settings the game looks as if you were playing them on the actual console) but I can put the IR up to 2.5x without losing fps

[nsahawks7]

I've been browsing the forums and read somewhere that I won't be able to run most games at full speed

AMD processors usually aren't the best deal for Dolphin. However if you overclock it will do the job for a lot of games.

I wanna play Wind Waker, Super Smash Brothers (Brawl and Melee)

These games shouldn't give you troubles.

and some other games.

Which ones?

Thanks for the re-assurance, I've noticed that Intel seems to be a lot snappier, even with dual cores like the i3. And games:

-Pretty Much ALL Zelda Games on GC and Wii
-All Super Smash Brothers Games
-Dragon Ball Z Tenkaichi 3 for Wii
-Star Fox Assault and Adventure

Hmm, that's it for now, though my library will grow as I remember some more titles. Any that I may struggle with?

[DatKid20]

Spoiler:

I've been browsing the forums and read somewhere that I won't be able to run most games at full speed

AMD processors usually aren't the best deal for Dolphin. However if you overclock it will do the job for a lot of games.

I wanna play Wind Waker, Super Smash Brothers (Brawl and Melee)

These games shouldn't give you troubles.

and some other games.

Which ones?

Thanks for the re-assurance, I've noticed that Intel seems to be a lot snappier, even with dual cores like the i3. And games:

-Pretty Much ALL Zelda Games on GC and Wii
-All Super Smash Brothers Games
-Dragon Ball Z Tenkaichi 3 for Wii
-Star Fox Assault and Adventure

Hmm, that's it for now, though my library will grow as I remember some more titles. Any that I may struggle with?

The Twilight Princess is one.

[nsahawks7]

What are your specs and hows gameplay?

I play with an i5 3570k and nvidia gtx 550 ti, gameplay is great I am able to run all of my games at fullspeed with 16x anisotropic filtering and 9x anti aliasing, I keep my internal resolution at 1x because I don't really see much difference when I put it higher (With these settings the game looks as if you were playing them on the actual console) but I can put the IR up to 2.5x without losing fps

Spoiler:

I've been browsing the forums and read somewhere that I won't be able to run most games at full speed

AMD processors usually aren't the best deal for Dolphin. However if you overclock it will do the job for a lot of games.

I wanna play Wind Waker, Super Smash Brothers (Brawl and Melee)

These games shouldn't give you troubles.

and some other games.

Which ones?

Thanks for the re-assurance, I've noticed that Intel seems to be a lot snappier, even with dual cores like the i3. And games:

-Pretty Much ALL Zelda Games on GC and Wii
-All Super Smash Brothers Games
-Dragon Ball Z Tenkaichi 3 for Wii
-Star Fox Assault and Adventure

Hmm, that's it for now, though my library will grow as I remember some more titles. Any that I may struggle with?

The Twilight Princess is one.

Should have said it earlier, but I have an actual copy of TP on my Wii, so that's not an issue xD.

The i5 seems like the sweet spot for Dolphin, I wonder why.

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Sorry about the double post, but I found a few videos of AMD processors running Skyward Sword (pretty demanding game) at what looks like to be full speed:

FX 6100: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xB59xK6H7cE

Phenom II 955 (FULL HD 1080P): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CIhm0R-_p8

Twilight Princess on an FX 6100: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSAIskpLG9A

[linker357]

The CPU plays a really big part in performance but with a few tweaks in the graphics tab you can increase your fps

[nsahawks7]

The CPU plays a really big part in performance but with a few tweaks in the graphics tab you can increase your fps

Ahhh that sounds much better, HD would be nice but if I have to cut some things down I'm fine with that.

Also, someone said something about OCing. If I get this to say, 4.2Ghz, do you know what the Intel equivalent would be approximately?