lololol @ everything in this thread.
If your goal is just Dolphin and nothing else, getting a new G3258 may be a better deal. Although I've never heard of a G3258 that couldn't break 4 ghz. Motherboard issue?
If you want a general HTPC, Haswell / Skylake i3.
If you want a general purpose system that can do other modern games, Skylake i5 / i7 as money permits. i7 will let you crank up settings to their highest in some games that like to use a lot of threads (Battlefield comes to mind)
For the last option, there is no reason to get Haswell. You'll be buying a new board anyways and Intel chips do not deprecate in price quickly.
If your goal is just Dolphin and nothing else, getting a new G3258 may be a better deal. Although I've never heard of a G3258 that couldn't break 4 ghz. Motherboard issue?
If you want a general HTPC, Haswell / Skylake i3.
If you want a general purpose system that can do other modern games, Skylake i5 / i7 as money permits. i7 will let you crank up settings to their highest in some games that like to use a lot of threads (Battlefield comes to mind)
For the last option, there is no reason to get Haswell. You'll be buying a new board anyways and Intel chips do not deprecate in price quickly.