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i5 2500k or i7 2600k
01-20-2011, 03:53 PM (This post was last modified: 01-20-2011, 03:57 PM by ajaxxx.)
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i5 2500k @3.30
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i7 2600k @3.40

is it worth the extra $99 and will I see much of a difference in performance between the two.
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01-20-2011, 04:45 PM (This post was last modified: 01-20-2011, 04:49 PM by tuanming.)
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If I had the money, I would go for the 2600k because I like to have more threads, and do more multi-tasking, videos, and other intensive apps. If money is not an issue then go for the 2600k, so then you won't be regretting, "Oh, I should have gotten the 4 core with 8 threads!".
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01-20-2011, 07:05 PM
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By the way , can anyone explain something to me ?

Yesterday I went home and tried a few games with my new setup (2600k@4.7ghz+8g+5870Crossfire) , and Dolphin surprised me , showing an Intel 16 Cores when it started ! I tried a few times , then I had to leave , but still , I could see when booting Dolphin , in yellow letters and in a really recent build , 16 cores ???!!

WTF ???
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01-20-2011, 07:18 PM
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(01-20-2011, 07:05 PM)abfab126 Wrote: By the way , can anyone explain something to me ?

Yesterday I went home and tried a few games with my new setup (2600k@4.7ghz+8g+5870Crossfire) , and Dolphin surprised me , showing an Intel 16 Cores when it started ! I tried a few times , then I had to leave , but still , I could see when booting Dolphin , in yellow letters and in a really recent build , 16 cores ???!!

WTF ???
The same happens with a core i7, just a bad detection from the program, nothing more.
As for the op, in dolphin there won't be any difference, in pc games maybe a small one. Mostly it will be used by highly multithreaded applications that quite frankly aren't that many.
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01-20-2011, 07:20 PM
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its fixed in the latest code.
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01-20-2011, 07:32 PM
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"is it worth the extra $99"? for dolphin and pc gaming? no.
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01-20-2011, 08:02 PM (This post was last modified: 01-20-2011, 08:03 PM by abfab126.)
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(01-20-2011, 07:20 PM)Squall Leonhart Wrote: its fixed in the latest code.

Cheers!
(01-20-2011, 07:18 PM)Link_to_the_past Wrote:
(01-20-2011, 07:05 PM)abfab126 Wrote: By the way , can anyone explain something to me ?

Yesterday I went home and tried a few games with my new setup (2600k@4.7ghz+8g+5870Crossfire) , and Dolphin surprised me , showing an Intel 16 Cores when it started ! I tried a few times , then I had to leave , but still , I could see when booting Dolphin , in yellow letters and in a really recent build , 16 cores ???!!

WTF ???
The same happens with a core i7, just a bad detection from the program, nothing more.
As for the op, in dolphin there won't be any difference, in pc games maybe a small one. Mostly it will be used by highly multithreaded applications that quite frankly aren't that many.

Good to know , Went from q6600 to my 2600k so I had no idea , Cheers .
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01-22-2011, 06:04 AM (This post was last modified: 01-22-2011, 06:05 AM by obscured.)
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(01-20-2011, 07:32 PM)turingpest Wrote: "is it worth the extra $99"? for dolphin and pc gaming? no.

ding ding some one knows what they're talking about.
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01-22-2011, 11:15 AM
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Ding, ding, ding! The 2600k beats the 2500k series! Look like I know what I'm talking about!
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01-22-2011, 11:34 AM
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Get the 2500k unless you do video encoding a lot. Unfortunately, it has turned me into the custom DVD maker for all my friends in town. I don't charge anymore since it doesn't take up any of my spare time.

i7 2600k with dual 5870 sounds really sweet. You should give the dolphin benchmark a go so we can look in awe.
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