INTEL i5 x AMD FX 6100

[rafael]

Hello guys,


i will buy a new hardware and want to know wich is the best to run mario kart wii, mario galaxy 1,2, and epic mickeys....



[color=#0000ff]Intel Core i5 3330 (Ivy-Bridge), Quad-Core, 3.0GHz (3.2GHz
Turbo Boost) 4 x 256KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache LGA 1155 77W, 22 Nm


+ mob ASUS P8H61-M LX2 R2.0 - BOX[/color]

OR


[color=#990000]AMD FX-6100 Zambezi 3.3GHz (3.9GHz Turbo Core) Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core, 32nm, total L2 Cache: 6MB, L3 Cache: 8MB


+ MOB ASUS M5A78L-M LX/BR - BOX
[/color]

[admin89]

Dolphin is a dual core application , Bulldozer is bad for single threaded app (IPC is 10% slower than Phenom II) . Therefore , the 1st gen i3 will be faster than FX-6100 clock for clock
Not even FX-8350 Piledriver could stand a chance against 3rd gen i5 (Ivy Bridge)
If you want to run one of the most demanding games : Mario Galaxy 1&2 full speed all the time with LLE , i5 3570k @ 4.2GHz + Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 is the best combo for that

H61 mobo is built for 2nd gen Sandy Bridge . You must update bios to use Ivy Bridge , updating bios is quite risky ...
Overall , i don't recommend any of 'em

If your budget was low , you should buy Asrock Z77 Pro 3 mobo . Asrock Z77 has "No K OC" function , you should be able to overclock "non K" CPU

[rafael]

You never mention any vga, why? If i use this asrockz77 i do not need a vga offboard?

And about mobos, what i need to check before i buy one for an i5 processor?


Thanks for all help, try to use simple english please, im from Brasil and my english is not so Good..........

[ExtremeDude2]

Well I suppose you wouldn't need one, but you will provably want one XD

[rafael]

(12-28-2012, 07:37 AM)ExtremeDude2 Wrote: Well I suppose you wouldn't need one, but you will provably want one XD


of course, i have an geforce gtx 550 ti 1gb 192bits gddr5...


I suppose that any i7 is better than any i5, right?

[LordVador]

(12-29-2012, 08:30 AM)rafael Wrote: I suppose that any i7 is better than any i5, right?

That's wrong

[DefenderX]

Yeah.

i7 1st gen is not as powerful as i5 2nd gen for example.

[MayImilae]

Not to mention a 3770K is just a 3570K with hyperthreading and a little more cache. Hyperthreading is only useful for heavy calculation applications, it doesn't help games any at all.