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Is this i3 good enough?
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Is this i3 good enough?
02-13-2016, 06:21 AM (This post was last modified: 02-25-2016, 02:59 AM by FinalSmash.)
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CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor ($106.12)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H110M-A Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($53.36)
Memory: G.Skill NT Series 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($36.28 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk SSD PLUS 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($46.90 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($42.68)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 380 2GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($156.06)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case (Purchased For $0.00)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA G2 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($102.72 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0 DVD/CD Writer ($8.53)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill RNX-N150PCe 802.11b/g/n PCI-Express x1 Wi-Fi Adapter ($11.28 @ Amazon)
Other: HP Pavilion 21.5" LED 1080p monitor ($99.99)
Other: SSD Drive Sled ($4.80)
Other: Windows 7 Refurbished System Builder ($48.04)
Total: $716.76
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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I can get an i3-6300 for about $25 more.

I'd like to play Xenoblade Chronicles in 1080p with HD textures(everything I guess). I'd also like to play F-ZERO GX in HD, along with plenty more less-demanding games. How will they run on this CPU? Is it too weak for proper emulation?
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02-13-2016, 07:36 AM
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That CPU should be pretty good for Dolphin (since it's a Skylake and the frequency isn't too bad). IIRC, you can even overclock it if you have a compatible motherboard.
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02-13-2016, 08:57 AM
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So I should be able to run Xenoblade with all the HD textures?
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02-13-2016, 09:34 AM
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(02-13-2016, 07:36 AM)leolam Wrote: IIRC, you can even overclock it if you have a compatible motherboard.

They patched that.
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02-13-2016, 09:56 AM
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(02-13-2016, 09:34 AM)ExtremeDude2 Wrote: They patched that.

Only if you update your motherboard BIOS
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02-13-2016, 10:58 AM
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(02-13-2016, 09:56 AM)FinalSmash Wrote: Only if you update your motherboard BIOS

Or if it comes with the update.
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02-14-2016, 04:29 AM
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Ah, that's too bad :/ good I didn't buy a Skylake i3 (which I wanted to overclock to replace my current G3258).
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02-14-2016, 04:38 AM
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Skylake i3 + new mobo upgrade + DDR4 would cost as much as i7 4790k though
And btw , I don't think the @OP will overclock . After all , he chose H110 mobo that does not support non-K OC
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02-15-2016, 10:19 PM
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@FinalSmash: This is a high-frequency current gen Intel CPU. It will work very well. Don't listen to the marketing guys telling you this is only the i3, we neither can't use more than a dual core, so buying i5 or a i7 is just wasted money. But for XC with HD textures, you should buy more RAM. Else you can't use texture prefetching.
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02-16-2016, 12:17 AM
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(02-15-2016, 10:19 PM)degasus Wrote: @FinalSmash: This is a high-frequency current gen Intel CPU. It will work very well. Don't listen to the marketing guys telling you this is only the i3, we neither can't use more than a dual core, so buying i5 or a i7 is just wasted money. But for XC with HD textures, you should buy more RAM. Else you can't use texture prefetching.

I remember reading somewhere on these forums that Dolphin can use 4 cores now so it wasn't true?
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