Just bought a computer with i7 2600K but they sent me a i7 3770

[Young Mak]

I'm trying to play some games at full speed with Dolphin for years so I needed to buy a good processor... I just bought a computer with a i7 2600K processor, it happens that the store sent me a computer with a i7 3770. Now the question: which one is better?

I tried intel site and got this http://ark.intel.com/compare/65719,52214 But I didn't understand almost anything... When I searched on google all I could find is that the whole 3rd generation intel processors have some heat issues

Considering my objective is play with dolphin emulator, which one is better?

[admin89]

i7 2600k support overclocking if you pair it with P67 , Z68 , Z75 , Z77 mobo . But since you bought a PC instead of building one so forget it !
i7 3770 does not have k (K = support overclocking) -> It does not support overclocking but it's faster than i7 2600k at stock speed
Keep in mind that Dolphin is a dual core application , Dolphin does not support Hyper Threading . Therefore , there is almost zero difference between i5 2500k & i7 2600k or i5 3570k & i7 3770k in Dolphin

[Young Mak]

Thanks a lot, you made it clear for me!

Now please, one more question... Let's add the i7 3770 on the comparision you made above

(03-05-2013, 05:06 PM)admin89 Wrote: Therefore , there is almost zero difference between i5 2500k & i7 2600k or i5 3570k & i7 3770k in Dolphin

Is there much difference between i7 3770 and these ones that you posted?

[admin89]

Like I said i7 3770 does not support overclocking , i5 2500k @ 4.5GHz or i5 3570K @ 4.2GHz (Overclocked) will blow it away (in Dolphin)
i5 3xxx / i7 3xxx are 3rd generation Intel Core I series (Code name : Ivy Bridge)
i5 2xxx / i7 2xxx are 2nd generation Intel Core I series (Code name : Sandy Bridge)
Ivy Bridge > Sandy Bridge
Btw , you didn't mention any graphic card in your profile . Without decent graphic card , you could expect poor performance in gaming

[Young Mak]

Thank you

And yeah I don't have any graphic card yet, I still looking for a good one in terms of cost benefit

[admin89]

Well , it depends on your power supply (PSU) . Most OEM systems have average PSU (not so bad , not so good)
EVGA GTX 650 (100$) is a great buy for 4x Internal Resolution (2560x2112) , no AA , 16X AF in Dolphin and its power consumption is very low which is good for OEM PSU

[jameswm]

i7 3770 DOES support overclocking. It can be overclocked to 4.3GHz just with multipliers.

[NaturalViolence]

Correct. Non-K edition cpus support multiplier OCing but only the core multiplier can be changed and it can only be raised by a maximum of 4 steps above the default turbo multiplier (in other words +400MHz from max turbo.). K edition cpus have an unlimited core multiplier (technically it's not unlimited, just capped at a very high number that you would never be able to reach anyways) and other multipliers are unlocked as well.

[Young Mak]

I started to use my computer, it is going pretty good. I can run Zelda Twilight Princess (GC) at full speed

Guess overclocking will not be needed, thanks a lot anyway.

@admin89 I might buy that EVGA GTX 650 later, it is like 5x more expansive than $100 here in my country...

[admin89]

500 USD ? That's a lot
Do you have any online shopping sites on you country , post it here !