If it's for Dolphin and PCSX2 only then even i3 6100 @ 3.7GHz ($100) will be more than enough
Citra is very slow atm , nothing less than an i7 4970k @ 4.5->5.0GHz can run most games at playable speed
Citra could be faster in the future though
Cemu is hard to tell . Depending on the game you play ...In the end , you will need an OCed i5/i7 if you want the best experience
If you have a lot of money to spend , I suggest you should get either i5 6600k or i7 6700k with Z170 mobo and overclock the hell out of it
Heat could be an issue , you should invest on a powerful CPU cooler but don't go with a heavy one like I did (It will break your mobo socket when you move your PC to other place ). Yeah , I'm also have an ITX system
Noctua nh-l9i should do just fine
Citra is very slow atm , nothing less than an i7 4970k @ 4.5->5.0GHz can run most games at playable speed
Citra could be faster in the future though
Cemu is hard to tell . Depending on the game you play ...In the end , you will need an OCed i5/i7 if you want the best experience
If you have a lot of money to spend , I suggest you should get either i5 6600k or i7 6700k with Z170 mobo and overclock the hell out of it
Heat could be an issue , you should invest on a powerful CPU cooler but don't go with a heavy one like I did (It will break your mobo socket when you move your PC to other place ). Yeah , I'm also have an ITX system
Noctua nh-l9i should do just fine
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