(04-22-2015, 12:13 AM)AnyOldName3 Wrote: It's a great CPU for Dolphin (in fact one of the best) and it's pretty reasonable for other things like PC gaming too, giving comparable or better performance than an i3 of twice the price.Thanks for the reply.
I've heard the G3258 doesn't really perform well (especially on Dolphin) unless OC'd to around 4.4 ghz, and is pretty "meh" at the stock speed of 3.2 ghz (I may be wrong, please correct me).
Since the computer I'm building is going to be serving me for quite some time (I've just made enough money after a year to fund it) I'm looking heavily into future-proofing it (somewhat) and keeping it alive as long as possible. Wouldn't constantly OCing it, say, daily, to play Dolphin sessions shorten its longevity? In this case, would it be worth spending more money on an i3 or an i5?