Nah, i3 6100T should be fast enough for most games and some demanding games too. FYI , Skylake i3 6100T @ 3.2GHz should be on par with Haswell i3 4330 @ 3.5GHz , Ivy Bridge i5 3570k @ 4.2GHz (Haswell is 30% faster than Ivy Bridge in Dolphin Benchmark )
Dolphin is a dual core application , a Quad Core i5 with lower clock speed will not run Dolphin faster than a Dual Core i3 with higher clock speed
Though if he want a more future proof CPU for sth other than Dolphin (Cemu - Wii U Emulator for example) then get the i7
The Alienware he want to buy is an ultra small form factor PC like Intel NUC , GTX 960 is soldered on the mobo
Dolphin is a dual core application , a Quad Core i5 with lower clock speed will not run Dolphin faster than a Dual Core i3 with higher clock speed
Though if he want a more future proof CPU for sth other than Dolphin (Cemu - Wii U Emulator for example) then get the i7
The Alienware he want to buy is an ultra small form factor PC like Intel NUC , GTX 960 is soldered on the mobo
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