I personally would love to know how the new chip performs on Dolphin, but in reality, as someone who's already invested in the coveted 4770k build... I don't think there's much justification in upgrading now either.
On one hand, my overclocking potential is indeed disappointingly limited. I can't go much above a stable 4.3ghz, whereas the 4790k surpasses that on stock turboboost with no OC at all. I was originally hoping to aim for around 4.5ghz or so, but oh well. I can probably hit that later in the pc's life with some new firmware.
On the other hand... there isn't a single game in my current dolphin collection that's not fully playable now. Zelda TP has been patched and more or less fixed. The prime trilogy runs well, with only minor microstuttering in prime 3. Galaxy 1 and 2 run great. Most other games are far less demanding. Much of this is thanks to major optimizations in the emulator itself! And I'm sure the devs can pull at least a few more punches...
But we've crossed a major threshhold. You no longer need the latest hardware to max out the most in demand first party titles.
On one hand, my overclocking potential is indeed disappointingly limited. I can't go much above a stable 4.3ghz, whereas the 4790k surpasses that on stock turboboost with no OC at all. I was originally hoping to aim for around 4.5ghz or so, but oh well. I can probably hit that later in the pc's life with some new firmware.
On the other hand... there isn't a single game in my current dolphin collection that's not fully playable now. Zelda TP has been patched and more or less fixed. The prime trilogy runs well, with only minor microstuttering in prime 3. Galaxy 1 and 2 run great. Most other games are far less demanding. Much of this is thanks to major optimizations in the emulator itself! And I'm sure the devs can pull at least a few more punches...
But we've crossed a major threshhold. You no longer need the latest hardware to max out the most in demand first party titles.