SMG2 (or LLE) vs. 3570k

[Sadrian]

Greetings guys!

So i got a strange problem. AFAIK the 3570k oced should be enough to handle everything right?

And thats where my problem begins:

I oced my 3570k to 4,2ghz (even 4,3) just to be able to play smg2 with lle on.
Sadly it wouldnt work at fullspeed no matter the settings. then i tried Skyward Sword with lle - same result (about 80% speed). with lle turned off, both games work like a charm. Currently using Dolphin 3.0, standard settings.

Specs:
i5 3570k @ 4,2GHz (only 2 cores enabled atm)
4GB Ram
GTX 570
Win 7 64 Bit

Any ideas?

[AnyOldName3]

Enable the other cores and use LLE on thread.

[DefenderX]

Yep, LLE on thread should help you. Maybe Lock Threads to Cores too.

[MayImilae]

And make sure your integrated graphics is DISABLED. After I updated my bios, I had a problem with Super Mario Galaxy acting slow for some reason. Forgot that the bios settings were all reset, including the PCIE graphics priority setting. That would do it.

[Sadrian]

Wow, thanks guys - it seems to work!
I thought dolphin utilizes only 2 cores?
The reason why i disabled them was heat.
Since i only have a Katana 3 Cooler i dont know how much i should push the cpu with 4 cores enabled.
with prime95 (full load) i had max 75°C (so far)
I probably wont reach full load in real life but stil...
What do you think?

[DefenderX]

Quote:I thought dolphin utilizes only 2 cores?

If LLE on Thread is disabled, you're right

Quote:What do you think?

Prime95 and 75°C are okay. In Dolphin, i guess, you'll get about 70°C - This is okay.

[Sadrian]

Right now i am not home, but i left my pc on running Prime for about 7 hours or unti i come back.
I also left an Monitoring Prog runing to see how the temps will Look like after a Long period of time.
So basically i still do Not know any final results.
Would it be possible to use 3 cores and still maintain fullspeed?
How far can i push the graphic settings with my gtx 570 while maintaining fullspeed?

( anyone there with similar rig and katana 3 who give some more advice? )

Thanks a lot so far

[DefenderX]

Quote:Would it be possible to use 3 cores and still maintain fullspeed?

Sure, no problem with your CPU

Quote:How far can i push the graphic settings with my gtx 570 while maintaining fullspeed?

4x IR, 16xAF and MAYBE 4xSSAA (AA in light games)

[Sadrian]

Okay so i probably will disable the fourth Core, maybe ill try 4,3 GHz.

Out of curiosity:
If it wouldnt work with 3 cores fullspeed, what Hardware settings ( in Terms of oc -> fullspeed ) would you recommend? Are there Games my current System could not handle?

I'll Report later how everything turned out.

Thanks a lot!

[DefenderX]

Your system can handle almost all games in fullspeed. And if a game don't run @ fullspeed it should be very plabable though.
But there is one game (CoD: The Big Red One) which needs a 10GHz+ Ivy Bridge/Sandy Bridge cause it only runs in the Interpreter Mode.