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So I hear Intel i7s are good
02-17-2014, 06:01 AM (This post was last modified: 02-17-2014, 06:01 AM by moonshadow86.)
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I'm looking for a processor that will help me play Twilight Princess on LLE, especially in Hyrule Field. I hear that i7s are nice but how many cores do they have? Also, how much would they cost too?

This is on desktop, not laptop or anything else. I also have 8 GB of RAM too.
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02-17-2014, 06:03 AM
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Typically you want to go for a i5 4670k or a i7 4770k and a Z87 Motherboard and overclock the CPU to ~4.2Ghz. Both have 4 Cores.

Anyways, this will cost you around 400-500$ depending on the CPU model (It MUST have a K at the end)

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02-17-2014, 08:09 AM (This post was last modified: 02-17-2014, 08:12 AM by admin89.)
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The most important thing that you should care about i5 and i7 is the model number behind them , not because they're i5/i7
All mobile i5 are dual core CPU while most desktop i5 are quad core , some desktop i5 are dual core . That's why , I only recommend Quad i7 when it comes to mobile CPU .
Wow , be careful ! There are some mobile dual core i7 as well .
For Example : i7 620UM
620 : old model number , this is 1st generation i7 CPU which will be a whole lot slower than latest i5 (4th gen)
UM : ultra low power mobile CPU , this CPU is heavily underclocked (1.06 -> 2.13 GHz) . For Dolphin , you need to overclock CPU , not to underclock it . Usually , i5 4670k @ 4.2GHz will be the best bang for buck
You also need a new mobo that support that CPU and an aftermarket cooler / thermal compound to overclock CPU , I recommend : (MSI Z87 G41 or G43 or G45) + (CM 212 Evo or Noctua NH-D14) + Arctic MX-4

Since Dolphin doesn't even care about i7 Hyperthreading feature nor a multicore CPU , i7 4770k (4 cores 8 threads) and FX 8350 (8 cores) are not faster than i5 4670k (4cores 4 threads) in our official Dolphin benchmark
Dolphin is a dual core application after all
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02-17-2014, 09:43 AM
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Speaking of motherboards, my motherboard is from ASUS. It is a "M4A89GTD PRO/USB 3" Would any of these processors that are category 1 or at least category 2 from NaturalViolence's thread be compatible with this motherboard?
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02-17-2014, 11:52 AM
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No. That's not even an Intel motherboard.

Like anti-ultimate said you need a haswell cpu (LGA1150) and a Z87 motherboard (LGA1150).
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