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I'm going to be building a computer and I thought I'd see what kind of performance I'd get with a few different CPUs. This computer is NOT being built specifically for Dolphin. Dolphin would be an enjoyable bonus.
GPU: ATi Radeon HD 5770 (if there's any complications with this GPU)
CPUs:
Athlon II X3 440 (about 3.0 Ghz, 3 x 512KB L2 Cache)
Phenom II X4s (anything from the 3.0 Ghz model to 3.4 Ghz model and varying caches most likely)
I do NOT plan on overclocking any parts of my computer, even if I get a Black Edition CPU. I'd be running Windows 7 64-bit with 4GB DDR3 RAM. I already know that there is no difference between 3 and 4 cores with Dolphin.
I mostly wanted to know if I could play Gamecube games at full speed. Specifically: SSBM (easiest to run I hear), Double Dash, SM Sunshine, Zelda Wind Waker, Zelda Twilight Princess. Knowing about other games would be helpful too, of course. If I could run any Wii games, that would be cool as well but it isn't a big deal.
Note: Even if I could not run Dolphin at all, I'd still probably pick one of those CPUs. I'm just asking out of curiosity and for research.
Thanks for any help provided.
EDIT: PLEASE state whether you are talking about GC or Wii when you say what kind of speeds any of those CPUs would get.
I'm going to be building a computer and I thought I'd see what kind of performance I'd get with a few different CPUs. This computer is NOT being built specifically for Dolphin. Dolphin would be an enjoyable bonus.
GPU: ATi Radeon HD 5770 (if there's any complications with this GPU)
CPUs:
Athlon II X3 440 (about 3.0 Ghz, 3 x 512KB L2 Cache)
Phenom II X4s (anything from the 3.0 Ghz model to 3.4 Ghz model and varying caches most likely)
I do NOT plan on overclocking any parts of my computer, even if I get a Black Edition CPU. I'd be running Windows 7 64-bit with 4GB DDR3 RAM. I already know that there is no difference between 3 and 4 cores with Dolphin.
I mostly wanted to know if I could play Gamecube games at full speed. Specifically: SSBM (easiest to run I hear), Double Dash, SM Sunshine, Zelda Wind Waker, Zelda Twilight Princess. Knowing about other games would be helpful too, of course. If I could run any Wii games, that would be cool as well but it isn't a big deal.
Note: Even if I could not run Dolphin at all, I'd still probably pick one of those CPUs. I'm just asking out of curiosity and for research.
Thanks for any help provided.
EDIT: PLEASE state whether you are talking about GC or Wii when you say what kind of speeds any of those CPUs would get.