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which cpu would be powerful to run in 1080p. help
10-05-2011, 09:48 PM
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Hello, I am going to buy a new processor and i am particularly interested in the following two would anybody tell me which one would run all playable wii games in 1080p at 60+ fps.

AMD Phenom II 64 X6 1100T CPU 3.3GHZ
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AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz

my graphics card is HD Radeon 6870

please suggest.
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10-05-2011, 10:33 PM
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The X6 1100T won't help you at all since Dolphin can barely make use of 3-4 cores (and that's with the DSP on its own thread). I've got an X4 955 myself, overclocked to 4.0 GHz and it's working great. Slowdowns in a few places, notably Flanoir in Tales of Symphonia. It's fine 90% of the time though.
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10-05-2011, 10:43 PM
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@ SeeK won't i get the same performance in x6 1100t except that only 3-4 cores would be used by dolphin. and one more thing, is overclocking the CPU necessary ?
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10-05-2011, 11:03 PM
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Neither, get a 2500K.
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10-05-2011, 11:29 PM
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(10-05-2011, 10:43 PM)optimus13 Wrote: @ SeeK won't i get the same performance in x6 1100t except that only 3-4 cores would be used by dolphin. and one more thing, is overclocking the CPU necessary ?
Yep, it'll be identical - only you'll have two free cores, of course. It's up to you whether you feel like you need those extra cores for something or not. Smile Overclocking... does help a lot with emulation. 3.0 GHz is loosely considered the minimum for emulation of the last generation, but the faster the better. High clock speeds is better than more cores for emulation, at least for the moment.

And yes, a 2500K is definitely faster than anything AMD's got on the market currently - but also significantly more expensive and won't be as futureproof in terms of motherboard compatibility and such.
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10-05-2011, 11:38 PM
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(10-05-2011, 11:29 PM)SeeK Wrote: And yes, a 2500K is definitely faster than anything AMD's got on the market currently - but also significantly more expensive and won't be as futureproof in terms of motherboard compatibility and such.

It's about the same price with 1100T here, and I'm sure you could find good deal on US. There's a good chance that current motherboard of sandy bridge will support Ivy.
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10-06-2011, 12:00 AM
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(10-05-2011, 11:38 PM)naoan Wrote:
(10-05-2011, 11:29 PM)SeeK Wrote: And yes, a 2500K is definitely faster than anything AMD's got on the market currently - but also significantly more expensive and won't be as futureproof in terms of motherboard compatibility and such.

It's about the same price with 1100T here, and I'm sure you could find good deal on US. There's a good chance that current motherboard of sandy bridge will support Ivy.
That's comparing a hexa to a quad, though, naturally the 1100T will be more expensive. Wink Here in the UK a 2500K is roughly twice the price of a 955 and a good £50 more than an X4 980. But yes, if one does find a good deal for one with a decent motherboard, I'd definitely go for that. Sandy is so fast for emulation it's ridiculous. XD
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10-06-2011, 12:42 AM
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Honestly, even at msrp I'd still go for 2500K, even if it mean sacrificing other area or postponing the buy to save enough money, better than headaching over what setting would be give me faster performance or whatnot then regretting over going the wrong platform.
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10-06-2011, 01:45 AM
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@naoan, do i have to overclock the 2500k to run at 60+ fps at 1080p?
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10-06-2011, 01:49 AM
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I don't think you will, maybe in some games, but overclocking Sandy Bridge is trivial matter, in fact it is the easiest on any cpu. Just make sure you got P67 board.
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