Would this be suffecient to play dolphin at a good rate?

[admin89]

Dolphin does not support Hyper Threading . So i7 is almost the same as i5 in Dolphin
Further more , i5 3570k has the "k" letter , this mean it's unlocked for overclocking unlike the i7 . If you still want i7 and overclocking , get the i7 3770k , not the i7 3770

Since Dolphin is a dual core application , you have to push both i5 and i7 to 4.2GHz or higher . Stock clock won't cut it (for demanding games)

Overclocking need aftermarket cooler and aftermarket thermal compound though

For the GPU , EVGA GTX 650 = GTX 550Ti . Get 650 instead 550Ti because 650 use newer technology and use less power

For the mobo , I prefer Gigabyte Z77-DS3H over that Asus mobo

For PSU , that god damn Ace PSU is no name product which mean it will provide only half efficiency for you stuffs . It will kill the whole system if you buy that PSU . Buy this one instead

[NaturalViolence]

craigrobbo Wrote:but benchmarks show that the i7 920 is still superior to the i5 Ivy

Please show these benchmarks to me. A 3570K is MUCH faster than an i7 920 no matter what application you use.

craigrobbo Wrote:For the ram, I am unsure what you mean by 'sb/ib'? Sorry.

sb = sandy bridge
ib = ivy bridge

craigrobbo Wrote:I5 I would feel would be a downgrade to the i7 even though it is a 920

The i3/i5/i7 prefixes are pretty meaningless when you're looking at multiple generations of cpus.

The i7 will boost performance a bit in autocad but not in dolphin.

craigrobbo Wrote:i wasn't aware until now that a certain processor was good for certain games.

I didn't mean to imply that. Certain games do require more cpu throughput than other games but a faster cpu is going to perform better in any game.

[craigrobbo]

Hey guys, Sorry I didn't come back for more advice but I did take on board all that was said and built the following system today.

water cooled I7 3770K 3.5ghz (i went for the K for better over clocking and 3.5ghz for better base clock)
16GB Corsair Ram
Corsair AX series PSU
128GB Samsung SSD
Tomorrow I will be picking up my GTX660 Card
MSI G35Gaming Dragon mobo

Hopefully this should be enough to 'RUN' most games at a reasonable/acceptable rate.

Craig

[AnyOldName3]

You could have just bought the Scan Value G30, and a heatsync and thermal paste. It would have been cheaper, and probably better. Scan is the only company in the world where it's cheaper to buy a built system than the parts as they effectively give you a massive discount for buying so much stuff at once.

Seriously, that would have been what I'd've (look at that contraction!) done, and I know dolphin's requirements, and which bits of scan's website give the best prices. I've dropped £350 on making my current computer not resemble the crappy Dell machine it spawned from at scan, and I'm buying more from them later (new mobo+CPU in a couple of months).

The one time I might have been able to use this one piece of advice I've been saving up for a year, and you go and spend money on a more expensive than necessary system.

Also, you'll need a HDD, as using an SSD as your primary storage device will reduce it's life. Also, 128GB isn't much.

[craigrobbo]

(04-30-2013, 07:16 AM)AnyOldName3 Wrote: You could have just bought the Scan Value G30, and a heatsync and thermal paste. It would have been cheaper, and probably better. Scan is the only company in the world where it's cheaper to buy a built system than the parts as they effectively give you a massive discount for buying so much stuff at once.

Seriously, that would have been what I'd've (look at that contraction!) done, and I know dolphin's requirements, and which bits of scan's website give the best prices. I've dropped £350 on making my current computer not resemble the crappy Dell machine it spawned from at scan, and I'm buying more from them later (new mobo+CPU in a couple of months).

The one time I might have been able to use this one piece of advice I've been saving up for a year, and you go and spend money on a more expensive than necessary system.

Also, you'll need a HDD, as using an SSD as your primary storage device will reduce it's life. Also, 128GB isn't much.

Thanks for the input.

If my computer was soley for dolphin I probably would have looked at an option like that however I use it for 3D CAD and 3D rendering too so really i needed something with a bit more oomph, for me I7 was really the only option.

I do appreciate the input, i was looking for a baseline guide of the minimum 'best' specs (so to speak).

I found that via this thread so has been helpful to me.

In theory this system should play the vast majority of games at an acceptable level I would imagine (or hope)

[admin89]

Quote:MSI G35 Gaming Dragon mobo

This one ?
No , B75 does not support overclocking . It's a dragon without wings lol...And they even dare to list it as a gaming board ...

[craigrobbo]

(04-30-2013, 09:55 AM)admin89 Wrote: hi mate, its not that, it is the z77a g45 gaming mobo

[admin89]

Isn't it too expensive ? I rather use that extra money for a better GPU or sth else

[craigrobbo]

(04-30-2013, 08:06 PM)admin89 Wrote: Isn't it too expensive ? I rather use that extra money for a better GPU or sth else

too late haha.

bought and installed, i choise a gtx660 card which shuld be enough.

sorry for typo phone is awful to type on

[craigrobbo]

Sorry I didn't update this thread any sooner, I was just so engrossed playing Metroid Prime 3.

The kit I chose as follows:

i7 3770K (oc to 4.2ghz)
16GB of low latency Corsair ram
MSI Gaming Mobo Z77
Nvidia GTX660
Corsair H70 Water cooler

I reused my old SSD, PSU, Storage HDD and case.


Played MP3 at a steady 60FPS with the odd drop on heavy scenes to about 50fps, For the most part the game seem to play better than it did on the console, I am not sure the odd 50FPS was meant to be like that or if I just need to tweak further.

Thanks for everyone's help.

Craig