Hi there ppl, a quick question. I'm between 2 processors to buy
1. i3 2120 3.3ghz
2. i5 2500 (not 2500k) 3.3ghz
I know, that i5 is better, but i have to question if with i3 is enough to play some games, but the first game i want to play is pokemon battle revolution... i have a Radeon 6870 1gb ddr5 and 3gb ram too, thank you all.
i3 should be good if you don't want LLE on thread
(10-07-2012, 09:23 AM)ExtremeDude2 Wrote: [ -> ]i3 should be good if you don't want LLE on thread
Sorry, but can you explain me what's LLE on thread? xd sorry for ignorance, cheers.
Quote:Sorry, but can you explain me what's LLE on thread?
Dolphin will use 3 cores if you have that option enabled
i5 3450 + Asrock Z77 mobo = overclockable (3.9GHz)
However some games need LLE backend (dump it from the wii) , i5 3570k @ 4.2Ghz or i5 2500k @ 4.4GHz are required to run demanding games with LLE backend
I recommend you the Core i5-3570k. It's a really good CPU. It can be high overclocked (good CPU cooler needed) and has 4 cores. Perfect for Dolphin
The two should have an almost equal performance, the only difference being the number of cores (2 vs 4)
Not really. Quadcores are faster as they have 4 cores :3
Buying a dual core cpu if you can afford a quad core would certanly be a mistake.
Quad is better not only in dolphin,but in pc games also
(10-07-2012, 09:17 AM)ChichoBeatles95 Wrote: [ -> ]i5 2500 (not 2500k) 3.3ghz
You really should go for the "k" version
(10-07-2012, 09:17 AM)ChichoBeatles95 Wrote: [ -> ]the first game i want to play is pokemon battle revolution...
This is a very demanding game. Here you could feel the power (and utility) of a "k" processor
(10-07-2012, 09:17 AM)ChichoBeatles95 Wrote: [ -> ]i have a Radeon 6870
Good choice btw
(10-07-2012, 09:44 PM)rpglord Wrote: [ -> ]Buying a dual core cpu if you can afford a quad core would certanly be a mistake
I second this
Yeah, I said the i3 because I felt like the OP REALLY didn't want to have to buy the i5 XD