(02-18-2013, 01:33 AM)Everged Wrote: [ -> ]I'll be getting a new PC in July when/if I get my bonus. So I don't want to spend too much at this stage.
Then wait for price drops as Garteal suggested it. Haswell will be there in the coming months
You can get Core i5 4430 + Asrock ZXX mobo (XX is the chipset number but I have no info about new mobo lineup ) . i5 4430 @ 3.8GHz ~ i5 3570k @ 4.2GHz
Core i5 3450 + Asrock Z77 -> Overclock to 3.9GHz . So far , Asrock Z77 allow user overclock "locked i5/i7 CPU" by using Asrock software overclocking ( i5 3570k = unlocked / OC supported , i5 3570 = locked) .
Pro :
_You don't have to buy aftermarket cooler , Intel stock cooler is enough
_Locked CPU is much cheaper than unlocked CPU
_100% safe as long as you have Arctic MX-4
and watch
this turorial
Con :
_Only Asrock Z77 and ZXX(probably) mobo fully support this
_Not able to OC as much as unlocked CPU
I'll certainly consider the i5 3570k, it's around 300 odd from overclockers, pree overclocked and is obviously miles better than the within budget choices.
(02-18-2013, 08:48 AM)Everged Wrote: [ -> ]I'll certainly consider the i5 3570k, it's around 300 odd from overclockers, pree overclocked and is obviously miles better than the within budget choices.
This is currently the best choice for Dolphin
I wouldn't go for a pre-overclocked one, though, as generally you pay someone $100 for thirty minutes work.
(02-18-2013, 01:24 AM)LordVador Wrote: [ -> ]Forget AMD
Just an FYI, results in the Wind Waker Benchmark thread are showing a stock FX-8350 beating a Sandy Bridge i3 (note that no other Vishera CPUs have been benched).
It also had a much higher clock rate >.>
A $200 AMD cpu slightly beats a $125 Intel cpu. It's over AMD has won!
(02-21-2013, 03:22 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]A $200 AMD cpu slightly beats a $125 Intel cpu. It's over AMD has won!
Just saying it's not so black & white anymore. If a user needs those extra threads for some sort of productivity work that is more important than dolphin, then using an FX-8350 would be a good compromise if he cannot shell out for an i7.
(02-20-2013, 10:13 PM)ExtremeDude2 Wrote: [ -> ]It also had a much higher clock rate >.>
MHz myth. Read it. And remember, IPW is the number #1 key in CPU speed, not IPC.
Surely you meant to type IPS?