- Oct 11, 2008
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Hi everyone, If those of you better versed in the upcoming CPU scene than me could weigh in here it would be much appreciated.
Anyways, I currently have a near 4 year old Phenom 2 x6 I am considering upgrading to either an i5-4670K or i5-3570K (input on which one would also be appreciated). With one of the microcenter bundles shown here:
http://www.microcenter.com/site/brands/intel-processor-bundles.aspx
it seems I could expect to pay at least $300, which is not an inconsiderable amount.
My dilemma is that I'm fairly satisfied with the x6's performance in my PC games (except maybe Sims 3), but could also appreciate better emulator performance in certain titles with PCSX2 and the Dolphin (for those who don't know, emulators suck down alot of CPU power). I also understand that DDR4 and Intel's Broadwell will be coming in a year or so.
Bearing in mind that I don't plan on upgrading a to new CPU after this one for another 4 years, and the Xbone/ps4 use 8 cores, albeit weak ones, do you Tom's CPU veterans think the 4 core i5-4670K or i5-3570K for $200 or $180 respectively would be an acceptable investment, or should I hold off for the next generation processors? Are those previous prices (with $20-30 off a motherboard) decent, or has anyone know these processors or similar have better sale $ in the past?
Also, I've had limited success overclocking the x6, so I've done what I can for more emulator power there.
Anyways, I currently have a near 4 year old Phenom 2 x6 I am considering upgrading to either an i5-4670K or i5-3570K (input on which one would also be appreciated). With one of the microcenter bundles shown here:
http://www.microcenter.com/site/brands/intel-processor-bundles.aspx
it seems I could expect to pay at least $300, which is not an inconsiderable amount.
My dilemma is that I'm fairly satisfied with the x6's performance in my PC games (except maybe Sims 3), but could also appreciate better emulator performance in certain titles with PCSX2 and the Dolphin (for those who don't know, emulators suck down alot of CPU power). I also understand that DDR4 and Intel's Broadwell will be coming in a year or so.
Bearing in mind that I don't plan on upgrading a to new CPU after this one for another 4 years, and the Xbone/ps4 use 8 cores, albeit weak ones, do you Tom's CPU veterans think the 4 core i5-4670K or i5-3570K for $200 or $180 respectively would be an acceptable investment, or should I hold off for the next generation processors? Are those previous prices (with $20-30 off a motherboard) decent, or has anyone know these processors or similar have better sale $ in the past?
Also, I've had limited success overclocking the x6, so I've done what I can for more emulator power there.
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