Hello everyone,
So I've been reading the forums and wiki a lot about different builds people use for Dolphin. The consensus seems to be that the latest Sandy Bridge CPUs are the best choice if you want to run games at 100%.
I've been configuring some builds and I am wondering what would be the cheapest way to achieve 100% gameplay speed. For the sake of the argument, let us assume 1x IR and no other graphical improvements.
Option 1: i3 2125/H61 board/use integrated Intel HD 3000
Option 2: i3 2120/H61 board/ATi HD6770
Option 3: i5 2500k/Z68 board/use intel HD 3000
Option 4: i5 2500k/P67 or Z68 board/ATi HD6770
For the sake of this question, HDD, PSU, case etc. is all taken care of.
I suppose the question can be divided into two parts:
1) is an i3 2120/2125 at 3.3GHz fast enough to run most Wii games fluently?
2) would I get away with using the intel HD3000 using the most basic graphic settings?
Option 1 and 3 are interesting, because I could buy a system and upgrade to a GPU later when more funds are available, yet still run Dolphin in the meantime.
I believe there are some people with a i5 2500k out here, have any of you tested Dolphin using only the Intel HD 3000?
Cheers!
So I've been reading the forums and wiki a lot about different builds people use for Dolphin. The consensus seems to be that the latest Sandy Bridge CPUs are the best choice if you want to run games at 100%.
I've been configuring some builds and I am wondering what would be the cheapest way to achieve 100% gameplay speed. For the sake of the argument, let us assume 1x IR and no other graphical improvements.
Option 1: i3 2125/H61 board/use integrated Intel HD 3000
Option 2: i3 2120/H61 board/ATi HD6770
Option 3: i5 2500k/Z68 board/use intel HD 3000
Option 4: i5 2500k/P67 or Z68 board/ATi HD6770
For the sake of this question, HDD, PSU, case etc. is all taken care of.
I suppose the question can be divided into two parts:
1) is an i3 2120/2125 at 3.3GHz fast enough to run most Wii games fluently?
2) would I get away with using the intel HD3000 using the most basic graphic settings?
Option 1 and 3 are interesting, because I could buy a system and upgrade to a GPU later when more funds are available, yet still run Dolphin in the meantime.
I believe there are some people with a i5 2500k out here, have any of you tested Dolphin using only the Intel HD 3000?
Cheers!