Buying a new laptop

[cantu]

Hi!

I'm going to buy a new laptop this month and I was wondering if anyone here could tell me if any of this is a good choice for Dolphin:

http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Yoga-Pro-Convertible-Ultrabook/dp/B00KR0FC1A/ref=sr_1_108?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1404004816&sr=1-108&keywords=lenovo

http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-15-6-Inch-Laptop-59418222-Black/dp/B00K6ZIO2K/ref=pd_sim_sbs_pc_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1H043ECRWKQK9Y16VS44#productDetails

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-N550JK-DS71T-15-6-Inch-Touchscreen-Laptop/dp/B00IAA5BSS/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1404070638&sr=1-3&keywords=gtx+850m

http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-IdeaPad-15-6-Inch-Laptop-59406636/dp/B00HIY8VLQ/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

I'm mostly going to play Gamecube games (Windwaker, Twilight Princess, Tales of Symphonia), but, if possible, I would like to play Skyward Sword. I also don't mind if I can't get 1080p.

[admin89]

Non-gaming laptop will burn like a fire with Dolphin ...Non of them are good for Dolphin
Here is one of those examples :
https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-higher-fps-for-wwe-13

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You should choose sth like this custom gaming laptop :
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8268-clevo-p150sma-p-6986.html
When you customize it , remember to choose Thermal Compound = IC Diamond , Copper Cooling Upgrade

[cantu]

not even with Gamecube games?

[admin89]

You don't get it huh ? Non-gaming laptops are not designed for gaming . It will run extremely hot when gaming (especially with Dolphin Emulator) . Laptop components will melt and your laptop lifespan will be reduced significantly

Running Dolphin on a multi-media laptop is the same thing as committing suicide
If it's a multi-media laptop with dedicated GPU , dedicated GPU's solder (ball) will melt first , then the mobo....
If you're really tight on budget and still want portability and performance then get this one
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np2740-clevo-w740su-p-6201.html
It uses the strongest Integrated GPU atm : Intel HD 5200 Iris Pro which is almost equivalent to Nvidia GT 650M
Unlike dedicated GPU , integrated GPU's power consumption is extremely low (1~5W vs 30~ 100W) , you won't need a decent cooling for it

[cantu]

Thanks a lot!

[natnint4000]

Most laptops with dedicated gpu have switch-able graphics you can switch to integrated gpu (which is what I did) and it shouldn’t overheat as much. I only could reach 98 degrees while maxing out both cpu and dedicated gpu using dolphin for about 30mins if i used integrated gpu I could keep the cpu around about the mid 80s.

[admin89]

Intel HD 4600 bottleneck CPU on some games like Metroid Prime series (GC&Wii) , Mario Kart (Wii) , TLS (Wii) ...