(05-09-2010, 09:36 PM)MLConian Wrote:(05-09-2010, 12:50 PM)moosehunter Wrote: Well, there was a sudden change in plans and I got a Gateway DX4831 desktop:
Intel i5 650 @ 3.2GHz
8GB Ram
Nvidia GeForce GT 220, 1GB
The graphic card's not the best, and the BIOS is a piece of ****, but it was only $700.
Would disabling hyperthreading give Dolphin a performance boost? Currently, Task Manager shows two threads being used at 100% and the other two barely being used at all.
And I would be installing Windows xp x64 for reasons unrelated to Dolphin.
With 8 GB of RAM it actually pays to have XP x64 on your system.
As far as I know, hyperthreading has no influence on Dolphins performance. Besides, Dolphin can only use 2 cores (maybe 3 in the future, but that'd be an extra core dedicated to LLE).
First of all, I will recommend this setup over previous one, cause you got a faster processor, more RAM and a good, powerful GPU.
That's true that Dolphin can only use 2 threads for its process, but the others can really help you in another place.
As all other says, XP x64 is for devs purpose, and about useless.
That's all, folks!!