Can this computer run dolphin at full speed?

[nintendo93mat]

Hi am thinking of buying this computer, but will it run dolphin at full speed?

PACKARD BELL iXtreme i6523 Refurbished Desktop PC

Processor Intel® Core™ i5-650 Processor
- 3.20 GHz
- 2.5 GT/s DMI
- 4M Intel® Smart Cache

Operating System Windows XP 64bit (me + Windows 7 = NO!!!)

RAM - 3GB installed DDR3 RAM

Graphics card ATI® Radeon™ HD5450 graphics
- 512MB dedicated memory

Hard drive 500GB SATA 7200rpm

[NaturalViolence]

Nothing will run every game at fullspeed all the time. That system should do fine except the video card is a bit weak for some games, you'll have to keep your internal resolution way down and even then some games still might need a more powerful video card.

Does dolphin still support XP 64 bit? I thought they killed support for that awhile back.

[nintendo93mat]

(06-09-2011, 03:06 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: Nothing will run every game at fullspeed all the time. That system should do fine except the video card is a bit weak for some games, you'll have to keep your internal resolution way down and even then some games still might need a more powerful video card.

Does dolphin still support XP 64 bit? I thought they killed support for that awhile back.

Ah OK, I guess I will have to use window 7, or windows Xp 32bit, I'll do some research into how I can completely change windows 7 to suit me =], thanks, also I will only be playing gamecube games on dolphin

[dannzen]

(06-09-2011, 03:25 PM)nintendo93mat Wrote:

(06-09-2011, 03:06 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: Nothing will run every game at fullspeed all the time. That system should do fine except the video card is a bit weak for some games, you'll have to keep your internal resolution way down and even then some games still might need a more powerful video card.

Does dolphin still support XP 64 bit? I thought they killed support for that awhile back.

Ah OK, I guess I will have to use window 7, or windows Xp 32bit, I'll do some research into how I can completely change windows 7 to suit me =], thanks, also I will only be playing gamecube games on dolphin

i cant understand why guys are still using windows xp...
give me a reason beside old games... there are enough ways.. (DOSBox, VM, etc.)

(06-09-2011, 03:06 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: Nothing will run every game at fullspeed all the time.

every game(beside broken games?) join the i7 5ghz club
http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/914262-official-sandy-bridge-5ghz-club.html
5ghz with 70°C 100%load temp... wtf what a beast

[LordVador]

(06-09-2011, 06:23 PM)dannzen Wrote:

(06-09-2011, 03:25 PM)nintendo93mat Wrote:

(06-09-2011, 03:06 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: Nothing will run every game at fullspeed all the time. That system should do fine except the video card is a bit weak for some games, you'll have to keep your internal resolution way down and even then some games still might need a more powerful video card.

Does dolphin still support XP 64 bit? I thought they killed support for that awhile back.

Ah OK, I guess I will have to use window 7, or windows Xp 32bit, I'll do some research into how I can completely change windows 7 to suit me =], thanks, also I will only be playing gamecube games on dolphin

i cant understand why guys are still using windows xp...
give me a reason beside old games... there are enough ways.. (DOSBox, VM, etc.)

(06-09-2011, 03:06 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: Nothing will run every game at fullspeed all the time.

every game(beside broken games?) join the i7 5ghz club
http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/914262-official-sandy-bridge-5ghz-club.html
5ghz with 70°C 100%load temp... wtf what a beast

It's a VIP club (Very Important Power)

[nintendo93mat]

(06-09-2011, 06:23 PM)dannzen Wrote:

(06-09-2011, 03:25 PM)nintendo93mat Wrote:

(06-09-2011, 03:06 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: Nothing will run every game at fullspeed all the time. That system should do fine except the video card is a bit weak for some games, you'll have to keep your internal resolution way down and even then some games still might need a more powerful video card.

Does dolphin still support XP 64 bit? I thought they killed support for that awhile back.

Ah OK, I guess I will have to use window 7, or windows Xp 32bit, I'll do some research into how I can completely change windows 7 to suit me =], thanks, also I will only be playing gamecube games on dolphin

i cant understand why guys are still using windows xp...
give me a reason beside old games... there are enough ways.. (DOSBox, VM, etc.)

(06-09-2011, 03:06 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: Nothing will run every game at fullspeed all the time.

every game(beside broken games?) join the i7 5ghz club
http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/914262-official-sandy-bridge-5ghz-club.html
5ghz with 70°C 100%load temp... wtf what a beast

Windows 7 has too many confirmation screens, and a non-mathew-friendly interface, I just prefer the layout of XP is all, but I suppose with a few modifications of windows 7, I can get it the way I want, I suppose. Also an intel core I7 processor (or a computer with one) is out of my price range

[dannzen]

one click and the whole windows 7 interface looks like the xp...
and windows 7 is much more non-mathew-friendlier than you think

[nintendo93mat]

(06-10-2011, 02:23 AM)dannzen Wrote: one click and the whole windows 7 interface looks like the xp...
and windows 7 is much more non-mathew-friendlier than you think

Lol, I will change windows 7 theme to classic, ungroup the start menu icons, and install windows classic shell, then I should be happy.

[dannzen]

install 64bit

[obscured]

(06-09-2011, 06:23 PM)dannzen Wrote: 5ghz with 70°C 100%load temp... wtf what a beast

1hr blend is a joke for stability for gaming.