CPU and GPU for 4K Dolphin

[metalmaniac253]

Running games at max is a perfect way to recommend hardware to me, I'm very picky with graphics. I think I'll go with an i5 and a GTX 1080 tbh

[djneo]

Hi, don't expect everything maxed and 60fps at 4k.
Even with 1080ti I feel the limits, sonI expect it to be much worse just with 1080

[metalmaniac253]

I see. I was looking at a laptop actually for the sake of portability. I don't mind bumping it down to 1440p if I need to...

But what do you guys think about this laptop?
https://www.ibuypower.com/Store/MSI-GF62VR-7RF-4K-1029-Gaming-Laptop-KBL

i7 7700HQ Quad Core 2.8 GHz 3.80 GHz turbo
16 GB 2400MHz RAM
6 GB GTX 1060
And an SSD

[KHg8m3r]

Go to http://www.xoticpc.com/ and look at their laptops. They allow you to customize everything in a gaming laptop.

[metalmaniac253]

I'll take a look at that one. Thanks!

Update: They actually look really good and the prices are good with the configurations possible. I'll be doing my upgrade within 2-3 months, but I'd say my questions are answered.

Thank you all!

[metalmaniac253]

My current desktop build is an AMD FX 6200 with 8 GB of RAM and I'm thinking of just upgrading the GPU. I realize intel is better for dolphin, but anyone got any idea how that would run in 1440P with a GTX 1070?

I realize I may get a bottleneck from that, but I could just put the card in my new build when I have more cash to throw at it.

[Nintendo Maniac 64]

A GTX 1070 is actually overkill for 1440p in Dolphin.


A bigger issue is that the street price for a GTX 1070 has gotten stupidly expensive in the last week with a single exception of the founder's edition (basically sold directly by Nvidia but only comes with the reference cooler): https://pcpartpicker.com/products/video-card/#c=369&sort=price&page=1

[metalmaniac253]

Overkill is fine by me. Do you think that my current CPU would be okay for the time being? I know it's a few years old, but it runs everything I throw at it in 1080P for PC games.

[Nintendo Maniac 64]

(01-13-2018, 07:33 AM)metalmaniac253 Wrote: Overkill is fine by me. Do you think that my current CPU would be okay for the time being?

Honestly? For Dolphin specifically, not really.  You'd get better bang-per-buck by saving ~$200 on the GPU by dropping to a 1050 Ti and then spending that ~$200 on a G4560 + 8GB DDR4 + LGA1151 motherboard.

Thing is, modern PC games take good advantage of 6 CPU threads (see: i5-7600k vs i5-8600k) which is likely why your FX-6300 is still doing alright, but Dolphin really only cares about two fast CPU threads.

[metalmaniac253]

In that case, I'll be getting a new laptop haha. Thank you!