Dolphin PC buying guide

[stainwills]

(10-06-2009, 03:04 PM)Vartan Wrote: Is getting a 10000 RPM hard drive really that much of an upgrade?

My ISOs are on a 7200 RPM hard drive and I don't feel much slowdown.

Nice statistics of your PC. I like it.

[qwe]

i have plan to buy new computer.
can this spec run wii game fine?
cpu:CORE i5 750
mb:ASUS P7P55D
ram:G.SKILL RL/1600 4GB CL
vgaower Color 5750 1GB DDR5
hdd:WDL 1TB WD10000FALS SATAll /32MB BLACK
psuSU Scythe ChouRiKi 600W

[n1ghtmare]

If You play with a lower resolutions (native of console) you get more fps on emulator.
It's Very Simple.

[billy13]

[Theway]

(10-02-2009, 05:34 PM)abfab126 Wrote: I will tell you this go for AMD Athlon 2 X4 620 ,in terns of performance it s the same tha a phenom 2 x4 810 , and it s roughly 100$ ^^

No

Athlon II X4 is much slower than Phenom II 810 specially in gaming
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/athlon-ii-x4-630_6.html#sect0
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3638&p=8

Actually the Athlon II 630 performed worse than Intel Q8200 in most gaming charts

[robric35]

Hi all,

I have an HP M9170: Q6600 / 8800 GTS (640M) - Vista 64 / 4Gb.
Dolphin runs sluggishly (around 40 fps mario kart).

Do I have any real option here to upgrade ? Will a GPU upgrade be sufficient or is the processor speed the main
bottleneck (2,4Ghz per core) ?

Moreover as this is HP, there is no option to overclock from the BIOS (proprietary BIOS).

[w4ffles]

Athlon II X4 is a slimmed down version of the Phenom II. There's a whole level of cache missing so it's highly unlikely that they "perform the same".

(10-15-2009, 06:41 AM)robric35 Wrote: Hi all,

I have an HP M9170: Q6600 / 8800 GTS (640M) - Vista 64 / 4Gb.
Dolphin runs sluggishly (around 40 fps mario kart).

Do I have any real option here to upgrade ? Will a GPU upgrade be sufficient or is the processor speed the main
bottleneck (2,4Ghz per core) ?

Moreover as this is HP, there is no option to overclock from the BIOS (proprietary BIOS).

Your CPU is more likely the bottleneck since Dolphin isn't GPU intensive. If you don't have some pre-built PC from Dell, HP, etc. and have a motherboard capable of overclocking, get yourself an aftermarket cooler and push that Q6600 to 3.2GHz+.
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When I have time, I'll suggest some alternatives lists since the ones on the OP are a bit outdated. Plus I would never, ever recommend that 430W Thermaltake to anyone. Even though you need to spend another $10-$20 initially, you will save money over time with a more efficient power supply and higher quality ones are less likely to die.

[Terranigma Freak]

Can anyone help me? I was wondering, how's an Athlon X2 7550 CPU for emulation?

[mars427]

i cant play dolphin
only 7300 gs

[Nate]

(10-16-2009, 02:41 PM)w4ffles Wrote: Athlon II X4 is a slimmed down version of the Phenom II. There's a whole level of cache missing so it's highly unlikely that they "perform the same".

(10-15-2009, 06:41 AM)robric35 Wrote: Hi all,

I have an HP M9170: Q6600 / 8800 GTS (640M) - Vista 64 / 4Gb.
Dolphin runs sluggishly (around 40 fps mario kart).

Do I have any real option here to upgrade ? Will a GPU upgrade be sufficient or is the processor speed the main
bottleneck (2,4Ghz per core) ?

Moreover as this is HP, there is no option to overclock from the BIOS (proprietary BIOS).

+1
Your CPU is good, not bleeding edge anymore but still a beefy cpu. Just OC it a bit.
Your CPU is more likely the bottleneck since Dolphin isn't GPU intensive. If you don't have some pre-built PC from Dell, HP, etc. and have a motherboard capable of overclocking, get yourself an aftermarket cooler and push that Q6600 to 3.2GHz+.
___________________________________
When I have time, I'll suggest some alternatives lists since the ones on the OP are a bit outdated. Plus I would never, ever recommend that 430W Thermaltake to anyone. Even though you need to spend another $10-$20 initially, you will save money over time with a more efficient power supply and higher quality ones are less likely to die.