Dolphin PC buying guide

[lamachejo]

(12-09-2010, 03:40 AM)Arpit Wrote: @lamachejo

Unlocking 4 cores is good for multi-threaded apps, but it is only slightly good for dolphin, as the dolphin can utilize the two cores more effectively and the remaining two cores will handle system processes.

But Unlocking is kinda gambling. You know, maybe the cores didn't unlock. Athlon x3 has more chances to get unlocked than Phenom, but it lacks L3 Cache. I would recommend to search for a particular batch which insures that you have potential quad core. Because generally disabled cores are dead cores. So, it is kind of risk but its your call.

Wait for another members to answer. Then you may decide what to do for your buck...

Yes, it is indeed a little bit risky betting on unlocking the cores. From what I have heard, the phenom II has a 60 % chance of unlocking the 3rd core, and a 40 % chance of unlocking the 4th.

Thanks for your reply

[riddle]

i buld my HTPC on:

AMD Athlon™ II X4 Quad-Core 610e
ASUS MB Sc AM3 M4A88T-I DELUXE
ATi Radeon 4250 HD (integral)
2x SO-DIMM 2GB DDR3-1333MHz Kingston - KVR1333D3S9/2G
HDD 1,5TB Samsung SpinPoint F2 32MB SATAII/300

Whats will be bether choice for power energy htpc ATi 5750 or some els?

thanks for advance

[PurinFIN]

Hey i recently bought following setup and wanted to know will it run Dolphin smoothly.

My build:

Motherboard: 890GX Extreme3, AM3, 890GX, DDR3, HD 4290,
HD: 250GB Caviar Blue, SATA III, 7200RPM, 32MBu + my old Sata 1 1000gb
GPU: AMD Radeon 6850, 1GB GDDR5, 2xDVI/HDMI/DP
CPU: Phenom II X6 1055T, AM3, 2.8GHz
RAM: 2x2GB, DDR3 1333MHz, CL9

So will it run Dolphin smoothly and what about HD resolutions?

[NaturalViolence]

Overclock the cpu and you'll be fine. 2.8GHz is low for some of the heavier games with a phenom II.

[PurinFIN]

(01-02-2011, 08:18 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: Overclock the cpu and you'll be fine. 2.8GHz is low for some of the heavier games with a phenom II.

Yea but i have stock cooler so it ain´t vice to overclock?

[NaturalViolence]

No. Get an aftermarket air cooler. You can get a good one for $40-60 that will get you to 3.8GHz easily.

[JackyCola]

Use Speedfan or whatever can read your cpu temp.
Then start OC in small steps like +200mhz. Use prime95 or similar to test your CPU at 100%. If it runs stable and doesn't overheat -> OC little more.

So you will find out how far you can go with your cooler.

[tuanming]

A Core i3 or i5 systems would be a better buy for the mainstream section because it has better technology built in and it's faster clock-for-clock, higher IPC (Instruction Per Clock) than the Core 2 Duo series.

[NaturalViolence]

Yes but he already built his pc awhile ago.

[mireka]

Geforce 260 has almost the same performance as a 4850

why pay more?