Dolphin PC buying guide

[SN3S]

(04-23-2011, 08:06 AM)ryancollins Wrote:

(04-23-2011, 06:42 AM)SN3S Wrote:

(04-23-2011, 06:35 AM)ryancollins Wrote:

(04-23-2011, 05:33 AM)SN3S Wrote: *Edit* Looking at it again, obviously the Hitachi is slower than the Western Digital. But, in terms of an HTPC, or as purely a drive to store and read things like media, ROMS, etc, will it matter?

Bad word

I mean dumps and copies of games I've owned over the years, but I'll edit it all the same. :p

Still though, is the difference in RPM between 5400 and 7200 enough to warrant me spending 30$ more on a 2TB drive instead of getting that 3TB Hitachi?

I would not want a 5400 that is like a laptop hard drive I hate those too s-l-o-w

Well yeah but for simply storing / reading files would it be that bad? I'm planning on having a SSD for my OS / Programs, and Dolphin would be on that while the game files would be on the other drive.

[gav]

Could i run most most games well on this laptop?:

Intel® Core™ i5-480M Processor ( 2.66GHz 1066MHz 3MB )
Intel HD Graphics
4 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz

This laptop is on sale for $600. I know the processor is good enough but im not sure about the graphics card. Should i spend extra money and get a laptop with a dedicated ATI or Nvidia card?

[admin89]

You can't run Dolphin emu on Intel HD , it's terribly slow
Nvidia GT 540M is the best GPU atm , add 100$ more you will have the same laptop as mine
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115987

[SN3S]

(04-23-2011, 11:37 AM)admin89 Wrote: You can't run Dolphin emu on Intel HD , it's terribly slow
Nvidia GT 540M is the best GPU atm , add 100$ more you will have the same laptop as mine
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115987

Hey admin89, will the Nvidia GTX 460 do the trick for Dolphin? Just want to make sure before I spend the money on it for my build.

[admin89]

Yes, Nvidia GTX 460 is overkill for dolphin :
1080p
Anisotropic filter : 16x
Anti-alias : 4x
EFB scale : 2x or 3x
Edit : As long as your CPU is strong enough to keep up with GTX 460

[SN3S]

(04-27-2011, 01:47 AM)admin89 Wrote: Yes, Nvidia GTX 460 is overkill for dolphin :
1080p
Anisotropic filter : 16x
Anti-alias : 4x
EFB scale : 2x or 3x
Edit : As long as your CPU is strong enough to keep up with GTX 460

Going with the i5 2500K for the CPU. And to be honest, I can't wait to get this build up and running. I only need the mobo, cpu, gpu, and case, and I can start building it.

*Edit*

Stupid question maybe, but would there really be a performance difference between these two cards?

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-N460GTX-Cyclone768D5-OC-Overclocked/dp/B003V8B4QM/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1W7799KQNY2&colid=2E5IJ2A29LSO5

http://www.amazon.com/MSI-PCI-Express-Twin-Frozr-SOC/dp/B00469WUAO/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1303852178&sr=1-3-fkmr0

they're both MSI 460GTX cards, but one is smaller and quieter judging by reviews, not to mention that price is tough to beat. If I could get away with the smaller one, that'd be great.

[admin89]

The smaller one is fine , adding more fan to keep the temp under 50C - 122 F

[Vegerunks]

How well will a Nvidia Geforce GT 440 1GB, an AMD Phenom II 955 3.2 GHz, and 8 GBs of DD3 1333 MHz RAM work?

[admin89]

(04-27-2011, 10:57 AM)Vegerunks Wrote: How well will a Nvidia Geforce GT 440 1GB, an AMD Phenom II 955 3.2 GHz, and 8 GBs of DD3 1333 MHz RAM work?

Not much even if you overclock that CPU
http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/showthread.php?tid=16558
Dolphin Benchmark :
Phenom = Intel Dual Core < Core 2 duo /Core 2 Quad << i3/i5/i7 << sandy bridge

[Ness]

This should be updated monthly haha. I'm gonna assume people just discuss it in replies, that's why it's still at the top of the thread list with 60 pages?