Dolphin PC buying guide

07-22-2011, 09:24 AM **#741**

The problem is the money. I could now buy an i5 and i think in 3 months a new and good gpu.
Or i will save some money and buy a cheaper amd cpu and an new gpu.

Should be better to buy the i5 and wait for the gpu ?

obscured · 07-22-2011, 11:15 AM **#742**

Buy the I5 and use your current gpu until you can get funds for a new one.

07-22-2011, 10:45 PM **#743**

Hey guys

I'd like to play Zelda: Wind Waker & Twilight Princess (GC) @ 720p, or at least at native res. without slowdowns. Would this be possible with the following specs:

AMD Athlon II X2 215 @ 2,7 Ghz
AMD Radeon HD 6450 1024 MB

If not, would upgrading to these make any significant difference:

AMD Athlon II X2 255 @ 3,1 Ghz
ATI Radeon HD 5570 1024

thanks in advance!
Miles

**ExtremeDude2** · 07-23-2011, 12:11 AM **#744**

You could play native, but not much more.

07-23-2011, 12:43 AM **#745**

^

thanks for the quick reply. Is this mainly due to the CPU(s) being too slow?...or the graphics card(s) ?

**LordVador** · (This post was last modified: 07-23-2011, 02:18 AM by LordVador.)

(07-23-2011, 12:43 AM)MilesP Wrote: ^

thanks for the quick reply. Is this mainly due to the CPU(s) being too slow?...or the graphics card(s) ?

Your CPU is too slow

But GC games will work

HawaiianPunch · (This post was last modified: 07-23-2011, 02:30 AM by HawaiianPunch.)

The graphics card. Resolution and Anti-aliasing are based solely on graphics. Your CPU should handle Wind Waker and Twilight Princess fine, but keep in mind Hyrule field will be very slow (10 fps).
EDIT: Once you get the games working, start at native resolution and increase Internal Resolution and Anti-aliasing to your liking and fullspeed.

07-23-2011, 09:38 PM **#748**

ok..thanks for the input. I'm only interested in playing two games (WW & TP) so I can't justify spending a lot of money. I'll go with this setup and try to overclock the hell out of it:

AMD Athlon II X2 215
ATI Radeon HD 5570 1024

matt44 · 07-25-2011, 09:06 AM **#749**

I'm sorry I'm asking so many questions here.. I would only play WiiWare games; would this setup be good enough to get 60 fps all the time? And I'd also play only at native.

Intel Core i3-2100, 2 x 3.1GHz
Sapphire Ultimate Radeon HD 6670, 1GB
4GB RAM
Windows 7

Also it would be nice if someone could suggest a good motherboard.. And is that Sapphire Ultimate Radeon HD 6670 any good? At least it's quiet..

**ExtremeDude2** · 07-25-2011, 09:20 AM **#750**

(07-25-2011, 09:06 AM)matt44 Wrote: I'm sorry I'm asking so many questions here.. I would only play WiiWare games; would this setup be good enough to get 60 fps all the time? And I'd also play only at native.

Intel Core i3-2100, 2 x 3.1GHz
Sapphire Ultimate Radeon HD 6670, 1GB
4GB RAM
Windows 7

Yes

and then some (but not much [probably 720p]).