Just so I set the record straight, it was never my intent to get this laptop for the purpose of super heavy or super-demanding gaming, as I was and still am on a college student budget. So yes, it's not a really high-end machine, but it does get the job done (unrelated non-emulators, such as PC games run fine, but that's a different story). Buying a new gaming rig right now is not practical.
The specs are in my signature, I will post more in-depth sections for the CPU and GPU. I want honest feedback, and yes, I am aware that I don't have a snowball's chance in hell of running demanding games like F-Zero GX. Are there settings I can change/tweak for better overall performance and stability? Is there anything I should change?
Intel Core i7 2670QM instructions: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), TXT, Intel VT-x, Intel VT-d, Hyper-threading, Turbo Boost, AES-NI, Smart Cache.
nVidia GeForce GT555M: http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeFo...933.0.html (labeled as a mid-high end GPU, GDDR5 version)
Here are my current settings for Dolphin -
The specs are in my signature, I will post more in-depth sections for the CPU and GPU. I want honest feedback, and yes, I am aware that I don't have a snowball's chance in hell of running demanding games like F-Zero GX. Are there settings I can change/tweak for better overall performance and stability? Is there anything I should change?
Intel Core i7 2670QM instructions: MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST), Intel 64, XD bit (an NX bit implementation), TXT, Intel VT-x, Intel VT-d, Hyper-threading, Turbo Boost, AES-NI, Smart Cache.
nVidia GeForce GT555M: http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeFo...933.0.html (labeled as a mid-high end GPU, GDDR5 version)
Here are my current settings for Dolphin -
Custom Desktop -
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570 3.4 GHz to 3.8 GHz (Turbo Boost)
GPU: MSI nVidia GTX 660 2 GB GDDR5
RAM: 8192MB DDR3 SDRAM PC2 10600 1333MHz
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
HDD: 1 TB Western Digital 7200RPM HDD
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570 3.4 GHz to 3.8 GHz (Turbo Boost)
GPU: MSI nVidia GTX 660 2 GB GDDR5
RAM: 8192MB DDR3 SDRAM PC2 10600 1333MHz
OS: Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
HDD: 1 TB Western Digital 7200RPM HDD