Hi All,
I'd like to have exactly one system, a laptop, for all my needs, including Doplhin and potentially other emulators. I definitely want to play Wii games, including the most demanding ones, ideally without compromises. Maybe also PCSX2. The laptop would be a console replacement when hooked to the TV at home, and a desktop replacement at work, occasionally also used as an actual laptop elsewhere. To solve all this, I'm currently looking at high-end laptops.
I'm in fact looking at a XMG u507 with i7 7700k and Nvidia 1060m. This is a Clevo barebone. I'm in the EU and I look at European Clevo OEMs.
https://mysn.co.uk/xmg-u507-gaming-laptop
I guess it would solve my Dolphin "problem", but is it a good idea overall? One thing I can imagine bothering me is system noise, and maybe heat when occasionally actually using the laptop in my lap (not for gaming but web browsing, light work etc).
Also, I wonder what real life drawbacks there could be with a laptop like this with desktop parts. No Optimus for example, but using the Nvidia GPU all the time, which produces heat + noise too. It could even be counterproductive, as with emulators I think the ideal combination would be the integrated GPU + as much CPU power as possible? (I mean the GPU power is superfluous, just adds heat which might eventually limit the CPU, and adds noise. Or... maybe I could throttle the GPU for Dolphin?)
Is my idea overkill, and is there a better tradeoff maybe, that still solves emulation very well, but is less of a monster, and maybe costs less?
If I go with this killer desktop replacement laptop, in practice will I be able to handle it with meaningful throttling when I don't need all that power?
Thanks.
Best regards,
Gergely
I'd like to have exactly one system, a laptop, for all my needs, including Doplhin and potentially other emulators. I definitely want to play Wii games, including the most demanding ones, ideally without compromises. Maybe also PCSX2. The laptop would be a console replacement when hooked to the TV at home, and a desktop replacement at work, occasionally also used as an actual laptop elsewhere. To solve all this, I'm currently looking at high-end laptops.
I'm in fact looking at a XMG u507 with i7 7700k and Nvidia 1060m. This is a Clevo barebone. I'm in the EU and I look at European Clevo OEMs.
https://mysn.co.uk/xmg-u507-gaming-laptop
I guess it would solve my Dolphin "problem", but is it a good idea overall? One thing I can imagine bothering me is system noise, and maybe heat when occasionally actually using the laptop in my lap (not for gaming but web browsing, light work etc).
Also, I wonder what real life drawbacks there could be with a laptop like this with desktop parts. No Optimus for example, but using the Nvidia GPU all the time, which produces heat + noise too. It could even be counterproductive, as with emulators I think the ideal combination would be the integrated GPU + as much CPU power as possible? (I mean the GPU power is superfluous, just adds heat which might eventually limit the CPU, and adds noise. Or... maybe I could throttle the GPU for Dolphin?)
Is my idea overkill, and is there a better tradeoff maybe, that still solves emulation very well, but is less of a monster, and maybe costs less?
If I go with this killer desktop replacement laptop, in practice will I be able to handle it with meaningful throttling when I don't need all that power?
Thanks.
Best regards,
Gergely