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I need the best build and Dolphin configuration for my laptop
10-21-2013, 02:45 PM
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I'm completely new to forums. I've been using Dolphin 4.0 for a while now, and I used to have the best configuration for my computer, but I was trying old builds and new builds because I had some issues with games.

Games like Melee, Kirby Air Ride, Paper Mario were running at full speed at one point. Xenoblade, and The Last Story were very slow, so I was looking for something new and lost my configuration.

Now I want to know for sure what the best build is, best configuration for my laptop and if I can play Wii games at all.

Here are my specs: Operating System:Windows 8 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200)Processor/CPU:Intel® Core™ i5-3230M CPU @ 2.60GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.6GHzVideo Card/GPU:Intel® HD Graphics 4000Memory/RAM:16384MB RAMDolphin Revision Currently Using:Dolphin 4.0-259
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10-21-2013, 03:06 PM
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Quote:Xenoblade and The Last Story
are demanding games which require top of the line CPU : i5 4670k @ 3.4GHz -> 4.2GHz Quad Core (4 cores 4 threads)
i5 3230M is a dual core CPU with Hyperthreading (2 cores 4 threads)
Intel HD 4000 is an integrated GPU which is crap
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Clevo W230SS : 3200x1800 IPS | i7 4700MQ @ 3.6GHz (Intel XTU + Triple fan mod) | GTX 860M GDDR5 | 128GB Toshiba CFD SSD | 16GB DDR3L 1600MHz
Aspire 715 43G : 1080p 144Hz |  R5 5625U @ 4.3GHz | Nvidia RTX 3050 4GB | 500GB WD SSD  | 16GB DDR4 3200MHz 
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G3258 @ 4.6GHz | ELSA GTX 750 | Asrock Z87E ITX | 600W SFX 80+ Gold Silverstone + SG06-LITE | Corsair Vengeance 8GB 2000MHz | Scythe Kozuti + Ao Kaze | 45TB 2.5" Ex HDD (in total) , Zelda Gold Wiimote , LE Wii Classic Controller , Gold LE PS3 DualShock , BlackWidow Chroma ,
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10-21-2013, 03:31 PM (This post was last modified: 10-21-2013, 03:38 PM by ZehcnasX0.)
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(10-21-2013, 03:06 PM)admin89 Wrote:
Quote:Xenoblade and The Last Story
are demanding games which require top of the line CPU : i5 4670k @ 3.4GHz -> 4.2GHz Quad Core (4 cores 4 threads)
i5 3230M is a dual core CPU with Hyperthreading (2 cores 4 threads)
Intel HD 4000 is an integrated GPU which is crap
I was actually just playing Xenoblade Chronicles, and The last Story (Kind of slow) but Xenoblade works alright, a bit slow too but it was smooth after the first part. I figured out the problem that Directx3D9 was removed in the newer builds. But I don't know if I can change my Intel HD 4000 on a laptop can I? If I can what would you recommend?

(10-21-2013, 03:06 PM)admin89 Wrote:
Quote:Xenoblade and The Last Story
are demanding games which require top of the line CPU : i5 4670k @ 3.4GHz -> 4.2GHz Quad Core (4 cores 4 threads)
i5 3230M is a dual core CPU with Hyperthreading (2 cores 4 threads)
Intel HD 4000 is an integrated GPU which is crap
I ALSO forgot to mention I have an NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M.. I just checked in device manager, I forgot to put that.
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10-21-2013, 03:38 PM (This post was last modified: 10-21-2013, 03:44 PM by garrlker.)
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You can't. It's an Integrated Graphics Processor(or IGP). It is integrated into your cpu chip(hence the name). They are enough for movies and light gaming but on dolphin they are iffy. The only way to gain performance is to overclock your RAM or extend how much memory it can use. You're on a laptop so overclocking is a no-go and honestly extending your ram for the igp doesn't help performance after 512mb(in my testing). You could use dolphin 3.0 or 3.5 if you want more speed but besides that there isn't anything you can do Sad
Edit:Just saw your edit.
Yeah, your gpu should be good enough for 2xIR in every game and 3xIR in many games. Still, use 3.0 or 3.5 if you want more speed. Also make sure dolphin is using your nvidia gpu, not the intel.
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I5-3570k@4.1Ghz
Gtx 660 TI 3GB Superclocked Edition
20Gb G.Skill DDr3 Ram
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10-21-2013, 03:41 PM
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(10-21-2013, 03:38 PM)garrlker Wrote: You can't. It's an Integrated Graphics Processor(or IGP). It is integrated into your cpu chip(hence the name). They are enough for movies and light gaming but on dolphin they are iffy. The only way to gain performance is to overclock your RAM or extend how much memory it can use. You're on a laptop so overclocking is a no-go and honestly extending your ram for the igp doesn't help performance after 512mb(in my testing). You could use dolphin 3.0 or 3.5 if you want more speed but besides that there isn't anything you can do Sad
I forgot to mention I have NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M too.
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10-21-2013, 03:46 PM
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Try following this guide: https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-laptop-performance-guide

Make sure you're using your Nvidia IGP and use ThrottleStop to make sure you're constantly Turbo Boosting (for 2 cores). That's really the farthest you can push your laptop.
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10-21-2013, 03:50 PM
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(10-21-2013, 03:46 PM)Shonumi Wrote: Try following this guide: https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-laptop-performance-guide

Make sure you're using your Nvidia IGP and use ThrottleStop to make sure you're constantly Turbo Boosting (for 2 cores). That's really the farthest you can push your laptop.
Whenever I change the graphics card to Nvidia it always gives the error "Failed to emunerate outputs" I also have to change the backend to DirectX11 or else I won't get the option to use 11.
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10-21-2013, 03:55 PM
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(10-21-2013, 03:50 PM)ZehcnasX0 Wrote: Whenever I change the graphics card to Nvidia it always gives the error "Failed to emunerate outputs" I also have to change the backend to DirectX11 or else I won't get the option to use 11.

You don't need to set it to use your Nvidia IGP through Dolphin. Follow the instructions in the link I posted and set your Nvidia IGP to be used for Dolphin through the Nvidia Control Panel. Also, OpenGL is generally faster than DirectX11 in Dolphin, especially with Nvidia hardware and with the Vertex Streaming Hack enabled (Dolphin -> Graphics -> Hacks tab).

Since you have that "Failed to enumerate outputs" error, you can help the developers with this issue. See this thread if you want to help neobrain get this issue finally fixed: https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-need-some-help-for-debugging-optimus-issues-failed-to-enumerate-outputs
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10-21-2013, 03:57 PM (This post was last modified: 10-21-2013, 03:58 PM by ZehcnasX0.)
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(10-21-2013, 03:50 PM)ZehcnasX0 Wrote:
(10-21-2013, 03:46 PM)Shonumi Wrote: Try following this guide: https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-laptop-performance-guide

Make sure you're using your Nvidia IGP and use ThrottleStop to make sure you're constantly Turbo Boosting (for 2 cores). That's really the farthest you can push your laptop.
Whenever I change the graphics card to Nvidia it always gives the error "Failed to emunerate outputs" I also have to change the backend to DirectX11 or else I won't get the option to use 11.
Sorry I mean I won't get the option to use Nvidia

(10-21-2013, 03:55 PM)Shonumi Wrote:
(10-21-2013, 03:50 PM)ZehcnasX0 Wrote: Whenever I change the graphics card to Nvidia it always gives the error "Failed to emunerate outputs" I also have to change the backend to DirectX11 or else I won't get the option to use 11.

You don't need to set it to use your Nvidia IGP through Dolphin. Follow the instructions in the link I posted and set your Nvidia IGP to be used for Dolphin through the Nvidia Control Panel. Also, OpenGL is generally faster than DirectX11 in Dolphin, especially with Nvidia hardware and with the Vertex Streaming Hack enabled (Dolphin -> Graphics -> Hacks tab).

Since you have that "Failed to enumerate outputs" error, you can help the developers with this issue. See this thread if you want to help neobrain get this issue finally fixed: https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-need-some-help-for-debugging-optimus-issues-failed-to-enumerate-outputs
Thanks for your help, I'll go follow the instructions and check that out. Thank you.
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