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I think i found a 300$ dolphin playing laptop.
08-06-2015, 07:12 AM
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http://www.cnet.com/products/hp-15-r131wm-15-6-pentium-n3540-windows-8-1-64-bit-4-gb-ram-500-gb-hdd/specs/

The specs are listed above, now i know that Intel graphics cards are bleh, especially for gaming, but my understanding is that the cpu does all the heavy lifting in dolphin, something i think this quad core pentium can do.

The real kicker is the price, which currently goes for under 300 bucks on walmart, which is basically a steal.

I know this isnt a gaming laptop, so realtemp may be nessecary, but for the under the hood stuff i think this may be able to do it, with the pretty stuff turned off and turboboost turned on.

P.S this isnt for me, its for a friend who wants an upgrade from his craptop
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08-06-2015, 07:48 AM
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i don't know how that pentium does on dolphin, but it seems like it would work fine so long as you don't melt your laptop
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Intel Core i7 - 4510U
iHD4400
8GB RAM

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08-06-2015, 01:12 PM
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That Quad Core Pentium is actually an ARM chip (System on chip) like Snapdragon 800 , Apple A8 . It's weaker than any real Pentium and on par with an Atom
Laptop: (Show Spoiler)
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 
Mini PC :: (Show Spoiler)
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 ,
Now Playing : Xenoblade Definitive Edition on Yuzu - Switch Emu 

 
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08-07-2015, 01:45 AM
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Pentium or Celeron N-series is mostly bay trail and silvermont which has low single core performance.

get the U-series or M-series, like Celeron 1007u (ivy bridge, 1.5ghz, 6EU GPU, OGL 4.0, DX11) or 2955u (haswell, 1.4ghz, 10EU GPU, OGL 4.3, DX12) or Pentium 3558u/3556u (haswell, 1.7ghz, 10EU GPU, OGL 4.3, DX12). or wait for broadwell or skylake pentiums and celerons.
i3-3227u 1.9ghz 11.6" netbook. Pentium G3258 4.4GHz,  GTS 450 PC.
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08-07-2015, 02:14 AM
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I woun't recommend getting any chip that have low clock speed though
i5 4300M (@ 3.2GHz downclock to 2.0Hz) run games poorly ! Ivybridge is 30% slower than Haswell , Ivy is even worse
If you want to run most games full speed , an i5 Haswell mobile CPU @ 3.0GHz or faster CPUs are recommended
Laptop: (Show Spoiler)
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 
Mini PC :: (Show Spoiler)
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 ,
Now Playing : Xenoblade Definitive Edition on Yuzu - Switch Emu 

 
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08-07-2015, 03:13 AM (This post was last modified: 08-07-2015, 05:04 AM by lybxlpsv.)
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(08-07-2015, 02:14 AM)admin89 Wrote: I woun't recommend getting any chip that have low clock speed though
i5 4300M (@ 3.2GHz downclock to 2.0Hz) run games poorly ! Ivybridge is 30% slower than Haswell , Ivy is even worse
If you want to run most games full speed , an i5 Haswell mobile CPU @ 3.0GHz or faster CPUs are recommended

well OP said under $300. and also it depends on what OP going to play.
My 1.9ghz ivy bridge netbook plays most light wii games just fine at 100% speed like Mario Kart Wii, Xenoblade (24fps version), and Wind Waker.
ofcourse it runs very slow for heavy games such as The Last Story which ran around 10-20fps (50% speed or lower) on the city. some small area ran at 100% (custom build with hacks from the last story thread).
i3-3227u 1.9ghz 11.6" netbook. Pentium G3258 4.4GHz,  GTS 450 PC.
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08-07-2015, 03:38 AM (This post was last modified: 08-07-2015, 03:59 AM by admin89.)
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Quote:My 1.9ghz ivy bridge netbook plays most light wii games just fine at 100% speed like Mario Kart Wii, Xenoblade, and Wind Waker.
your ivy chip must be made from gold , not even my a10 6790k @ 4.0GHz can run these games 100% without lag
Mario Kart Wii is graphic intensive game , no way in hell it would run full speed on an igpu , not even apu can do that
Ofcourse , changing default settings to have more speed and more bugs does not count
Laptop: (Show Spoiler)
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 
Mini PC :: (Show Spoiler)
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 ,
Now Playing : Xenoblade Definitive Edition on Yuzu - Switch Emu 

 
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08-07-2015, 04:53 AM (This post was last modified: 08-07-2015, 05:37 AM by lybxlpsv.)
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(08-07-2015, 03:38 AM)admin89 Wrote:
Quote:My 1.9ghz ivy bridge netbook plays most light wii games just fine at 100% speed like Mario Kart Wii, Xenoblade, and Wind Waker.
your ivy chip must be made from gold , not even my a10 6790k @ 4.0GHz can run these games 100% without lag
Mario Kart Wii is graphic intensive game , no way in hell it would run full speed on an igpu , not even apu can do that
Ofcourse , changing default settings to have more speed and more bugs does not count

well, I changed TPL in ThrottleStop to allow higher TDP. 17w for CPU and GPU is not enough lol so I make it 35watt. from what I measured the maximum usage for cpu is 17watt for cpu and 10 watt for gpu. (tested on csgo, averages 60-100 on dust 2 when tdp 35w, at 17w its 60fps or below. 720p)

now I just tested to limit maximum TDP at 17w (manufacturer default), its enough if at 1x native for MKWii, some drops to 80%-ish.
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at 35w TDP limit, The Last Story at 2x Native (to try get maximum gpu usage&wattage consumption on dolphin-emu). but then again it drops to 20fps when battle begins due to CPU Bottlenecking :/. gpu wattage went down to around 4watt when cpu bottlenecking happens. (have to downclock to get playable framerate during huge battle with lots of npc.)
yes I know about the high temps, fan was on silent mode.
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also tried mario kart wii 1xnative at 1.5ghz it's also able to play but with drops to around 60-70%, can be 100% if you're 1st or on less intensive areas.
i3-3227u 1.9ghz 11.6" netbook. Pentium G3258 4.4GHz,  GTS 450 PC.
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08-07-2015, 06:56 AM
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^Can i see what laptop you have and see if my friend likes it or not, i was just looking around when i found that laptop on walmart, it doesnt represent a real budget.
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08-07-2015, 07:48 AM
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if you provide a budget we can help you find a good dolphin laptop
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Intel Core i7 - 4510U
iHD4400
8GB RAM

Check here first:
wiki.dolphin-emu.org
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