Is this computer good enough for Dolphin?

[zelda111222]

A few things first.
1. Want to play games like The Last Story and Xenoblade Chronicles at full speed with x2 Native (720p) in Dolphin.
2. Won't overclock the cpu.

Computer:
Cooling: CoolerMaster Elite 310
RAM: 8GB DDR3 1333 Kingston CL9
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570 Ivy Bridge (QuadCore 3,4Ghz 6MB Cache)
Harddisk: 1,0TB Seagate ST31000524AS SATA3/32MB/7200rpm
Vidcard: 7770 AMD HIS HD 7770 DVI/HDMI/2x mDP/GDDR5 1024MB
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H77-DS3H S1155 ATX

[LordVador]

Xenoblade and TLS will work fine but not full-speed

[zelda111222]

(01-28-2013, 02:33 AM)LordVador Wrote: Xenoblade and TLS will work fine but not full-speed

Thanks. How fast do you think it will be with Native x2 (720p)?

[admin89]

If you Direct3D9 backend , 7770 is fine for 3xIR . However , Direct3D11 is out of the question
http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-radeon-hd7000-series-extremely-bad-performance-in-dolphin-d3d11-backend
You should buy sth like AMD 6870 , EVGA GTX 650 (100$) , Gigabyte GTX 660

[LordVador]

(01-28-2013, 04:33 AM)zelda111222 Wrote:

(01-28-2013, 02:33 AM)LordVador Wrote: Xenoblade and TLS will work fine but not full-speed

Thanks. How fast do you think it will be with Native x2 (720p)?

Enough to be playable .

To give you an idea:
- TLS is really demanding. An overclocked CPU between 4.2-4.5 is needed (3570k/2500k) to get this game to work really fine.
- Xenoblade is less demanding. You should be near full-speed

[zelda111222]

Thanks guys. There is only one more thing though. Am a bit worried about the cooling system (CoolerMaster elite 310). CPU usage will be at a 100% and I don't want to degrade/damage the CPU much.

[NaturalViolence]

That's a chassis, not a cooling system.

[DefenderX]

LOL

Anyway, NV is right. You said, that you won't overclock your CPU, right? Too bad, a little overclock would improve the performance Despite this, you should think about buying an aftermarket CPU cooler. The stock cooler from Intel is crap.