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New here! Are these laptop's specs enough?
02-28-2014, 04:10 AM
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PinkyPeach
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Hello! I am new here, and I want to buy a laptop for studing purposes, but at the the same time for running games.
Thing is, there is this one laptpo with these specs:
CPU: Intel Core i3 3217u 1,8 GHz Dual Core.
GPU: nVidia GeForce GT 740M 2 GB graphics memory.
RAM: 6 GB DDR3

So I wondered if this is enough to run GC and Wii games such as the Smash titles, Mario Kart GC and Wii, Mario Sports (Tennis, Golf, Sluggers,) the Mario Party games, and the Zelda titles.
I REALLY don't care about graphical thingies, I just want to run the games at proper FPS. Let's say with all at minimum.
Is this laptop capable of running Dolphin at minimum?
Very much appreciated your answers!
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02-28-2014, 05:30 AM
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1- Both Mario Kart: barely.

2- Smash titles: more chances. Don´t expect constant full speed though.

3- Mario Party 4 and 5 will probably give you slowdowns when playing cinematics.

4- Don´t even plan to get constant full speed on Zelda TP with that CPU and using the recommended settings.

It may be hurtful for you, but it´s just how it is. Ultra-low voltage CPUs like the one you have are simply too slow for Dolphin.
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02-28-2014, 06:01 AM
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(02-28-2014, 05:30 AM)DJBarry004 Wrote: 1- Both Mario Kart: barely.

2- Smash titles: more chances. Don´t expect constant full speed though.

3- Mario Party 4 and 5 will probably give you slowdowns when playing cinematics.

4- Don´t even plan to get constant full speed on Zelda TP with that CPU and using the recommended settings.

It may be hurtful for you, but it´s just how it is. Ultra-low voltage CPUs like the one you have are simply too slow for Dolphin.

Aaaaaaaaa......... Mmm... Well, I will have to look for another laptop with an i5 then?
But... Does it really not work? Not even in 480p with the lowest settings? Like with no antialiasing, no per pixel lighting, and things like that...
I mean, in my current computer with Intel celeron G530 2,4 Ghz dual core and awfully bad intel HD graphics card and 2 GB ram, dolphin runs most games at 30-50 FPS,
shouldn't this laptop I described run the games better? So Dolphin mainly relies on CPU power rather than GPU and RAM? That stinks.
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02-28-2014, 06:32 AM
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Yes, you got the point that Dolphin relies on CPU raw power. And the games you mentioned will work, just that they will run slow. And don´t let the Celeron brand fool you as some of them are slow and some of them are fast as hell.

If you´re planning to get an i5, buy specifically the i5-4670K.
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02-28-2014, 06:48 AM (This post was last modified: 02-28-2014, 07:22 AM by mbc07.)
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(02-28-2014, 06:32 AM)DJBarry004 Wrote: Yes, you got the point that Dolphin relies on CPU raw power. And the games you mentioned will work, just that they will run slow. And don´t let the Celeron brand fool you as some of them are slow and some of them are fast as hell.

If you´re planning to get an i5, buy specifically the i5-4670K.

Hm hm hm! Thank you, DJBarry. Then I will look for another laptop with a better CPU and same GPU and RAM, although it will be very hard to find one, so if I can't I will just buy the one previously mentioned. Thank you very much for your help! [Image: heart.gif]
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02-28-2014, 07:19 AM (This post was last modified: 02-28-2014, 07:21 AM by mbc07.)
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If you plan buying a new laptop in future, and plan to run CPU intensive apps (like Dolphin), avoid at all cost the ultra-low voltage models (they generally end with an U or Y in the product code, like your current i3-3217U). If your budget is low, an i3 CPU with 3 GHz or more may handle the games you mentioned (except for Zelda TP and multiplayer in Mario Kart Wii). I'm unsure about the Mario Sports games, through...
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CPU: Intel Core i7-3630QM @ 2.4 GHz          Intel Pentium G3258 @ 4.2 GHz (OC)
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M @ 2 GB GDDR5     NVIDIA GeForce GT 440 @ 1 GB DDR3
RAM: 16 GB @ DDR3-1600 (2x8 GB)              16 GB @ DDR3-1600 (4x4 GB)
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02-28-2014, 07:31 AM (This post was last modified: 02-28-2014, 09:18 AM by mbc07.)
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(02-28-2014, 07:19 AM)Jhonn Wrote: If you plan buying a new laptop in future, and plan to run CPU intensive apps (like Dolphin), avoid at all cost the ultra-low voltage models (they generally end with an U or Y in the product code, like your current i3-3217U). If your budget is low, an i3 CPU with 3 GHz or more may handle the games you mentioned (except for Zelda TP and multiplayer in Mario Kart Wii). I'm unsure about the Mario Sports games, through...

Wow, thanks for the advice! I didn't know anything about those U and Y stuff! Although I did wondered why did processor names had those letters......
So I will take your advice when searching for my laptop, although I haven't been lucky at all.......
Thank you! [Image: heart.gif]
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02-28-2014, 03:18 PM
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Search these CPUs : i5 4200M , i7 4700MQ , i7 4700HQ , i7 4750HQ
i5/i7 3xxx are much slower than i5/i7 4xxx in Dolphin (about 30% performance difference)
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
Acer v5-573G : 1080p LED |  i5 4200U @ 2.3GHz | Nvidia GT 750M 4GB | 128GB Toshiba SSD  | 12GB DDR3 1600MHz 
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 | 25TB 2.5" Ex HDD (in total) , Zelda Gold Wiimote , LE Wii Classic Controller , Gold LE PS3 DualShock , BlackWidow Chroma ,
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