New Laptop. will this be good enough to use dolphin 5.0

TKSilver · (This post was last modified: 08-25-2017, 07:38 AM by TKSilver.)

(08-25-2017, 05:22 AM)Mahdhi1235 Wrote: Not really modern...
Its about 10 years old

How about this?
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/bdLkNN
Can i use this build to play on other emulators and steam ect?

This should work for Dolphin and other emulators as long as you don't push the resolution or other enhancements too high. The Intel graphics will severely limit native PC games. Most recent AAA Steam releases will not run or if they do will have very poor performance. Indie games and games that are older might run ok it will very much depend on the game.

Native PC gaming relies on GPU power far more then CPU power. (example Skyrim runs at 1080p low settings on the HD630 at anywhere from the 50's to under 30 fps depending on the area and other factors this is a 2011 game, also to be fair there are extra ways to get more performance lowering settings but keep in integrated GPUs are not ideal for Native PC Gaming.)

Mahdhi1235 · 08-25-2017, 07:54 AM **#52**

(08-25-2017, 07:33 AM)TKSilver Wrote: This should work for Dolphin and other emulators as long as you don't push the resolution or other enhancements too high. The Intel graphics will severely limit native PC games. Most recent AAA Steam releases will not run or if they do will have very poor performance. Indie games and games that are older might run ok it will very much depend on the game.

Native PC gaming relies on GPU power far more then CPU power. (example Skyrim runs at 1080p low settings on the HD630 at anywhere from the 50's to under 30 fps depending on the area and other factors this is a 2011 game, also to be fair there are extra ways to get more performance lowering settings but keep in integrated GPUs are not ideal for Native PC Gaming.)

Yes i know that, but as i said il be getting a graphics card later on(which is nvidia geforce gtx1060)
So ill be using the integrated graphics for now

TKSilver · (This post was last modified: 08-25-2017, 08:11 AM by TKSilver.)

Then for now it will run native PC games poorly and emulators fine as long as you keep graphic enhancements (like higher resolutions and AA/AF reasonable).

With a gtx 1060 you should not really have any issues with emulators as long as you don't go completely insane with your settings (8k resolution and everything maxed just because) and for native PC gaming you will get a mix of medium to high settings game dependent.

Though the 450W Power supply might be an issue depending on the exact card you get.

Mahdhi1235 · 08-26-2017, 08:54 PM **#54**

(08-25-2017, 08:09 AM)TKSilver Wrote: Then for now it will run native PC games poorly and emulators fine as long as you keep graphic enhancements (like higher resolutions and AA/AF reasonable).

With a gtx 1060 you should not really have any issues with emulators as long as you don't go completely insane with your settings (8k resolution and everything maxed just because) and for native PC gaming you will get a mix of medium to high settings game dependent.

Though the 450W Power supply might be an issue depending on the exact card you get.

Ok how much watt of power should i get?

TKSilver · 08-27-2017, 05:15 AM **#55**

It is really going to depend on the card you eventually get and if you end up overclocking the CPU (it is a K series so I am assuming you are going to be overclocking it at some point)

at stock clocks with a reference GTX 1060 your sitting around 333W. So if you get a more power hungry card (like getting an older more powerful card if you find one at a good price) or if you upgrade the cooling and overclock the CPU you could get really close to the 450W.

Mahdhi1235 · 08-27-2017, 06:32 AM **#56**

(08-27-2017, 05:15 AM)TKSilver Wrote: It is really going to depend on the card you eventually get and if you end up overclocking the CPU (it is a K series so I am assuming you are going to be overclocking it at some point)

at stock clocks with a reference GTX 1060 your sitting around 333W. So if you get a more power hungry card (like getting an older more powerful card if you find one at a good price) or if you upgrade the cooling and overclock the CPU you could get really close to the 450W.

I don't really understand overclocking, so I won't be attempting that

TKSilver · 08-27-2017, 08:07 AM **#57**

(08-27-2017, 06:32 AM)Mahdhi1235 Wrote: I don't really understand overclocking, so I won't be attempting that

Then save money and don't buy a processor that ends in k if your not going to overclock... You will just be wasting money.

Mahdhi1235 · 08-27-2017, 08:11 AM **#58**

(08-27-2017, 08:07 AM)TKSilver Wrote: Then save money and don't buy a processor that ends in k if your not going to overclock... You will just be wasting money.

Which i5 processor do u recommend?

Ivybridge11 · 08-27-2017, 08:27 AM **#59**

(08-27-2017, 08:11 AM)Mahdhi1235 Wrote: Which i5 processor do u recommend?

Why not the non-K version of the processor you're already looking at. I think they're usually a few hundred megahertz slower, but it shouldn't make that much difference.

Mahdhi1235 · 08-27-2017, 09:23 AM **#60**

(08-27-2017, 08:27 AM)Ivybridge11 Wrote: Why not the non-K version of the processor you're already looking at. I think they're usually a few hundred megahertz slower, but it shouldn't make that much difference.

Will it be better than 7500?