So I want to get into Dolphin, will this setup & accessories work?

02-09-2011, 09:11 AM #1

So I'm wanting to get into Dolphin as I'm very excited about the prospect of playing Wii and GC games in Windows 7. I own pretty much every other emulator out there (and having a blast!), so I'm hoping my experiences can help me in getting this thing running well. Obviously, things are never as simple as they'd seem, and I know it may be a challenge to get it running properly as everybody's experiences are different.

For starters, here are what I plan to get:

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4329803&CatId=909

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Wii-Remote-And-Nunchuck-Controller-MotionPlus-black-/230549910838?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item35add87536

http://cgi.ebay.ca/sensor-bar-HD-Wii-long-range-30-ft-Nextronics-/310233655588?pt=Video_Games_Accessories&hash=item483b5de924

I've heard that the Nextronics sensor bar is the best one, as it plugs directly into the PC usb port (obviously without the need for either a Wii system or batteries). Just wondering if others here use that as well....

And here are my system specs:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ 2.41ghz
Asus Motherboard (can't remember exact model number)
6gb DDR2
GeForce 8800GTS 640mb
Windows 7 64-bit Pro

So my ultimate question is whether or not I can currently run Wii and GC games well using this setup (obviously I don't want to waste money if things are not going to work).

I run all my games, PC or emulated, at 1360x768 (my desktop res), with no AA and no V-Sync (but with Anistropic Filtering 8x or 16x if available). I find I like that setup best.