Hello, long time lurker, but felt compelled to join after the new Ryzen CPUs were just released.
My desktop seems to run almost everything I throw at it with other emulators, but I am yet to use Dolphin for any serious gaming on it.
I just really want to format my desktop to get rid of all game related stuff and have it devoted to be my work machine, and have a nice little laptop for "play time", dedicated solely to running Steam, Epic and modern emulators. I have a very large library of Gamecube and Wii games I'd like to convert to ISO and play at a minimum of 1080P, but even higher if possible. I do realise that with some games this may be achievable and not with others. There is absolutely no room for a second desktop, otherwise it would have been cheap and easy to do.
What do y'all think of the (very) new Ryzen laptops?
Is there any benefit for Dolphin, getting the 8 core for example over the 6 core? Or is single core clock speed king?
I am interested in the new 4800HS in a small laptop called the Asus G14 or perhaps it's bigger brother the G15. I believe they also include freesync and are a reasonable price, unlike G-Sync laptops which are generally very expensive these days.
The thing is, it has only a 2060 "Max Q" graphics card, which I am presuming is between a 1660TI and regular 2060. So, does 8 cores at around 4ghz (what the tests are generally showing the G14 maintains all core boost at) and a 2060 MaxQ, sound enough to run Dolphin and a large selection of games at 1080P? Or do I need a more powerful graphics card, or cpu, or both?
The research I have done presents me with conflicting info, even at this forum, so I thought maybe a developer could kindly chime in and let me know their thoughts on the matter, or, anyone who is using around a 3.5 to 4ghz laptop CPU with at least 1660TI graphics. There'll be no 5GHZ boosts in this sort of setup, so if that's what's important, I'll probably have to look elsewhere into a more expensive 9980HK laptop. The 9980HK has great single core boost but there are only a couple laptop chassis that can deal with the piping hot thermals. However, there is a nice Clevo 17", model PB51RF-G, with 9980HK option and full fledged 2070 Graphics, as well as real Nvidia G-Sync, for a higher, but almost acceptable price, if that would be the way to go. I just liked the idea of something smaller and cooler running. And of course in the current slow work climate, monetary savings are always welcome.
On a final note, AMD are offering soon an integrated AMD CPU/5700M solution, and the 5700M is around a 2070 Max Q apparently. How are AMD drivers and Dolphin cooperating these days, or is Nvidia preferable?
Thanks so much for your attention!
My desktop seems to run almost everything I throw at it with other emulators, but I am yet to use Dolphin for any serious gaming on it.
I just really want to format my desktop to get rid of all game related stuff and have it devoted to be my work machine, and have a nice little laptop for "play time", dedicated solely to running Steam, Epic and modern emulators. I have a very large library of Gamecube and Wii games I'd like to convert to ISO and play at a minimum of 1080P, but even higher if possible. I do realise that with some games this may be achievable and not with others. There is absolutely no room for a second desktop, otherwise it would have been cheap and easy to do.
What do y'all think of the (very) new Ryzen laptops?
Is there any benefit for Dolphin, getting the 8 core for example over the 6 core? Or is single core clock speed king?
I am interested in the new 4800HS in a small laptop called the Asus G14 or perhaps it's bigger brother the G15. I believe they also include freesync and are a reasonable price, unlike G-Sync laptops which are generally very expensive these days.
The thing is, it has only a 2060 "Max Q" graphics card, which I am presuming is between a 1660TI and regular 2060. So, does 8 cores at around 4ghz (what the tests are generally showing the G14 maintains all core boost at) and a 2060 MaxQ, sound enough to run Dolphin and a large selection of games at 1080P? Or do I need a more powerful graphics card, or cpu, or both?
The research I have done presents me with conflicting info, even at this forum, so I thought maybe a developer could kindly chime in and let me know their thoughts on the matter, or, anyone who is using around a 3.5 to 4ghz laptop CPU with at least 1660TI graphics. There'll be no 5GHZ boosts in this sort of setup, so if that's what's important, I'll probably have to look elsewhere into a more expensive 9980HK laptop. The 9980HK has great single core boost but there are only a couple laptop chassis that can deal with the piping hot thermals. However, there is a nice Clevo 17", model PB51RF-G, with 9980HK option and full fledged 2070 Graphics, as well as real Nvidia G-Sync, for a higher, but almost acceptable price, if that would be the way to go. I just liked the idea of something smaller and cooler running. And of course in the current slow work climate, monetary savings are always welcome.
On a final note, AMD are offering soon an integrated AMD CPU/5700M solution, and the 5700M is around a 2070 Max Q apparently. How are AMD drivers and Dolphin cooperating these days, or is Nvidia preferable?
Thanks so much for your attention!