What do i need?

[ZixGamer]

Hello guys, i dont know if im posting in the right place but........

Im going to but a new Computer next week, but i want one that is strong enough to run Dolphin and PCSX2, but ill be content enough with dolphin.

My question is/.....

What are minimum specs i would need to get the best out of Dolphin?


Oh and by the way, amazing emulator ive never seen an emu emulate a console so well before ( with the exception of NES/SNES..etc..... )

[kernel64]

Dolphin is more like a "get the fastest machine your money can buy" type of emu. I don't like to talk about minimum specs, unless you tell us which games you are planning to play.

[LordVador]

maybe could you tell us what CPU you got and we could tell ya if it's enough for example...

[ZixGamer]

(05-14-2011, 01:37 AM)kernel64 Wrote: Dolphin is more like a "get the fastest machine your money can buy" type of emu. I don't like to talk about minimum specs, unless you tell us which games you are planning to play.

ahh...welll ill just by the fastest i can afford then... im only really interested in the Mario and Zelda games.

@ Lord Vador........lol! the PC ive got now is a load of cr*p to be honest, it cant even run a ds emulator so that tells you...

well thx anyway guys ill just pop over to the alienware website and see whats available to me.

[dannzen]

smg1/smg2 and zelda both with "to Ram" (for moving coins, or the map in zelda) + lle...

i5/i7sandybridge @4.0-4.4ghz clock...

a 5770++ is enough for 1080p
or 285++

[easypimpin86]

Im running the super mario bros wii on my triple core at 3.9 ghz. If I run it as a dual core at 3.2 ghz it as slowdowns. The video card doesnt matter so much. Get a 50 doller video card it should be good enough. spend at least 150 on a processor.

Im running a phenom 555 that unlocked one hidden core. It overclocked from 3.2 to 3.9 stable on all cores aswell. I payed 90 dollers for it on new egg. I got a asus 5850 ($250) with the unlocked bios and I overclocked it to 900mhz stable. Im running a ddr2 ram board that I got for 100 aswell.

I got a 1000watt power supply for 100 bucks
I even got a 60gb solid 2 series from OCZ for $80

[neobrain]

(05-14-2011, 02:38 AM)dannzen Wrote: smg1/smg2 [...] with "to Ram" (for moving coins[...])

What the hell?
Seems to me like you're even worse than that other guy when it comes to misinforming others (iirc)...

[ZixGamer]

Man.... seems like i need an even more powerfull machine than i even thought, none of the PPCs in my local shop have processors faster than 3.2GHz, never mind 4.0GHz.i really only care about GC games anyway.

well does anyone know where i can find an online retailer that sells PCs with a processor that is 4.0GHz or faster.

sorry if i sound like a real noob....trouble is...iam when it comes to GC/Wii/PS2 emulation.

Im really confused

Would this be enough, it was the best i could find at my store....

Windows 7 (64-bit)
Intel Core i5 @ 3.20GHz
Nvidea GeForce 9800
4GB DDR
DirectX v9.0c
500GB HDD

[EDIT] Oh and i have a '22" LG HD 1080p' Monitor too.

All totalling £799.99

[ExtremeDude2]

(05-14-2011, 04:58 AM)NeoBrain Wrote:

(05-14-2011, 02:38 AM)dannzen Wrote: smg1/smg2 [...] with "to Ram" (for moving coins[...])

What the hell?
Seems to me like you're even worse than that other guy when it comes to misinforming others (iirc)...

[Maverick Hunter X]

(05-14-2011, 08:54 AM)ZixGamer Wrote: Man.... seems like i need an even more powerfull machine than i even thought, none of the PPCs in my local shop have processors faster than 3.2GHz, never mind 4.0GHz.i really only care about GC games anyway.

well does anyone know where i can find an online retailer that sells PCs with a processor that is 4.0GHz or faster.

sorry if i sound like a real noob....trouble is...iam when it comes to GC/Wii/PS2 emulation.

Im really confused

Would this be enough, it was the best i could find at my store....

Windows 7 (64-bit)
Intel Core i5 @ 3.20GHz
Nvidea GeForce 9800
4GB DDR
DirectX v9.0c
500GB HDD

[EDIT] Oh and i have a '22" LG HD 1080p' Monitor too.

All totalling £799.99

No, re-sellers don't sell any CPU that is above 4.0GHz
You have to OC yourself to get there preferably with a unlocked Sandy Bridge i5 2500K at 3.3GHz stock or the i7 2600K 3.4GHz stock.
From what I have read these babies OC to 4.0 like nothing.