Will my new built computer be able to handle Dolphin properly?

gutekunst · 06-13-2010, 11:47 PM **#11**

(06-13-2010, 11:16 PM)Diathorus Wrote:
(06-13-2010, 09:47 PM)edgartheface Wrote: Do you know the exact mainboard of your new system? Maybe it's possible to get a Phenom II X4 on it. They're cheap to obtain on eBay and doing well up to 4 GHz sometimes.
I think that the videocards you mentioned are a little weak for Dolphin.

The motherboard is going to be ECS MCP61M-M3.
And yes, I think they fit?

in newegg tech details of ECS MCP61M-M3 say it can use phenom II Smile

edgartheface · 06-13-2010, 11:56 PM **#12**

I can't understand why you're going to combine a small formfactor mainboard with a crappy old nvidia-chipset with a modern cpu, only 2 gb of ram and a 2-3 years old low-end videocard.

- CPU is ok (maybe it's possible to unlock the missing core to get a X4)
- 2 gb of RAM is not enough. 4 gb is far better if you going to switch to x64
- ECS mainboards are crap! Get something from Gigabyte, Asus, ASRock or MSI.
- The videocards are really old! Do you going to buy them as a new product?

Diathorus · (This post was last modified: 06-14-2010, 12:40 AM by Diathorus.)

(06-13-2010, 11:56 PM)edgartheface Wrote: I can't understand why you're going to combine a small formfactor mainboard with a crappy old nvidia-chipset with a modern cpu, only 2 gb of ram and a 2-3 years old low-end videocard.

- CPU is ok (maybe it's possible to unlock the missing core to get a X4)
- 2 gb of RAM is not enough. 4 gb is far better if you going to switch to x64
- ECS mainboards are crap! Get something from Gigabyte, Asus, ASRock or MSI.
- The videocards are really old! Do you going to buy them as a new product?

Well, I checked youtube and the game ssbb ran nice on that nVidia card plus
I heard only the CPU is important for playing games at this moment...
on top of that RAM isn't that important? Dolphin only uses 300-400 mb ram and I'm not running other programs in the background, so I thought it was OK.

...WOW! I read that ECS motherboards only last 4 months? WTF!
I thought that they were as tough as Gigabyte motherboards...
I've thrown my computer on the ground, never properly closed windows, overclocked the CPU from 2.66 to 3.32, 5 years have passed and this comp. still works like day 1 Big Grin

But this is another computer configuration:
Intel Dual-Core E5300 2x2,6 ghz
3GB DDR2 667 mhz
ATi Radeon HD4650
(ASUS MB)
This is fine enough?

I think I've got the right PC...
ASUS Motherboard
AMD Athlon II X4 620
2 GB 800 MHZ DDR
HD2600PRO PCI-e 512MB DVI High Definition
I choose this graphics card -> I'm not very good with recognizing what fits or not in the motherboard Big Grin

edgartheface · 06-14-2010, 12:36 AM **#14**

Your new configuration looks fine to me! Wink

Are you able to invest more to get a Radeon 5xxx? They consume less power than the 4xxx and providing DX11.

Diathorus · (This post was last modified: 06-14-2010, 12:53 AM by Diathorus.)

(06-14-2010, 12:36 AM)edgartheface Wrote: Your new configuration looks fine to me! Are you able to invest more to get a Radeon 5xxx? They consume less power than the 4xxx and providing DX11.

I can, but then again I have to get Phenom x3 instead...
Confused

It's either super-good CPU or super-good GPU...

edgartheface · 06-14-2010, 01:15 AM **#16**

(06-14-2010, 12:51 AM)Diathorus Wrote:
(06-14-2010, 12:36 AM)edgartheface Wrote: Your new configuration looks fine to me! Are you able to invest more to get a Radeon 5xxx? They consume less power than the 4xxx and providing DX11.

I can, but then again I have to get Phenom x3 instead...

It's either super-good CPU or super-good GPU...

The HD2600 is REALLY old! Why do you have to choose either a good CPU or GPU? The HD56xx is nearly as cheap as a HD46xx and much better!
I can't find any place where you can get a "new" HD2600.

Diathorus · (This post was last modified: 06-14-2010, 01:48 AM by Diathorus.)

(06-14-2010, 01:15 AM)edgartheface Wrote:
(06-14-2010, 12:51 AM)Diathorus Wrote:
(06-14-2010, 12:36 AM)edgartheface Wrote: Your new configuration looks fine to me! Are you able to invest more to get a Radeon 5xxx? They consume less power than the 4xxx and providing DX11.

I can, but then again I have to get Phenom x3 instead...

It's either super-good CPU or super-good GPU...
The HD2600 is REALLY old! Why do you have to choose either a good CPU or GPU? The HD56xx is nearly as cheap as a HD46xx and much better!
I can't find any place where you can get a "new" HD2600.

Well, my dad said he would give me money tomorrow itself to purchase a new PC, that is 350 eur.

And the PC's I want (parts) are about 400+
And he says, then I will have to wait 1 month...
So, I don't want to wait a month but I still need a decent PC... At least with CPU with a score over 1800...

**admin89** · 06-14-2010, 01:50 AM **#18**

Just upgrade to my PC,you will fullspeed in 80% game

Diathorus · 06-14-2010, 05:08 AM **#19**

Oh... I just read that Dolphin only supports 2 cores... so I should rather get a CPU with 2 cores but higher GHZ? (what CPU score it should have?)

edgartheface · 06-14-2010, 05:38 AM **#20**

(06-14-2010, 05:08 AM)Diathorus Wrote: Oh... I just read that Dolphin only supports 2 cores... so I should rather get a CPU with 2 cores but higher GHZ? (what CPU score it should have?)

If you don't want to do something else with the pc and a quadcore-support for dolphin isn't planned you're doing well with a dualcore with more frequence. What do you mean with "CPU score"?