Will this PC run Dolphin?

05-25-2013, 01:24 AM #1

Hi.
I'm new to this whole PC gaming stuff, so yeah
I made an account here so that I could ask you guys if this PC runs Dolphin well.
I want to be sure before I go and blow a whole load of money

Quote:Corsair TX 650W PSU
Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz Ivy Bridge Processor
ASUS P8Z77-V LX Motherboard
8GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600MHz RAM
Nvidia GTX 670 2GB Graphics Card
Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATAIII 7200rpm Hard Drive

That's the specs from the website. If you want any more info then just ask.
I would like to run games like SMG1 + 2, Zelda WW, TP, that kind of stuff.

This website that I'm using has customisable specs so if you want to give me recommendations then that'll be appreciated.

**Garteal** · 05-25-2013, 01:39 AM #2

Yeah, that setup looks good though you don't really need an i7 or a GTX670. If you also play PC games, then get the GTX670.
An i5 3570K would be the better choice since you can purchase a pretty good third-party CPU cooler with the money you save so you can overclock it.
You should be able to run those games fine and at fullspeed with either CPU's, though you might have to overclock to keep it that way.

Anyway, where are you getting it from and at what price?

**admin89** · (This post was last modified: 05-25-2013, 01:49 AM by admin89.)

How much does it cost ? Well , i ask for fun . It's 100̀% overpriced since you buy a gaming PC from OEM manufacturer
For the same amount of money or even less , you could get a much better PC for Dolphin if you built your own PC : (Search these parts on newegg.com)

Code:

_Seasonic S12II 620W Japanese Capacitors 80 Plus Bronze

_Core i5 3570k @ 4.2GHz or higher (overclocked)

_Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 

_2x4GB Gskill Ripjaws X 1600MHz (Dual Channel)

_Nvidia (EVGA , Gigabyte...) GTX 780  (leave both GTX 680 and AMD 7970 in the dust) . Use this GPU to max out 4xIR + 9xSSAA in Dolphin . If GTX 780 is too expensive for you , just get AMD 7970 

_WD Green 1.5TB 7200rpm 

_Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo

_Arctic MX-4 

_Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid Tower 

_Intel SSD 335 80GB

Note that Dolphin is a dual core application , i7 is pretty much useless for Dolphin . And you will have to overclock both i5 and i7 for demanding games anyway . So i5 is best CPU for Dolphin atm

Lebada3 · 05-26-2013, 04:43 PM #4

(05-25-2013, 01:45 AM)admin89 Wrote: How much does it cost ? Well , i ask for fun . It's 100̀% overpriced since you buy a gaming PC from OEM manufacturer
For the same amount of money or even less , you could get a much better PC for Dolphin if you built your own PC : (Search these parts on newegg.com)

Code:

_Seasonic S12II 620W Japanese Capacitors 80 Plus Bronze _Core i5 3570k @ 4.2GHz or higher (overclocked) _Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 _2x4GB Gskill Ripjaws X 1600MHz (Dual Channel) _Nvidia (EVGA , Gigabyte...) GTX 780 (leave both GTX 680 and AMD 7970 in the dust) . Use this GPU to max out 4xIR + 9xSSAA in Dolphin . If GTX 780 is too expensive for you , just get AMD 7970 _WD Green 1.5TB 7200rpm _Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo _Arctic MX-4 _Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid Tower _Intel SSD 335 80GB
Note that Dolphin is a dual core application , i7 is pretty much useless for Dolphin . And you will have to overclock both i5 and i7 for demanding games anyway . So i5 is best CPU for Dolphin atm

My 780's be here next week.

Hopefully it will be smoother, since right now with LLE I have to turn off AA and only 3xIR.

**admin89** · 05-26-2013, 05:02 PM #5

Why ?
2x GTX 680 in SLI ~ GTX 690 > GTX Titan > GTX 780
You only gain performance in application that use single GPU such as Dolphin

Lebada3 · 05-27-2013, 05:35 AM #6

(05-26-2013, 05:02 PM)admin89 Wrote: Why ?
2x GTX 680 in SLI ~ GTX 690 > GTX Titan > GTX 780
You only gain performance in application that use single GPU such as Dolphin

Right, but I do play some other games occasionally Smile

Venomx1 · 05-27-2013, 09:29 AM #7

(05-27-2013, 05:35 AM)Lebada3 Wrote:
(05-26-2013, 05:02 PM)admin89 Wrote: Why ?
2x GTX 680 in SLI ~ GTX 690 > GTX Titan > GTX 780
You only gain performance in application that use single GPU such as Dolphin
Right, but I do play some other games occasionally

hopefully those games make use of SLI profiles. Cool

**ExtremeDude2** · (This post was last modified: 05-27-2013, 10:23 AM by ExtremeDude2.)

lol wut, 2x GTX 680 > GTX 690 (yes, even in dolphin :p)

**admin89** · (This post was last modified: 05-27-2013, 11:15 AM by admin89.)

Quote:yes, even in dolphin

Proof ? Dolphin don't give a damn about dual GPU , SLI , Crossfire

Quote:2x GTX 680 > GTX 690

Benchmark
Neck to neck

**ExtremeDude2** · (This post was last modified: 05-27-2013, 12:57 PM by ExtremeDude2.)

(05-27-2013, 11:00 AM)admin89 Wrote:
Quote:yes, even in dolphin

Proof ? Dolphin don't give a damn about dual GPU , SLI , Crossfire

Exactly, 1 GTX 680 is faster than "1" GTX 690

In theory the GTX 690 is less that twice as fast:

http://www.hwcompare.com/12659/geforce-gtx-680-vs-geforce-gtx-690/

And since dolphin only uses "half"... :3

I suppose there is alway the problem of micro studer that the GTX 690 won't have... (doesn't effect dolphin?)

Edit: 4,444th post :3, that's four 4's :O