So, out of curiosity I decided to test Twilight Princess (GC) on my father's Lenovo g510 I mentioned earlier. Turns out it runs full speed at 1-1.5x IR with efb->RAM (to fix the maps) on both DX11 and OGL, Dolphin 4.0.2. The laptop stays pretty cool, even after a good 30-40 minutes of playing. The fan is surprisingly quiet too, and the processor would stay at turbo boost speed of 3.0 ghz, no throttling. It is not even a gaming model laptop, it is Lenovo's entry level line.
I am blown away. This might be one of the best dolphin-capable laptops under $500. I have not tried wii games, but as for the gamecube, it can handle everything I have thrown at it.
I am blown away. This might be one of the best dolphin-capable laptops under $500. I have not tried wii games, but as for the gamecube, it can handle everything I have thrown at it.