sephiro499
06-02-2011, 08:34 AM
I know this question has been asked a lot and I've read a number of posts but I still have some questions.
Current rig:
Dolphin r7554
athlon x3 440 rana 3.0ghz
2gb ddr2 ram
8600 GTS
xp sp3
I've only played one game, starfox assault. I was originally using a quad core 2.2ghz and upgraded on ebay to the x3 @ 3.0ghz. I'm running the game on stock settings( 1x native resolution, disabling fog) in window mode and then I just maximize the window. I experience a lot of slowdown in the land missions; when I'm running the arwing only missions it runs very well.
My current mobo only supports 95w cpus but I do have a biostar tf8200 in another machine that I can swap.
I'd like to know if I should bother to upgrade my current setup or just go with an i5 overclocked and my 8600gts. I was thinking of a phenom 2 x4 black edition hopefully pushed to the 4ghz neighborhood with overclocking.
I'm also open to upgrading the video card but only what is needed for emulators, namely dolphin and pcsx2. I don't play pc games. I've got an xbox for pc games, lol.
edit: I should also note, I'm interested in playing other cube and wii games, like mario galaxy, metriod, and zelda. I know these games are very intensive and require a powerful machine.
Current rig:
Dolphin r7554
athlon x3 440 rana 3.0ghz
2gb ddr2 ram
8600 GTS
xp sp3
I've only played one game, starfox assault. I was originally using a quad core 2.2ghz and upgraded on ebay to the x3 @ 3.0ghz. I'm running the game on stock settings( 1x native resolution, disabling fog) in window mode and then I just maximize the window. I experience a lot of slowdown in the land missions; when I'm running the arwing only missions it runs very well.
My current mobo only supports 95w cpus but I do have a biostar tf8200 in another machine that I can swap.
I'd like to know if I should bother to upgrade my current setup or just go with an i5 overclocked and my 8600gts. I was thinking of a phenom 2 x4 black edition hopefully pushed to the 4ghz neighborhood with overclocking.
I'm also open to upgrading the video card but only what is needed for emulators, namely dolphin and pcsx2. I don't play pc games. I've got an xbox for pc games, lol.
edit: I should also note, I'm interested in playing other cube and wii games, like mario galaxy, metriod, and zelda. I know these games are very intensive and require a powerful machine.