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Fantersam

10-22-2011, 07:30 AM
Thanks for all the answers.
I think I will save money untill im able to buy the setup NaturalViolence suggested.

I dont know what power supply I use. :S

I have got an alternative system atm, it runs ACCF on ~ 70 - 75 % speed.
What could I do here to improve speed, may I dont have to spend 300 $ here.

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Mainboard : INTEL 4CORE1600TWINS-P35 BIOS P1.30


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System Information
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   Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.101209-1647)
           Language: German (Regional Setting: German)
System Manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
       System Model: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
               BIOS: Default System BIOS
          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E7200  @ 2.53GHz (2 CPUs)
             Memory: 1024MB RAM
          Page File: 783MB used, 1678MB available
        Windows Dir: D:\WINDOWS
    DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
     DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode
      

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        Card name: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
     Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
        Chip type: AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x9440)
         DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
       Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9440&SUBSYS_0851174B&REV_00
   Display Memory: 1024.0 MB
     Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
          Monitor: Plug und Play-Monitor
  Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200

NaturalViolence

10-22-2011, 08:20 AM
Quote:What could I do here to improve speed, may I dont have to spend 300 $ here.

Upgrade the RAM to 4GB (or at least 2GB), buy an aftermarket air cooler for your cpu, and overclock the cpu.

Fantersam

10-22-2011, 08:25 AM
Okay.

you mean DDR3 Ram right?
Do I also need an aftermarket air cooler if I buy a new CPU?

NaturalViolence

10-22-2011, 10:56 AM
Quote:you mean DDR3 Ram right?

Whatever type of RAM is already in there. I don't know what motherboard the system uses so I don't know if you're using DDR2 or DDR3 ram. But buy whatever type of ram your motherboard uses. With windows XP you can get away with only having 1GB of ram for dolphin but you'll want 2GB. With windows vista/7 you can get away with having only 2GB of ram for dolphin but you'll want 4GB.

Quote:Do I also need an aftermarket air cooler if I buy a new CPU?

Only if you want to overclock it.

You either need to overclock your cpu or buy a new one. Buying a new cpu will require a new motherboard and ram as well.

Fantersam

10-22-2011, 07:06 PM
Im using that motherboard on the alternative system:
INTEL 4CORE1600TWINS-P35 BIOS P1.30

naoan

10-22-2011, 07:26 PM
(10-22-2011, 07:01 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]And who says he plans to overclock? If he's not going to overclock there is no point in him getting a K series cpu. And if he is not getting a K series cpu then there is no point in buying anything above an H61.

If he plan to play emulator this is inevitable. I'm not saying he need to (notice the if?) but giving him an alternative and logical path for his use.

@OP
P35 have support for both ddr2 and ddr3, you have to see for yourself what ram socket is on your mobo.

it's easy enough to discern : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Deskto...arison.svg

Fantersam

10-22-2011, 07:45 PM
Ok.
When I buy much ram for this system and upgrade to Windows 7, how many percent the speed will increase?

dannzen

10-22-2011, 08:35 PM
0-5% at max

naoan

10-22-2011, 09:19 PM
should be noticeable if you change to win 7 x64, just don't expect miracle.

NaturalViolence

10-23-2011, 12:07 AM
As I said, you either need to upgrade your cpu and motherboard or overclock your cpu if you want to see a significant performance increase.
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