Dolphin, the GameCube and Wii emulator - Forums

I've seen dell (as alienware) sell a 2600K with an H61, and sell it as factory overclocked because of Intel turbo boost.

Quote:Most sites selling hardware are not going to get that in depth with the full specs, you'll need to do your own research elsewhere to find out all the information you need. This is a good site to do some comparisons. http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php

That's not a good way to compare cards. Different GPUs have totally different architectures that are not even remotely comparable and nvidia/amd also count specs differently. There are just way too many intricacies that throw the numbers off. The best way to compare cards is via benchmarks.

And for people who don't have time to browse benchmarks many sites these days have fairly good hierarchy charts : http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

Quote:run all emulators out now (especially Dolphin and PCSX2) and for the next 5 years at least

That's not possible for a number of reasons:
1. Some games will perform poorly on any system
2. Hardware will continue to improve in unforeseen ways over the next few years
3. Emulators sometimes become more demanding over time.

Quote:Also, would I be better off building my own computer with these same (or close to same specs)?

Yes. Building your own system is always preferable to buying an OEM system if you can.

(06-13-2012, 05:06 AM)SnakeBoss Wrote: [ -> ]Thanks, but how would I know when the GPU is weak or fast when I see most of them say 1 GB? What other features will help me determine how good it is?

Price

(06-13-2012, 09:39 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]

Quote:Most sites selling hardware are not going to get that in depth with the full specs, you'll need to do your own research elsewhere to find out all the information you need. This is a good site to do some comparisons. http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php

That's not a good way to compare cards.

Yes, it is. Not to compare in every way possible, but it will give him a clue as to how much bandwidth, fill rate, etc a card has over another, especially when comparing AMD to AMD. That's a good starting point and works at a glance.

What about this? Will this run most games?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230236&cm_sp=Tab_PCs_%26%2338%3b_Laptops-_-Sale-_-34-230-236

Laptop, therefore, unless you are rich, avoid.

SolidSnakeBoss Wrote:Will this run most games?

Ofcourse.

(06-14-2012, 02:05 AM)rpglord Wrote: [ -> ]

(06-13-2012, 05:06 AM)SnakeBoss Wrote: [ -> ]Thanks, but how would I know when the GPU is weak or fast when I see most of them say 1 GB? What other features will help me determine how good it is?

Price

Agreed. That's another nearly flawless way.

(06-14-2012, 06:25 AM)AnyOldName3 Wrote: [ -> ]Laptop, therefore, unless you are rich, avoid.

Haha I don't consider myself rich, but I can afford that right now.

(06-14-2012, 06:27 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]

(06-14-2012, 02:05 AM)rpglord Wrote: [ -> ]

(06-13-2012, 05:06 AM)SnakeBoss Wrote: [ -> ]Thanks, but how would I know when the GPU is weak or fast when I see most of them say 1 GB? What other features will help me determine how good it is?

Price

Agreed. That's another nearly flawless way.

Mostly agree, though I do feel like we sometimes pay for the name more than the quality of a product.

Nvidia GT 610M = Nvidia GT 520M = Weak (480p)