Yep, perfect
So now that the CPU is dealed with, what about my crossfired HD 6870 Black Edition's? Those are very well suited for Dolphin, right?
One is, but the other does nothing
(08-10-2012, 03:05 AM)ExtremeDude2 Wrote: [ -> ]One is, but the other does nothing
When I run dolphin with OpenGL video settings, I get the crossfire logo in the top right corner indicating that crossfire is being used. But, not when I choose DX9 or DX11 and OpenGL seems to be 10 frames slower. Is dolphin not crossfire ready? And with using one, I can only expect performace to improve, right? I'm sorry, I'm really new to dolphin, and I just want to get it running smoothly is all.
Crossfire or SLI is not supported by Dolphin. (yet)
Dolphin will only use one, regardless if you Crossfire enabled.
What game do you want to play smoothly?
(08-10-2012, 03:29 AM)Garteal Wrote: [ -> ]Crossfire or SLI is not supported by Dolphin. (yet)
Dolphin will only use one, regardless if you Crossfire enabled.
What game do you want to play smoothly?
I would like to play Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess at 1080p with full anti aliasing and anisotropic settings. I will be overclocking the i5 I buy, any set clock it should be to achieve this?
With a 6870, you're able to go beyond 1080P and set it to x4 (2560x2112).
Now if the jaggies bother you too much, you can either use the DirectX11 or OpenGL backend and maximize your AA there.
DirectX9's x9 SSAA will bring your GPU to its knees.
Keep in mind that in either backend, you will trade performance for a slightly better image. You'll find out if its worth it or not.
(08-10-2012, 05:52 AM)Garteal Wrote: [ -> ]With a 6870, you're able to go beyond 1080P and set it to x4 (2560x2112).
Now if the jaggies bother you too much, you can either use the DirectX11 or OpenGL backend and maximize your AA there.
DirectX9's x9 SSAA will bring your GPU to its knees.
Keep in mind that in either backend, you will trade performance for a slightly better image. You'll find out if its worth it or not.
Awesome! Thanks a lot for all of your replies. I really appreciate it, and am just on my way to NCIX to purchase my new mbo and cpu. Again, thanks a lot for the information and the quick replies :^)
dude you want the 8 core amd bulldozer BUT
intel i5-3450 is in the same price range + its faster then crapdozer
so you can better buy a i5 then bulldozer
