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My laptop reached TJMax waaaaaaay faster than 10 min. I got there in about 15-30 seconds.

Maybe I'm just special tho.

(10-24-2012, 10:35 AM)Axxer Wrote: [ -> ]The effect would happen in about 15 seconds. Your computer would slow down to save itself from frying, and as a result your FPS will drop dramatically.

Is there anything I could do about that that wouldn't involve actually modifying the laptop?

@Axxer
So what's your laptop idle temp ?

Quote:Is there anything I could do about that that wouldn't involve actually modifying the laptop?

The OEM /stock thermal compound are usually bad
Buy aftermarket thermal compound and reapply it
I suggest IC Diamond 7 . It's expensive but it's better than Arctic MX4

OS X: ~30-40C
Windows: ~40-50C

@Pacoheadly just buy a gaming notebook if you want to actually play Dolphin well on it.

(10-24-2012, 10:47 AM)admin89 Wrote: [ -> ]@Axxer
So what's your laptop idle temp ?

Quote:Is there anything I could do about that that wouldn't involve actually modifying the laptop?

The OEM /stock thermal compound are usually bad
Buy aftermarket thermal compound and reapply it
I suggest IC Diamond 7 . It's expensive but it's better than Arctic MX4

Never taken apart a laptop before, only desktops and a PS3, I'll have to consider it. Would changing the thermal compound make that much of a difference?

(10-24-2012, 10:49 AM)Axxer Wrote: [ -> ]OS X: ~30-40C
Windows: ~40-50C

@Pacoheadly just buy a gaming notebook if you want to actually play Dolphin well on it.

The problem with that is that I want to be able to play modern PC games as well, and I don't know where else I will be able to find a deal like this, my budget probably can't go higher than $1000.

...a gaming notebook would only be better for PC games.

Look at Sager. They seem to have cheap enough gaming notebooks/laptops.

(10-24-2012, 11:15 AM)Axxer Wrote: [ -> ]...a gaming notebook would only be better for PC games.

Look at Sager. They seem to have cheap enough gaming notebooks/laptops.

I know, the price is the issue. Also, isn't the GPU not as important as the CPU for Dolphin? That is kind of why I mentioned that. I'll look them up.

http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_customed&model_name=NP6165

Upgrade the CPU a Rick and you should have an excellent gaming laptop for $1000

(10-24-2012, 11:23 AM)Axxer Wrote: [ -> ]http://www.sagernotebook.com/index.php?page=product_customed&model_name=NP6165

Upgrade the CPU a Rick and you should have an excellent gaming laptop for $1000

I'll have to consider it then. So this would make sure there was no overheating problem, I would be good to go with Dolphin?

Yeah , that Sager gaming laptop is good , Nvidia GT 650M GDDR5 performance is very close to GTX 660M
Select IC Diamond Thermal Compound option and you're good to go