Hi.
I'm new to this whole PC gaming stuff, so yeah
I made an account here so that I could ask you guys if this PC runs Dolphin well.
I want to be sure before I go and blow a whole load of money
Quote:Corsair TX 650W PSU
Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz Ivy Bridge Processor
ASUS P8Z77-V LX Motherboard
8GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600MHz RAM
Nvidia GTX 670 2GB Graphics Card
Seagate Barracuda 1TB SATAIII 7200rpm Hard Drive
That's the specs from the website. If you want any more info then just ask.
I would like to run games like SMG1 + 2, Zelda WW, TP, that kind of stuff.
This website that I'm using has customisable specs so if you want to give me recommendations then that'll be appreciated.
Yeah, that setup looks good though you don't really need an i7 or a GTX670. If you also play PC games, then get the GTX670.
An i5 3570K would be the better choice since you can purchase a pretty good third-party CPU cooler with the money you save so you can overclock it.
You should be able to run those games fine and at fullspeed with either CPU's, though you might have to overclock to keep it that way.
Anyway, where are you getting it from and at what price?
How much does it cost ? Well , i ask for fun . It's 100̀% overpriced since you buy a gaming PC from OEM manufacturer
For the same amount of money or even less , you could get a much better PC for Dolphin if you built your own PC : (Search these parts on
newegg.com)
Code:
_Seasonic S12II 620W Japanese Capacitors 80 Plus Bronze
_Core i5 3570k @ 4.2GHz or higher (overclocked)
_Asrock Z77 Extreme 4
_2x4GB Gskill Ripjaws X 1600MHz (Dual Channel)
_Nvidia (EVGA , Gigabyte...) GTX 780 (leave both GTX 680 and AMD 7970 in the dust) . Use this GPU to max out 4xIR + 9xSSAA in Dolphin . If GTX 780 is too expensive for you , just get AMD 7970
_WD Green 1.5TB 7200rpm
_Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
_Arctic MX-4
_Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid Tower
_Intel SSD 335 80GB
Note that
Dolphin is a dual core application , i7 is pretty much useless for Dolphin . And you will have to
overclock both i5 and i7 for demanding games anyway . So i5 is best CPU for Dolphin atm
(05-25-2013, 01:45 AM)admin89 Wrote: [ -> ]How much does it cost ? Well , i ask for fun . It's 100̀% overpriced since you buy a gaming PC from OEM manufacturer
For the same amount of money or even less , you could get a much better PC for Dolphin if you built your own PC : (Search these parts on newegg.com)
Code:
_Seasonic S12II 620W Japanese Capacitors 80 Plus Bronze
_Core i5 3570k @ 4.2GHz or higher (overclocked)
_Asrock Z77 Extreme 4
_2x4GB Gskill Ripjaws X 1600MHz (Dual Channel)
_Nvidia (EVGA , Gigabyte...) GTX 780 (leave both GTX 680 and AMD 7970 in the dust) . Use this GPU to max out 4xIR + 9xSSAA in Dolphin . If GTX 780 is too expensive for you , just get AMD 7970
_WD Green 1.5TB 7200rpm
_Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo
_Arctic MX-4
_Rosewill BLACKHAWK Gaming ATX Mid Tower
_Intel SSD 335 80GB
Note that Dolphin is a dual core application , i7 is pretty much useless for Dolphin . And you will have to overclock both i5 and i7 for demanding games anyway . So i5 is best CPU for Dolphin atm
My 780's be here next week.
Hopefully it will be smoother, since right now with LLE I have to turn off AA and only 3xIR.
Why ?
2x GTX 680 in SLI ~ GTX 690 > GTX Titan > GTX 780
You only gain performance in application that use single GPU such as Dolphin
(05-26-2013, 05:02 PM)admin89 Wrote: [ -> ]Why ?
2x GTX 680 in SLI ~ GTX 690 > GTX Titan > GTX 780
You only gain performance in application that use single GPU such as Dolphin
Right, but I do play some other games occasionally
(05-27-2013, 05:35 AM)Lebada3 Wrote: [ -> ] (05-26-2013, 05:02 PM)admin89 Wrote: [ -> ]Why ?
2x GTX 680 in SLI ~ GTX 690 > GTX Titan > GTX 780
You only gain performance in application that use single GPU such as Dolphin
Right, but I do play some other games occasionally
hopefully those games make use of SLI profiles.
lol wut, 2x GTX 680 > GTX 690 (yes, even in dolphin :p)
Quote:yes, even in dolphin
Proof ? Dolphin don't give a damn about dual GPU , SLI , Crossfire
Quote:2x GTX 680 > GTX 690
Benchmark
Neck to neck
(05-27-2013, 11:00 AM)admin89 Wrote: [ -> ]Quote:yes, even in dolphin
Proof ? Dolphin don't give a damn about dual GPU , SLI , Crossfire
Exactly, 1 GTX 680 is faster than "1" GTX 690
In theory the GTX 690 is less that twice as fast:
http://www.hwcompare.com/12659/geforce-gtx-680-vs-geforce-gtx-690/
And since dolphin only uses "half"... :3
I suppose there is alway the problem of micro studer that the GTX 690 won't have... (doesn't effect dolphin?)
Edit: 4,444th post :3, that's four 4's :O