It's probably the stupidest option available, though, as it's never going to be as fast as a built-in chip, and if the OP doesn't need the laptop to be moveable, then a desktop would be a bettre choice because of the price difference.
You're very likely to at least cause the laptop to overheat.
Is it absolutely necessary for you to get a laptop? You can build a very good desktop for running Dolphin for $500 to $600
(07-22-2013, 09:01 AM)linker357 Wrote: [ -> ]You can build a very good desktop for running Dolphin for $500 to $600
Running at full speed ? In which resolution ?
Can you give an example ? I need more a laptop but I want to see.
There are 2 options for 500-600 budget
_i5 4670k build with Intel HD 4600 (buy graphic card later )
_AMD FX 6300 / FX 6350 or A10 6800k build with graphic card like AMD 7750
Of course , monitor , keyboard , mouse are not included
The 1st build -CPU is much faster than i7 4700MQ , i5 4670k is a quad core CPU unlike those i5 mobile CPUs . i5 4670k can overclock to 4.6GHz which is fast enough for most demanding games
The 2nd build - CPU is much slower than i7 4700MQ , GPU can handle 3xIR (1920x1584) or even up to 4xIR (2560x2112) . However , you must have 1080p monitor to use these resolution .
My build is an i5 3570k at 3.4GHZ, 8GB DDR3 RAM at 1600MHz, Nvidia GTx 550 Ti, ASUS p8z77-v pro motherboard, thermaltake evo blue 2.0 850w and I have been able to run every game fullspeed like monster hunter tri, zelda twilight princess, resident evil zero, tales of symphonia dawn of the new world, kirby's return to dreamland. But I think that goes a bit over the 500-600 budget
In which resolution did you run these games ?
The internal res is at 1x native but that's only because I have never bothered to fiddle around with the graphics.. I just open Dolphin and play. I also play it at 16x anitrosopic filtering and 4x anti aliasing. But to answer your question I opened up monster hunter tri which I believe is the most demanding game I have and the highest internal resolution I can play it at with playable framerate (27-30 fps) is at 2.5x native (1600x1320) Keep in mind that the highest fps you can get in that game is 30 fps. Also I didn't see any difference changing the internal resolution. As for screen resolution, it's set at 1440x900 (The highest resolution my screen supports). Nevertheless, even at 1x native the games look absolutely perfect as if you were playing them on the actual console. I'm also able to raise the anti aliasing up to 9x and still get max full speed
Quote:3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7/i5 Processor
We need to know exactly what CPU is in there, the GPU is okay.