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Smiggy

08-20-2013, 08:34 AM
Display Vortex Series: 17.3" 120Hz 3D Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Extreme i7-4930MX (3.00GHz) 8MBCache - 3.9Ghz Turbo Charge
Memory (RAM) 32GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS 1600MHz SODIMM DDR3 (4 x 8GB)
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oliverfrancisco

08-20-2013, 08:41 AM
It is enough to play games at acceptable speeds, but even with that budget you will suffer some drops with those called "demanding games".

NaturalViolence

08-20-2013, 08:59 AM
The vast majority of games should run at fullspeed. Not just acceptable speeds. But like he said some demanding games won't.

Smiggy

08-20-2013, 09:31 AM
(08-20-2013, 08:41 AM)oliverfrancisco Wrote: [ -> ]It is enough to play games at acceptable speeds, but even with that budget you will suffer some drops with those called "demanding games".
Hi,

Thanks for the response.

Which, demanding games? Is it because of the CPU?

oliverfrancisco

08-20-2013, 09:34 AM
(08-20-2013, 09:31 AM)Smiggy Wrote: [ -> ]
(08-20-2013, 08:41 AM)oliverfrancisco Wrote: [ -> ]It is enough to play games at acceptable speeds, but even with that budget you will suffer some drops with those called "demanding games".
Hi,

Thanks for the response.

Which, demanding games? Is it because of the CPU?
Games like the Metroid Prime series are demanding. When Dolphin users say that any game is demanding, it means that is CPU/GPU intensive game.

Also, some games will need LLE audio to work correctly. And that function requires very, VERY powerful and high-clocked CPUs so it can be handled with no problem.

NaturalViolence

08-20-2013, 09:39 AM
His cpu should be as fast as a 4.5GHz ivy bridge. Metroid Prime should run either at fullspeed or near fullspeed. He might also experience minor slowdowns on SMG, SMG2, MP2, MP3, okami, etc. The last of us will still run poorly though.

Smiggy

08-20-2013, 10:14 AM
(08-20-2013, 09:34 AM)oliverfrancisco Wrote: [ -> ]
(08-20-2013, 09:31 AM)Smiggy Wrote: [ -> ]
(08-20-2013, 08:41 AM)oliverfrancisco Wrote: [ -> ]It is enough to play games at acceptable speeds, but even with that budget you will suffer some drops with those called "demanding games".
Hi,

Thanks for the response.

Which, demanding games? Is it because of the CPU?
Games like the Metroid Prime series are demanding. When Dolphin users say that any game is demanding, it means that is CPU/GPU intensive game.

Also, some games will need LLE audio to work correctly. And that function requires very, VERY powerful and high-clocked CPUs so it can be handled with no problem.
Hopefully with my system specifications the games will still be very much playable.

oliverfrancisco

08-20-2013, 10:15 AM
Of course they will.

Smiggy

08-20-2013, 10:15 AM
(08-20-2013, 09:39 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]His cpu should be as fast as a 4.5GHz ivy bridge. Metroid Prime should run either at fullspeed or near fullspeed. He might also experience minor slowdowns on SMG, SMG2, MP2, MP3, okami, etc. The last of us will still run poorly though.

I mis-understood the part in bold.

So, Gamecube games should be flawlessly. It's just the demanding Wii games where minor slowdowns may occur, but still very much playable?

pauldacheez

08-20-2013, 12:22 PM
Common misconception there – some GameCube games are actually more demanding than Wii games. The fact that the Wii's slightly more powerful doesn't increase its games' requirements, but the amount of things that make Dolphin have to do things that take a while (e.g... CPU/GPU pipeline flushes?) will, and GameCube games actually tend to be even worse in that regard due to them having to do more tricks like that to get the game to run well on real hardware.

But, rest assured, once there's a cycle-accurate GameCube/Wii emulator, you can be certain that Wii games will generally run slower than GameCube games. :P
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