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im thinking about purchasing one of these two computer can anyone tell me which one is better for dolphin and if they are able to emulate super mario galaxy. Also would it be possible to remove any parts and upgrade them, like that of the graphics card, specs are down below, Thank You!

Computer 1

• Includes Pavilion 17-e011nr notebook, six-cell lithium-ion battery, power adapter, Software Fundamentals 2013 Home Edition, Jivo Jellies earbuds, and user's guide
• 2.9GHz AMD Elite A6-5350M accelerated processor, up to 3.5GHz
• 17.3" diagonal HD+ BrightView LED-backlit display with 1600x900 resolution
• 4GB DDR3 SDRAM
• 640GB 5400 RPM hard drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• SuperMulti DVD burner
• 1x1 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
• AMD Radeon HD 8450G graphics with up to 2158MB total graphics memory
• dts Sound+
• HP TrueVision HD webcam with digital mic
• HP CoolSense
• Full-sized keyboard
• Touchpad with multi-touch gesture support
• 10/100 Base-T ethernet
• SD memory card reader
• Two USB 3.0 ports
• USB 2.0, HDMI, VGA, RJ-45 ports
• Headphone/microphone combo jack
• Kensington MicroSaver lock slot
• Windows 8
• 60 days of Norton Internet Security
• HP MyRoom
• Box lifetime 25GB cloud storage
• Measures approximately 16-1/2"W x 10-1/2"D x 1-1/4"H; weighs 5.99 lbs
• UL listed adapter; 1-year Limited Manufacturer's Warranty
• Computer 2
  

• Includes Pavilion 15-e011nr notebook, six-cell lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, Software Fundamentals 2013 Home edition, and user's guide
• 2.9GHz AMD Elite A6-5350M accelerated processor with 1MB L2 cache, up to 3.5GHz
• 15.6" diagonal HD BrightView LED-backlit display with 1366x768 resolution
• 4GB DDR3 SDRAM
• 640GB 5400 RPM hard drive with HP ProtectSmart hard drive protection
• SuperMulti DVD burner
• 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi
• AMD Radeon HD 8450G graphics, up to 2158MB total graphics memory
• DTS+ sound
• Front-facing HP TrueVision HD webcam with digital microphone
• Touchpad with multi-gesture support
• 10/100 Base-T ethernet
• SD memory card reader
• Two USB 3.0 ports
• USB 2.0, HDMI, VGA, RJ-45 ports
• Headphone/microphone jacks
• Windows 8
• 60 days of Norton Internet Security
• HP software
• Measures approximately 15"W x 9-3/4"D x 1-1/4"H; weighs 5.14 lbs
• UL listed adapter; 1-year Limited Manufacturer's Warranty
• Made in China

"2.9GHz AMD Elite A6-5350M accelerated processor, up to 3.5GHz"

Hahaha, no. AMD processors suck eggs when it comes to Dolphin.

An A10 5xxx/6xxx @ 4.0GHz or higher then maybe you will have a chance to run non-demanding games
https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-th...-benchmark
i5 3210M @ 2.9GHz (Dual Core Mobile CPU) still manage to beat AMD A10 5800k @ 3.8GHz (Quad Core Desktop CPU) in Dolphin Benchmark
i5 3210M isn't a "good enough" CPU for Dolphin atm ...Those two laptops are using low-end CPUs (A10 has 2 modules , A6 has only 1 module) which is too weak for Dolphin
http://www.notebookcheck.net/AMD-A-Serie...642.0.html
You will get what you pay for . For Dolphin , you should choose either i7 4702MQ or i7 4700MQ

Don't listen to them. Buying a i7-4700mq and a good gpu will be in the thousand range. Just get that and upgrade it to a a10-5750m. Of course you won't be able to play full speed but it will be playable with turbo.

For Super Mario Galaxy a modern Intel CPU is MUST

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0OuHvTeCRc

Use Dolphin 3.0 and you'll be fine.

(10-21-2013, 06:51 AM)DatKid20 Wrote: [ -> ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0OuHvTeCRc

Use Dolphin 3.0 and you'll be fine.

Ehm, 30 to 40 fps when playing a level for a 60fps game is far from fine. You need double that. Never mind when you need to enable lle audio to pass points in Mario Galaxy and Galaxy 2 that the game crashes with hle, it will become a slideshow.

Quote:Use Dolphin 3.0 and you'll be fine

Such old Dolphin version . You're funny , man

noteboookcheck Wrote:First PCMark 7 benchmarks show a performance increase of around 10 percent on the A10-4600M (5750M: 2175 points, 4600M: 1965 points). Thus, the A10-5750M would place roughly at the level of a Core i3-2330M (Sandy Bridge).

Btw , i3 2330M is a low-end dual core CPU with 2.2GHz clock speed . It's far too weak compared to FX 8120
Since A10 has 2 modules (4 cores 4 threads) . Only half of those cores/threads are used by Dolphin -> less efficient than i3 2330M
Perhaps , you should look at some other benchmarks
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Proc...436.0.html
Even a weak CPU like Intel 1st gen Core i3 390M @ 2.67GHz could beat it

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-AMD-Quad-Cor...4176fa203e

EDIT:Replace thermal paste with higher quality thermal paste.

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(10-21-2013, 08:02 AM)Link_to_the_past Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-21-2013, 06:51 AM)DatKid20 Wrote: [ -> ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0OuHvTeCRc

Use Dolphin 3.0 and you'll be fine.

Ehm, 30 to 40 fps when playing a level for a 60fps game is far from fine. You need double that. Never mind when you need to enable lle audio to pass points in Mario Galaxy and Galaxy 2 that the game crashes with hle, it will become a slideshow.

Dude what are you talking about? That's when recording. I don't know if you know this but recording takes away from your framerate. Just in case you didn't know. Also it's Bulldozer not Piledriver. None of you even really looked at anything did you?

(10-21-2013, 08:32 AM)DatKid20 Wrote: [ -> ]http://www.ebay.com/itm/AMD-Richland-A10...233235572?

Put it at 3.3ghz when playing dolphin and underclock it when not playing dolphin and you'll be fine.

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(10-21-2013, 08:02 AM)Link_to_the_past Wrote: [ -> ]

(10-21-2013, 06:51 AM)DatKid20 Wrote: [ -> ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0OuHvTeCRc

Use Dolphin 3.0 and you'll be fine.

Ehm, 30 to 40 fps when playing a level for a 60fps game is far from fine. You need double that. Never mind when you need to enable lle audio to pass points in Mario Galaxy and Galaxy 2 that the game crashes with hle, it will become a slideshow.

Dude what are you talking about? That's when recording. I don't know if you know this but recording takes away from your framerate. Just in case you didn't know. Also it's Bulldozer not Piledriver. None of you even really looked at anything did you?

FPS:
Recording 25-60FPS
Without bandicam 35-60FPS

And like i said at certain points he will need to use lle audio. Do you want to make me post of a video running that part of the game with my sandybridge with hle audio (not ivy bridge or haswell that is about 25% faster clock for clock) for comparison? Without recording i am getting 80 to 120 fps using the latest dolphin version and not an old one. Could you explain then how his experience will be better with an amd cpu that you are suggesting?