What would be a good laptop that can run dolphin well? I have looked at some but I don't know if they are anywhere near powerful enough or if I'm spending too much for stuff I don't need. It need to be less than $810.
Could this run it?
http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15r-55...n-15r-5537
I don't know but I need some suggestions.
That CPU is a low-power model (note the U at the end). What you want is either an i5-4200M or a i7-4700MQ
Intel Haswell CPUs are the best, and the HD 4600 is ok for around 2x or 2.5x IR upscaling
HP generally makes cheap, mostly good laptops. Like this one:
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-of...NERGY-STAR-
You might want to look into raising your budget a bit, though. A dedicated GPU plus a 4th gen Intel CPU will go about $1000
(02-06-2014, 12:00 PM)KHg8m3r Wrote: [ -> ]That CPU is a low-power model (note the U at the end). What you want is either an i5-4200M or a i7-4700MQ
Intel Haswell CPUs are the best, and the HD 4600 is ok for around 2x or 2.5x IR upscaling
HP generally makes cheap, mostly good laptops. Like this one: http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-of...NERGY-STAR-
You might want to look into raising your budget a bit, though. A dedicated GPU plus a 4th gen Intel CPU will go about $1000
What resolution will the laptop you linked be able to do?
1366x768
Bump it up to 1080p for $50 more
btw , the ultra low voltage line is too weak no matter what resolution you choose
Dolphin mostly requires raw CPU performance (Single threaded performance)
(02-06-2014, 06:04 PM)admin89 Wrote: [ -> ]btw , the ultra low voltage line is too weak no matter what resolution you choose
Dolphin mostly requires raw CPU performance (Single threaded performance)
Oh, I know. I was just wondering about the graphics card in the one he linked me.
(02-06-2014, 04:28 PM)KHg8m3r Wrote: [ -> ]1366x768
Bump it up to 1080p for $50 more
I mean what internal resolution could the gpu handle? 2x? 3x?
Intel HD 4600 is integrated GPU which is built inside CPU chip , not a graphic card
It's a bit slower than Nvidia GT 540M and almost twice as fast as Intel HD 4000 which can handle 1->1.5xIR . Therefore , Intel HD 4600 can handle 2.5xIR in most games , maybe even 3xIR in some light-weight games
@Buddybenj: You should also tell us which games you've been planning to play
(02-06-2014, 11:50 PM)admin89 Wrote: [ -> ]Intel HD 4600 is integrated GPU which is built inside CPU chip , not a graphic card
It's a bit slower than Nvidia GT 540M and almost twice as fast as Intel HD 4000 which can handle 1->1.5xIR . Therefore , Intel HD 4600 can handle 2.5xIR in most games , maybe even 3xIR in some light-weight games
I second this. Depending on the game, I can get between 2.5x-3x with varying AA and AF on my 4600 HD, so you should be able to get higher
My HD 4000 could not even handle 1x IR in SMG2 without a bottleneck. And an hd 4600 isn't much faster than that.