(08-20-2014, 06:15 PM)Mickequipe Wrote: [ -> ]Do you reckon Nintendo will use Dolphin as a base for it's GameCube Virtual Console?
Nintendo doesn't need to use a emulator for the GameCube if they bring Virtual Console to the WiiU, they'd need to create something like a Virtual PC. (see Nintendon't, Devolution etc.)
Yeah, gamecube games should be able to run natively on WiiU the same way Wii games are ran. If they decide to bring a Gamecube VC to the WiiU I'm all for it, well as long as I can use the WiiU gamepad with it.
(08-20-2014, 07:41 PM)delroth Wrote: [ -> ]Dolphin's licensing is completely friendly to that. We'd be happy to have another open source Gamecube emulator reusing parts of our code.
Would definitely be fun to see their changes.
delroth Wrote:open source Gamecube emulator
I'm pretty sure the "open source" part would not be included if Nintendo made an emulator based on Dolphin.
You all have some strange ideas. Nintendo would definitely go with Gecko for their emulator. I mean obviously...
Anyone have any insight they can provide in regard to my cpu temps as mentioned in my prior posts?
xtreme2damax Wrote:I was wondering something I meant to ask in my last post but forgot to.. Are idle temps of 38C to 42C @ stock clock for an i7 950 normal? If I overclock to 3.8Ghz idle temps are between 43C up to 46C. Load temps seem fine as the temp only got up to the upper 50's and low to mid 60's Celsius while using Dolphin or playing a game.
Load temps are all you should care about. 38C sounds fairly reasonable to me depending on the quality of the cooler, ambient temps, airflow inside the chassis, and the cpu (bloomfield probably has a much higher idle TDP than what I'm used to).
xtreme2damax Wrote:Btw what are the signs of a defective or failing cpu?
Stuff crashing and corrupted data. Just run some stability tests.
Longer explanation: CPUs are really just glorified programmable calculators if you think about it. They follow a predictable series of logical steps to arrive at an output. When the CPU is failing those calculations that it's doing will start to occasionally produce incorrect results. Effectively it gets closer and closer to becoming a random number generator instead of a functioning calculator. The logic goes from structured and predictable to random. This leads to programs doing wacky things, crashing, and producing corrupt data/files. Often times the OS will become unstable and begin crashing as the OS itself is a series of programs (pray your kernel or file system don't get fucked up).
xtreme2damax Wrote:This Thermaltake Frio is supposedly made for overclocking
What does that mean exactly? Nearly all HSFs can be considered "made for overclocking". Overclocking isn't a binary option, it's a scale from less to more. Every coolers potential is somewhere on that line.
xtremedamax Wrote:but can't get temps under the 40's Celsius unless the room is really cold. With the Core2Duo the temps would drop right back down to what they were but with the i7 there is variations with the temps after running a game and takes slightly longer to cool down and isn't immediate like with the C2D. For example the idle temps on the C2D were consistent, core 1 was at 37 and core 2 was at 34 or vice/versa. After running a game the cpu would cool back down near instantaneously to the original idle temps but that doesn't seem to be the case with the i7.
You're missing some relevant details here. For starters what model C2D, what overclocking did you do with the two cpus, and were you using the same cooler with both?
Do keep in mind that bloomfield (your i7) has twice the TDP of most C2D models (130w of heat vs 65w).
xtreme2damax Wrote:I'm afraid to run Prime95 because almost immediately temps will jump to the 70's Celsius and keep rising to around 80C and fear I'd damage the cpu if I let it run longer.
Is this at stock?
Unrelated:
Is anyone here good with organic chemistry by any chance? There is something that has been bugging me lately.
(08-21-2014, 12:31 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]Load temps are all you should care about. 38C sounds fairly reasonable to me depending on the quality of the cooler, ambient temps, airflow inside the chassis, and the cpu (bloomfield probably has a much higher idle TDP than what I'm used to).
38C to 42C are my idle temps. Load temps are around 60C to the mid 60's Celsius which is why I'm not too concerned about load temps except when I try to run Prime95.
Quote:Stuff crashing and corrupted data. Just run some stability tests.
Longer explanation: CPUs are really just glorified programmable calculators if you think about it. They follow a predictable series of logical steps to arrive at an output. When the CPU is failing those calculations that it's doing will start to occasionally produce incorrect results. Effectively it gets closer and closer to becoming a random number generator instead of a functioning calculator. The logic goes from structured and predictable to random. This leads to programs doing wacky things, crashing, and producing corrupt data/files. Often times the OS will become unstable and begin crashing as the OS itself is a series of programs (pray your kernel or file system don't get fucked up).
Well nothing like that thankfully. Sometimes my os install got "corrupted" but that was likely because Hitachi Deskstar drives aren't exactly a good quality drive and I was advised to get different drives other than Hitachi Deskstar a while back. My os only became "corrupted" and blue screened on boot due to a motherboard change so not really corruption. In that case all I had to do is insert the disc that came with the board and install the drivers for that board. Other than that stability is fine just the psu kept causing the system to shut down.
Quote:What does that mean exactly? Nearly all HSFs can be considered "made for overclocking". Overclocking isn't a binary option, it's a scale from less to more. Every coolers potential is somewhere on that line.
I don't know exactly, it's how the hsf is marketed. I suppose their claim is it will keep the cpu cooler than several other traditional non-stock hsf's.
Quote:You're missing some relevant details here. For starters what model C2D, what overclocking did you do with the two cpus, and were you using the same cooler with both?
Do keep in mind that bloomfield (your i7) has twice the TDP of most C2D models (130w of heat vs 65w).
Core2Duo E7500 @ 2.94Ghz (OC'd to 3.66Ghz) and Core i7 950 @ 3.056Ghz. Used the same hsf for both cpu's, the fan control knobs broke off so the circuit is open and the fans running at 100% all the time and noisy as heck. Eventually once I have the spare cash I'm purchasing the Cooler Master V8 GTS as I need something that performs better. I had this hsf a while and the underside that makes contact with the cpu has a scratch so I don't think it's cooling as efficiently as it could.
Quote:Is this at stock?
Yes at stock running Prime95 temps get up to the mid 70C up to 80C. I didn't want to take the chance of damaging something due to high temps and can't sit there monitoring everything constantly to ensure temps don't rise too high.