Well it's 3:53AM here, so I'm going to go to bed now but I'll check back here in the morning or afternoon.
Thanks for the help guys/gals.
You're going to get a lot more performance out of Dolphin by saving a bit on the GPU and upgrading the CPU to an i5 or an i7.
(12-30-2014, 07:44 PM)admin89 Wrote: [ -> ]OEM PC like HP will have 70% effiency PSU at least
70% of 300W is 210W , that should be ok for new r7 260
If we assume that PSU has enough amps on the rails then yes, it'll run, but the question is when it'll fail and what the consequences will be. Better to avoid it than to take the risk.
(12-30-2014, 07:44 PM)GoldenSun3DS Wrote: [ -> ]How is this PSU?
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cs450m
That one is good.
(12-30-2014, 07:49 PM)GoldenSun3DS Wrote: [ -> ]Also, here is the specs on my prebuilt:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c04119419&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en#N505
The part on the PSU:
Quote:Power Supply
Internal 300W (100V-240V)
Form factor: Internal ATX
Total wattage: 300W
Nominal input voltage range: 200-240V/3A (50-60Hz)
Dimensions: 150mm x 140mm x 86mm (5.9 x 5.5 x 3.4 inches)
Saw that, but it doesn't provide enough info for us to work with. If you can, you should open up the PC and take a picture of the label on the side.
It looks something like
this.
(12-30-2014, 06:22 PM)GoldenSun3DS Wrote: [ -> ]I can already run Sonic at max settings with no slowdowns on the HD4400 IGP.
That's because it's lightweight (read: optimized). So lightweight that a crappy 4-ROP GPU with slow 128-bit DDR3 can max it out.
(12-30-2014, 06:22 PM)GoldenSun3DS Wrote: [ -> ]I'm now thinking of buying the R7 240.
The R7 240 with dog-slow DDR3 RAM and a horrible fill rate of only 5.8 Gpixels/s is pure garbage. Avoid it like the plague.
If you're looking for a (great value) low-budget GPU that's a decent upgrade from your integrated GPU, get the
R7 250X or
R7 260.
Anything lower than that is just a waste of money IMO.
These cards have more than enough power to run everything at 4xIR.
(12-30-2014, 06:22 PM)GoldenSun3DS Wrote: [ -> ]...because of that sound glitch that forces me to use the slow LLE plugin.
Get the latest Z-HLE build of Dolphin from here:
Latest Z-HLE Build
and switch to the superior DSP HLE (perfect sound, no glitches, a whole lot faster).
I would recommend the GTX 750 honestly. It sips power and can be found around ~$100. It fits your usage case just fine.
(12-31-2014, 08:42 AM)DatKid20 Wrote: [ -> ]I would recommend the GTX 750 honestly. It sips power and can be found around ~$100. It fits your usage case just fine.
But would it be superior to the R7 260 for Dolphin emulation considering AMD cards are better with Integer math? Just how much is this boost that AMD cards get anyways?
Also, here's the pic of the sticker on my power supply:
http://imgur.com/a/UAPFi
New PSU and that MSI R7 260X GDDR5 then
I'm afraid your current PSU can't handle any new GPU at all