The emulator is cpu insensitive, anyone will tell you the same thing.
Also, what does this have to do with building a computer?
You guys can share testimonies all you want, but at the end of the day the emulator is cpu dependent. Flat.
Of course, if you have a shitty GPU it may limit your speed depending on your graphics settings. But a strong card, like mine, doesn't make a difference in speed whether I use the highest or lowest graphics settings (Except AA in OGL, something's wrong there). That's because a lot of the graphics are calculated by the CPU anyway, so the graphic card can mostly slack off.
(09-30-2009, 12:05 AM)Diddy Kong Wrote: [ -> ]The emulator is cpu insensitive, anyone will tell you the same thing.
Also, what does this have to do with building a computer?
You guys can share testimonies all you want, but at the end of the day the emulator is cpu dependent. Flat.
True the CPU does play a huge role but telling this person to upgrade their CPU when it's just fine and can handle it is not the answer. I never said anything about building a computer, what i did say was "How to computer". In the sense that if you don't know what you're talking about, don't say anything. If the CPU has any graphic rendering capabilities i don't think it has the power of a unit made to handle the graphics.
I think the video card DOES matter, because it extremely sweet to play games at high resolutions, i would say AVOID LE and GS cards, go for anything above 9500GT or anything above x500 they are not that expensive, and you would have a really good card.
4650 is better than 9500 series.
nvdia is the way to go! may i suggest a GTX295?
(09-29-2009, 08:12 AM)bleron Wrote: [ -> ]Wanted to update my graphics card from my 7350 LE to Nvidia Gefore 9400.
Anyone know how much or how many times faster will games run ?
I'm cheap that I'm not willing to spend more than 80 $ on a graphics card.
But anyway, I'm actually more limited because my PC doesnt have a great power supply.
As of Cpu, I suggest anything dual core and 3Ghz or higher if you are strictly focused on dolphin. Otherwise quad core is the way to go if you want some variety.
A nice alternative would be to overclock your Cpu to roughly arround 3.0Ghz, just make sure you have proper cooling
Gpu: Anything 8 or 9 series nvidia will perform nicely for dolphin, seeing as how you are on budget.
Also refer back to what Rpg lord suggested, those cards are decent indeed.
Now would be a good time to specify your power supply so we can be of further assistance.
A Q6600 should be plenty for dolphin. As was suggested already, overclock the CPU a bit.
I would suggest you unlimit yourself from spending just $80 on a video card. The $150 range cards are more than twice the value, and less than twice the price. Much more bang for the buck, and much more longevity out of it in terms of upgrading in the future. You can get a GTS 250 for under $130. and that would be more than twice the power of a 9400, think about other games you play as well.
And if your power supply is that much lacking, then I would suggest you get a new one of those as well, It could be bottle necking your CPU. You can get a decent one for under $60. The thing about power supplies is that you want to pay for the brand name and for a single GPU with a decent CPU, you don't need anything more than 450W. Don't look at Wattage, my Core i7 with a GTX260 doesn't go above 300W under full load. Unless you're planning on going SLI or multi-CPU. Then anything over 450 is a waste.
(09-29-2009, 11:48 PM)Waffles Wrote: [ -> ]Stop feeding this guy false information Diddy Kong, if you don't know how to computer you shouldn't give advice. I have the same CPU as him/her and i got way above 30 frames before i overclocked it to 3.0Ghz, my video card is a 8800gt which can handle pretty much every game imaginable on my 24" monitor (Except for the few games like crysis at 1920x1200 on ultra settings). Get yourself a x800 GT (Example 7800,8800,9800 GT), those are mid-range cards not for enthusiasts but can handle themselves extremely well. You could also go for the video card(s) that rpglord suggested.
hmmm thanks guys, ill tryy to overclock my quad for now at leastt when i have time, but ill have to upgrade my power supply (350 watt) to a higher one to get one of those graphic cards. but thanks for the infoo
(09-30-2009, 02:54 PM)Unknownforce Wrote: [ -> ]A Q6600 should be plenty for dolphin. As was suggested already, overclock the CPU a bit.
I would suggest you unlimit yourself from spending just $80 on a video card. The $150 range cards are more than twice the value, and less than twice the price. Much more bang for the buck, and much more longevity out of it in terms of upgrading in the future. You can get a GTS 250 for under $130. and that would be more than twice the power of a 9400, think about other games you play as well.
And if your power supply is that much lacking, then I would suggest you get a new one of those as well, It could be bottle necking your CPU. You can get a decent one for under $60. The thing about power supplies is that you want to pay for the brand name and for a single GPU with a decent CPU, you don't need anything more than 450W. Don't look at Wattage, my Core i7 with a GTX260 doesn't go above 300W under full load. Unless you're planning on going SLI or multi-CPU. Then anything over 450 is a waste.
well apparently nvidia specifications for the 250 is 450 watt and the 260 watt is 500 minimum. Besides will anyone think DirectX 11 Graphic Cards will require more watts, or more moneyy?
but never mind in a while ill try first to overclock the quad a little to see if anythings good
(09-30-2009, 03:35 PM)bleron Wrote: [ -> ]well apparently nvidia specifications for the 250 is 450 watt and the 260 watt is 500 minimum. Besides will anyone think DirectX 11 Graphic Cards will require more watts, or more moneyy?
but never mind in a while ill try first to overclock the quad a little to see if anythings good
Don't read into power specifications. They are BS. As I said, my setup is one of the more powerful setups and it doesn't get above 300W under FULL load. (Stress testing)
The reason they rate them that high is because they are rating for mid-low grade power supplies, because the average person doesn't know any better... People look at numbers instead of quality/details, people automatically think that a 750W power supply is better than a 450W power supply just because of those numbers. Quality brand name power supplies won't have a problem at lesser than "specification" wattage because they can actually handle the constant load of 300-400W, whereas a generic powersupply at 700+Watts will fail under that constant load because they are only designed for "Peak" power at that much wattage, they can't take the constant strain like that because they use generic parts, and not as many power rails to help distribute the power more evenly and consistently instead of having fluctuation in the power distribution level.
Also, DirectX 11 is just a feature of a video card, and isn't even being developed for on a regular basis yet. Hell DirectX 10 is just now taking a more prominent role in the grand development scene. They still have to make games backwards compatible for DX9 because of Windows XP. So instead of wasting time on developing for strictly DX10(or 11) and then having to backport, they develop in the DX9 that they already know and they port it over to DX10 and throw in a few of the extra features that DX10 has to offer. DX11 has a long time to be actually developed for. I suspect that I will end up upgrading before DX11 actually gets into full throttle. I would most definitely not buy a card specifically for DX11.