Dolphin, the GameCube and Wii emulator - Forums

I'd need to use the PC downstairs as well for business as well - I think I could make it quite simple, maybe with a wireless keyboard/touchpad combo for upstairs for easy use on lap etc. Then I'd have a fully  dual use office and gaming room dolphin PC.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9o0w9krhzrohwm1/microsoft-wireless-keyboard%20%28Small%29.jpg?dl=0

(08-16-2017, 03:51 AM)JonnyH Wrote: [ -> ]Does it last? I played with a laptop with a 1060, and 100% load on the gpu started dropping clocks after ~5 mins or so due to heat soak.

But then the cooling is related to laptop model, which is harder to compare than the part name - e.g. a 1080 in a laptop with good cooling (likely larger) would end up being less throttled, and thus faster than the "same"  1080 chip in a laptop model with worse cooling.

The only way of figuring this out is to hope there's a review somewhere that actually tests sustained performance.

I mean the laptop ships with a power mode that locks to max clock, and can hold that for hours on end without any temp instability, which is how I play games (and dolphin). I'm using a fairly chunky ASUS ROG laptop though, none of that weak sauce thin BS. Nobody besides Razor is stupid enough to ship the 1070 and 1080 laptop parts without stable cooling.

That's the other thing - I'd love a PC that's virtually silent yet never struggles with temperatures even under full load for hours. Another reason to go for a desktop!

This is what I use connedted to my emulation PC since a full sized keyboard seemed to be overkill to launch my various emulators and do my multi media related tasks

https://www.amazon.com/Rii-Wireless-Keyboard-Touchpad-Control/dp/B00I5SW8MC/ref=pd_lpo_vtph_147_lp_t_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=85W87EGCTEM0PNWSWP14

As far as temps underload and quietness then you will probably want to grap a PSU that is over rated for your system but has a silent mode for low draw usage (though this will cost more and waste some electricity.... that is the cost of silence) and/or get a case with good sound proofing and good fans (noctua was my recomendation and still can be if you don't get the Chineese made ones and get the Taiwan ones)

Nice one, appreciate the info - I like the small factor keyboard/touchpad. Good to know re. over rated PSU & silent fans - I'll look into it further.