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Can i play well in this laptop? - kilopvs - 05-18-2013

Hi all,

I'm a noob about pc specs, so I come here to ask about my laptop. Here is my laptop spec (lenovo Ideapad model z560)

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At first, I used windows 8 x64 and i tried everything i can (dxdirect and visual C++ 64bit and all things I ever searched), but unfortunately, It didnt work (error 00000bx or something like others said). So I installed windows 7 x64 + dxdirect, C++ 64bit and it worked now. However, the speed was very slow 100% and drop to like about 45%. I tried to configure like others told, but nothing gets better, so i need your recommend. Why is this laptop running dolphin slow. How do i upgrade this laptop to play well. How to configure correctly with this laptop. Or anything you suggest, I respect that.

Thank you!

RE: Can i play well in this laptop? - LordVador - 05-18-2013

Which game(s) are you trying to play?

Sudden speed drops may happen if your laptop is overheating. You should check your temperature

RE: Can i play well in this laptop? - admin89 - 05-18-2013

List the gane you want to play !
Some games don't require a powerful PC to run
Some games require i5 3570k @ 4.5GHz + dedicated GPU
Quote:How do i upgrade this laptop
Technically you can upgrade your laptop CPU but i doubt a noob like you can do that (Do you ever take apart your laptop ?) and it will not help much since your laptop is old , you can't upgrade to latest gen Core i5/i7 CPU but have to stick with older gen i5/i7 (You must have knowledge about mobo and CPU model )


No store sell mobile CPU except ebay . You have to buy it on ebay a do by yourself

RE: Can i play well in this laptop? - kilopvs - 05-18-2013

(05-18-2013, 11:41 PM)LordVador Wrote: Which game(s) are you trying to play?

Sudden speed drops may happen if your laptop is overheating. You should check your temperature
I play mario kart and super smash bros. I think it is not really the temperature problem, It just getting slower when in the race or battle even when I just turn on the laptop which is cool. i think something wrong in dolphin configuration or my hardware too weak to run the game.
(05-18-2013, 11:48 PM)admin89 Wrote: List the gane you want to play !
Some games don't require a powerful PC to run
Some games require i5 3570k @ 4.5GHz + dedicated GPU
Quote:How do i upgrade this laptop
Technically you can upgrade your laptop CPU but i doubt a noob like you can do that (Do you ever take apart your laptop ?) and it will not help much since your laptop is old , you can't upgrade to latest gen Core i5/i7 CPU but have to stick with older gen i5/i7 (You must have knowledge about mobo and CPU model )


No store sell mobile CPU except ebay . You have to buy it on ebay a do by yourself
(05-18-2013, 11:48 PM)admin89 Wrote: you mean i have to upgrade the processor, VGA or Ram?


RE: Can i play well in this laptop? - admin89 - 05-19-2013

Quote:my hardware too weak to run the game
Yes , i5 480M can't run those 2 games full speed with latest Dolphin

Quote:you mean i have to upgrade the processor, VGA or Ram?
Did i mention anything about GPU (VGA) and Ram (Memory) ? If you don't know what i was talking about , you can use Google Translate

RE: Can i play well in this laptop? - kilopvs - 05-19-2013

With this pc, it can play dragonball budokai tenkaichi 3 very good at 100% speed, but my laptop is not as good as, only 50% speed and still drop. Is it because my laptop is still weaker?
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RE: Can i play well in this laptop? - admin89 - 05-19-2013

i3 370M @ 2.4GHz + sh*tty Intel HD = dragonball budokai tenkaichi 3 full speed ? 100% he's lying !
Intel HD first gen will bottleneck that CPU no matter what settings he uses
He might use old Dolphin version . Some games run faster on old Dolphin version , some games run faster on latest version
Dragonball budokai tenkaichi 3 is a light-weight game which does not tax CPU like Mario Kart Wii
But even so , i don't think he can get 100% with that laptop

Btw , Dragonball budokai tenkaichi 3 run full speed at 1600x1320 ( 2.5xIR , no AA , 16xAF)
Use Realtemp to check your CPU clock speed while Dolphin is running !