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RE: Is my pc ready for dolphin? - admin89 - 12-14-2013

Since next gen (5th gen ) Broadwell is coming soon ( Q1 2014) , you should wait for it
You already have an i3 Ivy Bridge CPU , there is no point in getting another Ivy Bridge CPU . If you desperately need a better CPU atm , just get i5 3470 (locked version)

RE: Is my pc ready for dolphin? - NaturalViolence - 12-14-2013

Last I heard broadwell was delayed to Q4 2014. Then again Intel keeps changing their minds every month.

RE: Is my pc ready for dolphin? - f1recrotch996 - 12-15-2013

(12-14-2013, 02:51 PM)admin89 Wrote: Since next gen (5th gen ) Broadwell is coming soon ( Q1 2014) , you should wait for it
You already have an i3 Ivy Bridge CPU , there is no point in getting another Ivy Bridge CPU . If you desperately need a better CPU atm , just get i5 3470 (locked version)

thanks for the advice. I had no idea the next gen was already coming soon xP I've been looking into the new radeon r9's. Is dolphin gonna be able to take advantage of Mantle? i would assume that not having to use a conventional back end could increase Emulation speed

RE: Is my pc ready for dolphin? - Anti-Ultimate - 12-15-2013

(12-15-2013, 03:17 AM)f1recrotch996 Wrote:
(12-14-2013, 02:51 PM)admin89 Wrote: Since next gen (5th gen ) Broadwell is coming soon ( Q1 2014) , you should wait for it
You already have an i3 Ivy Bridge CPU , there is no point in getting another Ivy Bridge CPU . If you desperately need a better CPU atm , just get i5 3470 (locked version)

thanks for the advice. I had no idea the next gen was already coming soon xP I've been looking into the new radeon r9's. Is dolphin gonna be able to take advantage of Mantle? i would assume that not having to use a conventional back end could increase Emulation speed
They don't know until more documentation about the API has been released.

RE: Is my pc ready for dolphin? - pauldacheez - 12-15-2013

Someone mentioned Mantle on the IRC earlier, too:
<pauldachz> IIRC, neobrain later said that he's probably not gonna bother supporting Mantle, so don't bother getting your hopes up about that.
<neobrain> mantle is useless
<pauldachz> ^

RE: Is my pc ready for dolphin? - f1recrotch996 - 12-15-2013

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mantle is useless
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Don't know until they try :3 I'm just saying(and I have a very basic understanding of the way this works)</pauldachz></pauldachz>

RE: Is my pc ready for dolphin? - admin89 - 12-15-2013

FYI , neobrain is one of main developer . He know what he's talking about

RE: Is my pc ready for dolphin? - f1recrotch996 - 12-16-2013

(12-15-2013, 02:40 PM)admin89 Wrote: FYI , neobrain is one of main developer . He know what he's talking about
I know he is and that he does, wasn't trying to belittle him or something ;p Any who... So how much of a performance boost could I expect with my i3 if I turned hyperthreading off? Anything? I'm only able to find a little bit about it and the newest I found was from 2010. Thoughts?

RE: Is my pc ready for dolphin? - NaturalViolence - 12-16-2013

None. It doesn't benefit dolphin but it doesn't reduce performance either.