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Is this laptop good enough or any more suggestion? - ishadows - 01-06-2014
Wanted to play : Xenoblade Chronicles only so far
Laptop specs :
MSI GE60 - 20C
4th Gen Intel Core i7-4700MQ Processor(2.4GHz Turbo Boost up to 3.4Ghz, 6MB cache)
Window 8
NVIDIA GeForce GT750M 2GB GDDR5
8GB DDR3 RAM / 750GB HDD(7200rpm)
(Just typing out what the catalog said o.o)
I havent buy this laptop yet , if you have any suggestion please let me know
Probably i'll only play Xenoblade Chronicles using dolphin emulator , planning getting a Wii U too but Xenoblade Chronicles is very pricy =3=..
Any graphically difference or gaming experience on playing Wii games between dolphin emulator and Wii U??
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Do not know if current Desktop able to runs Xenoblade too?
Desktop specs :
Intel Core I3-2125 CPU @ 3.30GHz (4CPUs), ~3.3GHz
4GB RAM
AMD Radeon HD 6570
Window 7
o.o
Thankyouuu anyway !
RE: Is this laptop good enough or any more suggestion? - DJBarry004 - 01-07-2014
Both will run Xenoblade, but the i7 will get it faster than the i3.
RE: Is this laptop good enough or any more suggestion? - NaturalViolence - 01-07-2014
ishadows Wrote:Any graphically difference or gaming experience on playing Wii games between dolphin emulator and Wii U??
Dolphin will produce dramatically better image quality, allow you to use any input device you want, allow you to easily record gameplay with 3rd party applications, and at least half a dozen other advantages that I'm too lazy to type out.
Your laptop will run the game much better. Your desktop might not get fullspeed everywhere.
RE: Is this laptop good enough or any more suggestion? - ishadows - 01-08-2014
(01-07-2014, 12:03 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote:Hello , I think imma changing to Lenovo Ideapad Y510p SLIishadows Wrote:Any graphically difference or gaming experience on playing Wii games between dolphin emulator and Wii U??
Dolphin will produce dramatically better image quality, allow you to use any input device you want, allow you to easily record gameplay with 3rd party applications, and at least half a dozen other advantages that I'm too lazy to type out.
Your laptop will run the game much better. Your desktop might not get fullspeed everywhere.
Wondering if it will do better maybe at maximum speed as in no lags like play using Wii?
Lenovo Ideapad Y510p SLI specs :
4th gen intel Core i7-4700MQ processor 2.40GHZ ~3.40GHZ
Windows 8
NVIDIA GeForce GT750M + NVIDIA GeForce GT750M
RE: Is this laptop good enough or any more suggestion? - admin89 - 01-08-2014
Dolphin doesn't support : dual CPU , dual GPU , SLI , Crossfire
Only 1 CPU and 1 GPU are used . You're just going to waste money for nothing
And there are still many PC games that don't support them either .
Keep in mind that Dolphin is even more hardcore than Prime95 torture test :
Integrated GPU + CPU = 50->70 degree celsius
Single Dedicated GPU + CPU = 70->105 degree celsius
Dual dedicated GPU + CPU = Boom! (A true gaming laptop has dual fansink : 1 for CPU and 1 for GPU . Your label "gaming laptop" or whatever it is has only 1 fansink for both CPU and GPU . Did you think your laptop cooling unit would be strong enough to handle the heat that Dolphin cause if Dolphin really supported dual GPU ? )
RE: Is this laptop good enough or any more suggestion? - cyrax33 - 01-08-2014
Unless he upgrades to thermal compound
I've yet to reach maximum temperatures (85+ degrees) on my laptop since getting it back in December and I'm afraid to prolonging it in the future it is something I'll definitely consider. Maximum temp I've gotten so far reach according to RealTemp is 69-70 degrees during demanding games like Xenoblade.
RE: Is this laptop good enough or any more suggestion? - admin89 - 01-08-2014
You're using an integrated GPU which has at least 7 times lower power consumption than a low-end dedicated GPU such as GT 630M (35W) . So it's imposible for you to reach that temp unless your current thermal compound is dead
A GT 750M power consumption is about 37W which mean it will run hotter than GT 630M . Dual GT 750M = 37x2 = 74W
Higher power consumption = more heat output
If Dolphin did run on both GPU , only thermal compound made from holy water and diamond could save him lol
RE: Is this laptop good enough or any more suggestion? - cyrax33 - 01-08-2014
ya holy water and prey that it won't catch on fire
RE: Is this laptop good enough or any more suggestion? - ishadows - 01-08-2014
(01-08-2014, 03:44 AM)admin89 Wrote: You're using an integrated GPU which has at least 7 times lower power consumption than a low-end dedicated GPU such as GT 630M (35W) . So it's imposible for you to reach that temp unless your current thermal compound is deadThanks for your advice anyway.. Planning to stick with MSI laptop as they have better cooling system compared to Lenovo Y510p?
A GT 750M power consumption is about 37W which mean it will run hotter than GT 630M . Dual GT 750M = 37x2 = 74W
Higher power consumption = more heat output
If Dolphin did run on both GPU , only thermal compound made from holy water and diamond could save him lol
Need some advice for choosing MSI laptop for dolphin to run at full speed..
MSI GE60 2OD vs MSI GE60 2OC
The specs are totally same except the graphic card
It's NVIDIA GeForce GTX76M0 2GB GDDR5 vs GT 750M 2GB GDDR5
Does it have much difference for dolphin emulator?? Wondering if GT 750M can runs Xenoblade Chronicles at full speed ,just wanted to save some budgets..
Thankyouu anyway
RE: Is this laptop good enough or any more suggestion? - admin89 - 01-08-2014
Dolphin is an emulator , not a PC game which desperately need GPU horsepower
Emulating a game is almost like running VMware (virtual machine) , you need more CPU power to have better speed
A better GPU can handle higher resolution in Dolphin and that's all