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[Red]

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay

What about Galaxy 2? Honestly, I don't expect it to be possible with those specs, but someday I'll play my game of the gen in glorious 1080p.

You'll be able to run it, but with slowdown (limited by your CPU). You won't be able to use LLE, so you'll run into broken music and crashes after each boss.

 

[dani_dc]

I'm looking at this right now.

If you're looking to use the Dolphin I would try to pay a bit more and get an intel i3-2100 or i5-2500k (and obviously a different motherboard compatible with those). According to the PC Gaf thread the i3-2100 matches those AMD CPU's and it also gives you an upgrade path (without having to change motherboard), and from what I hear Dolphin works better with Intel CPU's.

I would also ask PC Gaf thread for some advice. They have a few builds on the original post but there's nothing best than to state your budget and what you want to do with the PC, as well as posting what compoments you're looking at, and hopefully give you help to create a more appropriate build to your case.

 

[Red]

If you're looking to use the Dolphin I would try to pay a bit more and get an intel i3-2100 or i5-2500k (and obviously a different motherboard compatible with those). According to the PC Gaf thread the i3-2100 matches those AMD CPU's and it also gives you an upgrade path (without having to change motherboard), and from what I hear Dolphin works better with Intel CPU's.

I would also ask PC Gaf thread for some advice. They have a few builds on the original post but there's nothing best than to state your budget and what you want to do with the PC, as well as posting what compoments you're looking at, and hopefully give you help to create a more appropriate build to your case.

This is good advice if you're looking to get more performance out of Dolphin.

 

[Anth0ny]

Thanks for the help guys, I'll give it a shot.

 

[SOLDIER]

I came into some decent money due to graduating, so I'm thinking about upgrading my current PC hardware in the hopes of maxing out this emulator (along with PCSX2) at 1920x1080 and a (hopefully) steady framerate. I basically want to crunk these games out as much as possible.

Here are my current specs:

System NameWIN7
System ManufacturerGigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System ModelEP35-DS3L
System Typex64-based PC
ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz, 3000 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/DateAward Software International, Inc. F5, 7/16/2008
SMBIOS Version2.4
Windows DirectoryC:\Windows
System DirectoryC:\Windows\system32
Boot Device\Device\HarddiskVolume1
LocaleUnited States
Hardware Abstraction LayerVersion = "6.1.7601.17514"
User NameWin7\Jorge
Time ZoneEastern Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM)4.00 GB
Total Physical Memory4.00 GB
Available Physical Memory1.28 GB
Total Virtual Memory8.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory4.71 GB
Page File Space4.00 GB
Page FileC:\pagefile.sys
Radeon HD 5700 Series
Gigabyte Technology EP35-DDS3L

Suggestions?

 

[Randomizer]

I came into some decent money due to graduating, so I'm thinking about upgrading my current PC hardware in the hopes of maxing out this emulator (along with PCSX2) at 1920x1080 and a (hopefully) steady framerate. I basically want to crunk these games out as much as possible.

Suggestions?

For the best performance available today with Dolphin you will need an Intel Sandybridge CPU, either a i5 2500k or i7 2600k. You will then have to overclock them to over 4Ghz. So along with the CPU you will need at least 4GB of DDR3 ram, a new motherboard for overclocking with either a P67 or Z68 chipset, a H67 will not let you overclock. You don't need to update your video card right away but if you are looking for higher AA then you should. Also If you want to use your Wii remote with it you'll need a Bluetooth adapter and preferably a wireless sensor bar. It isn't perfect and you will need to tweak stuff from game to game but this is easily the best performance achievable today. If money is no object then below our my final recommendations.

Recommended Specs:
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K or 2600k(OC @4.5Ghz)
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212
Motherboard:Any with a P67 or Z68 chipset (needed for overclocking to over 4Ghz)
Graphics: HD6970 or 580gtx (Although any decent graphics cards from the last couple of years will do)
Ram: 4GB DDR3 1600Mhz or higher
PSU: 700W or greater

 

[nincompoop]

Why would you spoiler tag your specs? That's so dumb.

 

[Randomizer]

Why would you spoiler tag your specs? That's so dumb.

I was wondering that myself lol.

 

[SOLDIER]

Meant to quote it.

Is DDR3 RAM the same as the one I have installed? I haven't bought new RAM in years.

 

[Randomizer]

Meant to quote it.

Is DDR3 RAM the same as the one I have installed? I haven't bought new RAM in years.

No your motherboard uses DDR2 so you'll need to buy some DDR3.

 

[ROBOKITTYZILLA]

Anyone give the NetPlay feature a go on Dolphin yet? From what I have read, there seems to be a lot of problems with syncing.

 

[SOLDIER]

For the best performance available today with Dolphin you will need an Intel Sandybridge CPU, either a i5 2500k or i7 2600k. You will then have to overclock them to over 4Ghz. So along with the CPU you will need at least 4GB of DDR3 ram, a new motherboard for overclocking with either a P67 or Z68 chipset, a H67 will not let you overclock. You don't need to update your video card right away but if you are looking for higher AA then you should. Also If you want to use your Wii remote with it you'll need a Bluetooth adapter and preferably a wireless sensor bar. It isn't perfect and you will need to tweak stuff from game to game but this is easily the best performance achievable today. If money is no object then below our my final recommendations.

Recommended Specs:
Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K or 2600k(OC @4.5Ghz)
Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212
Motherboard:Any with a P67 or Z68 chipset (needed for overclocking to over 4Ghz)
Graphics: HD6970 or 580gtx (Although any decent graphics cards from the last couple of years will do)
Ram: 4GB DDR3 1600Mhz or higher
PSU: 700W or greater

I was given some alternate (read: cheaper) suggestions, posted below:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115076

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150506

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231396

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157230

Thoughts?

 

[SunhiLegend]

Recently purchased a new pc with an i5 2500 and H67 motherboard. I have my old HD4850 card installed and every wii game i have tried runs at 1920x1080 with msaa and i get absolutely no slowdowns whatsoever. 60fps all the time, everything running at stock and it looks amazing.

 

[jediyoshi]

I was given some alternate (read: cheaper) suggestions, posted below:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115076

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150506

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231396

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157230

Thoughts?

If for whatever reason Dolphin is literally the only intensive thing you'll be running on it, you could scale back on the graphics card and spring for a better cpu.

 

[SOLDIER]

I wouldn't say it would be the only thing....I plan to run all the upcoming big-name PC titles too (ME3, Skyrim, etc). What CPU did you have in mind?

 

[Eiji]

I wouldn't say it would be the only thing....I plan to run all the upcoming big-name PC titles too (ME3, Skyrim, etc). What CPU did you have in mind?

Then get the 2500K, no question.

 

[Special J]

I was given some alternate (read: cheaper) suggestions, posted below:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115076

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150506

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231396

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157230

Thoughts?

get 2500K you will still need to do some overclocking considering the price difference isnt much for a drastic improvement for emulation performance.

3.1ghz vs 3.7hghz or 4.5ghz is huge for dolphin/pcsx2

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

the 2500K is strictly for the emulation those modern games (skyrim, batman, me3, etc) ironically dont need such a high end cpu.

 

[SOLDIER]

Then get the 2500K, no question.

This one right? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

 

[Special J]

This one right? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

yup.

2500 and 2500K the difference is that the K means you can overclock it.

 

[SOLDIER]

Okay, so adding that 2500k to the other parts I listed above, what is the most realistic outcome I'll be able to get out of both Dolphin and PCSX2?

Will this also let me add Ubersampling to Witcher 2, among other crazy tweaks to current/recent games?

 

[rollingstart]

brief question: are you able to transfer saves from the Wii console to PC/Dolphin and vice versa?

 

[SecretMoblin]

brief question: are you able to transfer saves from the Wii console to PC/Dolphin and vice versa?

Yep. You can export the Dolphin save to an SD card and use it on the Wii (using "Export Wii Save"), or you can take a Wii save from an SD card and use it in Dolphin.

 

[StevieP]

Okay, so adding that 2500k to the other parts I listed above, what is the most realistic outcome I'll be able to get out of both Dolphin and PCSX2?

Will this also let me add Ubersampling to Witcher 2, among other crazy tweaks to current/recent games?

For non-emulated games, the graphics card makes more of a difference.

 

[ss_lemonade]

Okay, so adding that 2500k to the other parts I listed above, what is the most realistic outcome I'll be able to get out of both Dolphin and PCSX2?

Will this also let me add Ubersampling to Witcher 2, among other crazy tweaks to current/recent games?

Ubersampling relies on pure gpu muscle so no, the new cpu won't help there. The 2500k though is one of the best CPUs you can get right now, and with it being very easy to overclock to 4ghz and above, I don't see any reason to replace it anytime soon. Paired with the 6870 you listed, you should be able to max out a lot of games available. Will be hard to tell with newer games coming out like skyrim and bf3 but I'll take a wild guess and say you should be safe as long as you don't play with insane resolutions and AA.

For pcsx2 and dolphin, you'll be able to play just about any supported game with very good image quality and near perfect performance, limited only by the game's compatibility in the emulator itself.

 

[Keyouta]

I have a Phenom 9750 Quad Core 2.4 GHz with 6 GB of RAM, and a GeForce 9800 GTX+.

What would I be able to run nicely? Wind Waker slows down in certain areas.

 

[SOLDIER]

Also forgot to mention, it was also suggested I pay extra for this GPU and include it with the rest of the stuff listed above: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004LB5AT0/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Is the difference in power worth the extra price?

 

[ss_lemonade]

Also forgot to mention, it was also suggested I pay extra for this GPU and include it with the rest of the stuff listed above: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004LB5AT0/?tag=neogaf0e-20

Is the difference in power worth the extra price?

Well its faster than your previous pick and well, if you were to ask me I would go with the 6900 cards but if you are in a tight budget, I think a 6870 will still be good enough. This is for PC gaming though. For emulation, I doubt you would see a noticeable difference since both the 6950 and 6870 should have plenty of power in them to emulate these systems at even 3x resolutions (anything higher is just a waste imo since you would barely be able to see the difference between 3x and 4x resolutions and above). Its all about cpu power when it comes to dolphin and pcsx2

 

[SOLDIER]

Thanks for the tips. I think I have everything I need to make an informed decision.

So how does Xenoblade run on Dolphin? With this setup, will I get a perfect running game?

 

[Chesskid1]

never used dolphin

is it safe to say skyward sword, someone will completely remap the controls, and you can play it with a controller w/ absolutely no motion controls (and it'll be playable well)? i'm a fan of subtle motion controls, not full on motion controls, and i'm kinda worried tbh. gonna give it a try, but i want backup if i hate the motion controls (i think i probably will).

 

[nincompoop]

Probably not, unless your controller has a magic joystick that you can move in any direction in all three dimensions. Not to mention another joystick for keeping track of the sword's tilt angle.

 

[Anth0ny]

never used dolphin

is it safe to say skyward sword, someone will completely remap the controls, and you can play it with a controller w/ absolutely no motion controls (and it'll be playable well)? i'm a fan of subtle motion controls, not full on motion controls, and i'm kinda worried tbh. gonna give it a try, but i want backup if i hate the motion controls (i think i probably will).

The problem with skyward sword is the motion controls aren't tacked on like 99% of games with motion control. Enemies and puzzles require you to move your sword in all kinds of fucked up ways. There's no way you can map it to a regular controller, as much as I'd like to experience the game in a more traditional way.

 

[Datschge]

Maybe someone will map it to like 100 different "shortcut" combinations on the keyboard. :lol

 

[ss_lemonade]

Thanks for the tips. I think I have everything I need to make an informed decision.

So how does Xenoblade run on Dolphin? With this setup, will I get a perfect running game?

With that setup, you should be good to go

 

[luca_29_bg]

someone can help with resident evil code veronica for gamecube ? With latest revision i get this


and i have EFB Copies disabled...please help, i don't know what to do to get this game working !

 

[oatmeal]

Hmmm...

So I had been using Dolphin build 7160 or something on the Mac. Very outdated. And then I saw on here:

http://www.dolphin-emulator.com/download.html

That there is a newer version. I install it and load it up.

However, when I load my games (TWW and Sunshine) they are just scrambled messes. Both of them worked fine in the old version (Sunshine ran slow as shit, though).

Anyone know what the fix is?

(EDIT)
Trying Version 3 instead.

YEP

That's better.

WOW! Speed improvements across the board. Holy shit. So excited!

 

[oatmeal]

Hmm...Sunshine doesn't want to work fast anymore.

That's odd.

Anyhoo, a problem I'm having with using the Classic Controller as an input device for the games (GameCube games mostly) is that the D-Pad and the Analog stick both do the same thing. I can't program them in Dolphin separately.

Anyone know how to fix this?

I'm using it as a GCPad, not the WiiMote.

 

[RPGamer92]

Alright sorry for being such a newb about all this but how exactly do I get ISOs? And where's the best place to? >_>

 

[RevenantKioku]

Alright sorry for being such a newb about all this but how exactly do I get ISOs? And where's the best place to? >_>

I'm sure a mod will be nice enough to link you in your ban message?

 

[Yaska]

Alright sorry for being such a newb about all this but how exactly do I get ISOs? And where's the best place to? >_>

Best way and only way to get ISOs is to simply rip your own games from your wii. There's a guide on the first page on how to do this. For cheap games, check your local Gamestop for used games.

 

[darkpaladinmfc]

Okay, so adding that 2500k to the other parts I listed above, what is the most realistic outcome I'll be able to get out of both Dolphin and PCSX2?

Will this also let me add Ubersampling to Witcher 2, among other crazy tweaks to current/recent games?

A single GTX 580 isn't enough for Witcher 2 ubersampling, you'll need two GPUs.

 

[RooMHM]

How come the resolution list (window mode) is gone in new versions and revisions? How to choose a window mode resolution apart from emulation multipliers and modifying window size manually?

 

[legend166]

So how does Ikaruga run on this? I need to decide which of my games to rip first.

 

[gblues]

How come the resolution list (window mode) is gone in new versions and revisions? How to choose a window mode resolution apart from emulation multipliers and modifying window size manually?

On the main Graphics settings screen, make sure "Auto adjust window size" is checked. This will cause the window to automatically resize to correspond with your internal resolution setting on the Enhancements tab.

 

[SecretMoblin]

So how does Ikaruga run on this? I need to decide which of my games to rip first.

Ikaruga runs perfectly.

 

[legend166]

Ikaruga runs perfectly.

Yep, I just got it working. You're right

One thing I'm having a problem with - Ikaruga was telling me my memory card is corrupt. Is there anything I need to do to set the memory card up?

 

[nincompoop]

Shouldn't it give you the option to format it?

 

[Reckoner]

Probably a dumb question, but am I able to run Wind Waker in HD on my MacBook Pro 13" of this year through Dolphin? Expecting a no way since I'm running on an Intel graphics card, but nothing like having a clear answer.

 

[Lynko]

Hey there everyone! Long time lurker here (actually.. first post in a couple years, ouch.) I kind of burned through my old laptop around the beginning of summer (A Dell XPS M1330) and saved up a good wad of cash to invest on a desktop. I've never actually put one of these together but my main goal is to build something that can handle running Dolphin pretty well as a Wii replacement of sorts. I've scoured a couple youtube videos and am looking at several builds other people are running and ran to Newegg to shop for prices. I'm thinking of settling on this build but.. again, kinda going in blind since I've really never done this before. Here's what I got so far:

http://imgur.com/dNQb9

I'd like to atleast cap my spending at $1000, but I'm inching towards that already without settling on a case haha, any help? Maybe I should go throw this at the New Desktop thread maybe? Sorry for the trouble!

 

[Nabs]

I think you should probably spend more on graphics (460/560ti?), and grab yourself a cheaper motherboard. You might want to ask for help in the 'I need a new PC thread'.

I do like that 2500k + 212 combo.

 

[Otrebor Nightmarecoat]

Is Mario Galaxy 2 still getting framerate drops and bad audio problems? If it is, does someone know why?