How will Dolphin run on...

[Kazekage]

Hi everybody I have just joined the forum and I can't wait to play a game I am downloading (Zelda WW) hopefully it'll work but in the meantime...

How would one expect will the emulator run on my computer with these specs:

AMD Athlon 2800+ @ 2.08ghz
2 * 512 PC2700 Corsair RAM (1 gig)
PNY GeForce 6600 GT AGP 128mb
80 gig HD @ 7200 rpm

The typical type of response I would not appreciate and does not help anyone (because if I ask how will it run YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN :

Actually, you are missing something rather imortant to getting Dolphin to run full speed. Your CPU is far, far to slow. From what I've seen and heard, even if you had a 5ghz CPU, it wouldn't be nearly enough. I'm fairly certain that you need something closer to 7ghz CPU (probably faster) to run full speed. Next time, try reading the FAQ, as questions like this are often addressed in there.

Sorry, but if you were expecting to actually play GC games, you came to the wrong place. That's why they sell Gamecubes in the stores. Hopefully, they sell them for cheap enough that buying one is a viable option. Mouser X over and out.

or

U iz t3h n00bster mate you gotta go into the future and get youself a 10ghz cpu invented from the future and I am t3h uber h4xor haha read the faq n00b!!! bahahaha

and most notoriously annoying of all---->

if yu wanna play ssbm with 60 fps then buy a gamecube or Wii! Otherwise dont ask such a stupit question which is already asked 1000 times!

and so on...

YES we all know that Dolphin will run extremely slowly almost always *blah blah blah insert sentence to crush all hope of getting emulator working at all here* Yes I would know - after reading Seierco's numerous slightly unhelpful posts. (Not meaning to offend)

And YES I have read the FAQ Please do not lecture me ^^ unless completely necessary.

IF you must call me a n00b get it out of your system at the beginning of the post, otherwise, don't reply at all.

If you choose to ignore me completely and reply in any of the above ways I will be very upset... and perhaps would have to go on a flaming tantrum. So please do not upset me.

The type of response I would appreciate:

How it would run COMPARED with others. (i.e. would I be able to play it like most people or less smooth than most people).

Thank you very much for all your helps!!

PS: SORRY for my bad english.

 

[Doomulation]

You would be able to play like many others... a couple of fps at most. Not to mention that the game is very buggy on all emulators as of yet.

 

[Kazekage]

Hmm thank you for the reply.... So basically, my system is not horrifically underpowered?

Offtopic about FPS:

My understand of the FPS is that it is NOT your frames per second , but something CPU related (I'm not sure what, I read it on a Project64 forum). Correct me if I am wrong.

 

[Doomulation]

Depends on your view. If you want to play full speed, then yes. But that's impossible to do, so that's not really a good view.
The second view is playing at a few fps, in which it really doesn't matter what hardware you have, because it basically runs the same.

 

[Kazekage]

Depends on your view. If you want to play full speed, then yes. But that's impossible to do, so that's not really a good view.
The second view is playing at a few fps, in which it really doesn't matter what hardware you have, because it basically runs the same.

The type of response I would appreciate:

How it would run COMPARED with others. (i.e. would I be able to play it like most people or less smooth than most people).

Lol.

 

[Clements]

Dolphin is a poor benchmark for judging PC performance, since even the most highend rigs will produce almost identical performance to a mid-end rig due to the high demand on the system and the complex nature of the emulation. Run 3DMark if you want a more meaningful comparison.

 

[Kazekage]

Dolphin is a poor benchmark for judging PC performance, since even the most highend rigs will produce almost identical performance to a mid-end rig due to the high demand on the system and the complex nature of the emulation. Run 3DMark if you want a more meaningful comparison.

I do not think you understood my post. I was not asking for a benchmark of my PC's performance, but rather a comparison of how DOLPHIN would run in comparison to others - which you have done in the first part of your post. Thanks =D=D I guess this will save me from bothering to upgrade.

 

[Doomulation]

Depends on your view. If you want to play full speed, then yes. But that's impossible to do, so that's not really a good view.
The second view is playing at a few fps, in which it really doesn't matter what hardware you have, because it basically runs the same.

The type of response I would appreciate:

How it would run COMPARED with others. (i.e. would I be able to play it like most people or less smooth than most people).

Again, I quote thee:
Almost all systems runs the game exactly the same, so you needn't worry if you a very high-end system or a low-end system.

 

[Kazekage]

Again, I quote thee:
Almost all systems runs the game exactly the same, so you needn't worry if you a very high-end system or a low-end system.

Yes, so my point was that there was no point to you writing about the first viewpoint you explained in your post. As I had already explicitly stated that I knew that it would not run at all well etc etc. But thank you for your help guys.

Almost all systems runs the game exactly the same, so you needn't worry if you a very high-end system or a low-end system.

So, are you saying that it wouldn't make much of a difference between having an AM 2800+ and an AMD 4400+? THe reason I ask is because many sites state that you MUST have a high end system to run emulators. But if it doesn't make a difference between a high end and a mid range, then why do they say this?

 

[Clements]

I do not think you understood my post.

I understood your post perfectly and gave you an answer. I will restate: You want to know if your PC will have a different performance in Dolphin to other rigs. It won't.

So, are you saying that it wouldn't make much of a difference between having an AM 2800+ and an AMD 4400+?

Difference would be almost undetectable. Virtually nil. Anandtech actually did the comparsion already - all CPUs were within a fraction of 1 FPS in the comparison. Also, Dolphin cannot use more than 1 core at the moment, and emulation utilising dual-core is currently hackish at best with little real gains.

THe reason I ask is because many sites state that you MUST have a high end system to run emulators. But if it doesn't make a difference between a high end and a mid range, then why do they say this?

Different emulators have different requirements.

 

[Kazekage]

Different emulators have different requirements.

Sorry, I should've said I was referring to the Game Cube emulators.

Okay thanks for the help everyone.