05-06-2012, 07:06 AM
Unfortunately my first gen i7 laptop died a few days ago, so in the interim while waiting for a possible purchase of an Alienware m17x R4 with a 3720qm (2.6Ghz/3.6Ghz) and a Mobile King 7970m Amd GCN Gpu, I had to buy an Asus G75VW with a 3610qm (2.3Ghz/3.3Ghz) and Nvidia Kepler Gtx 660m. I didn't expect it to be up to par for Dolphin Emulation, but i thought it would be ok for Pcsx2 emulation. I decided to try out my most demanding game that i plan on playing, namely Gran Turismo 3, which my previous laptop could not tackle, even with the Legendary Mtvu hack.
The first handful of Race Tracks were full speed at 3x Native Resolution with only the Mtvu Hack active, while the Ivy Bridge kept at a constant 3.1 Ghz on all 4 Cores as seen here on the Rome Circuit
Unfortunately the party was short lived as eventually I came to a track called Special Stage 5 which could not maintain full fps, regardless of the Resolution, which leads me to believe that the Cpu is at fault
Changing it to Native Resolution had no impact on the fps, and begrudgingly attempting speed hacks made no discernible difference. The 3610qm at a constant 3.1 Ghz should be equivalent to a stock i7-2600k, but seemingly thats not enough for this one annoying race track. There was a chance i'd keep this Asus with its subpar hardware, since its ice cold and deadly silent, sleek and sexy, and relatively cheap ($1300 as opposed to $2200 for my pimped out Alienware), however if it cant handle Pcsx2 demanding games It may sadly have to be returned to make room for the Elite heavy hitter. If anyone has knowledgeable input on the shortcoming of this particularly demanding track I'd appreciate the help.
The first handful of Race Tracks were full speed at 3x Native Resolution with only the Mtvu Hack active, while the Ivy Bridge kept at a constant 3.1 Ghz on all 4 Cores as seen here on the Rome Circuit
Unfortunately the party was short lived as eventually I came to a track called Special Stage 5 which could not maintain full fps, regardless of the Resolution, which leads me to believe that the Cpu is at fault
Changing it to Native Resolution had no impact on the fps, and begrudgingly attempting speed hacks made no discernible difference. The 3610qm at a constant 3.1 Ghz should be equivalent to a stock i7-2600k, but seemingly thats not enough for this one annoying race track. There was a chance i'd keep this Asus with its subpar hardware, since its ice cold and deadly silent, sleek and sexy, and relatively cheap ($1300 as opposed to $2200 for my pimped out Alienware), however if it cant handle Pcsx2 demanding games It may sadly have to be returned to make room for the Elite heavy hitter. If anyone has knowledgeable input on the shortcoming of this particularly demanding track I'd appreciate the help.