Hi guys,
I posted here earlier today, but wandering around with my phone i deleted the topic by accident...
As for now, I no longer have a decent computer to play with, but I would like to change this, it's the opportunity for me to have some fun, so here is my project:
Basically, building an emulated Wii! This, being cheaper than an actual high end console (PS4 Pro/Xbox One X)
Well yeah I heard you, I would be better off using my own Wii, but that's not the point here, I want to see how far it can go. there's point I want to respect in this project:
- The case size may vary from 215x157x44mm to 343x263x80mm (Console-sized, the lower the better), nothing bigger and nothing fancy with blinking leds all over the place. Se bellow for more details
- It will run pretty much everything from NES to Wii, including PS2 (however I don't expect it to play smoothly PCSX2)
- It has to be able to run GameCube and Wii at their native resolution (if it can do 720p/1080p of even 4K, that would definitely be better, but we're on the cheap run here).
- It will be used as a Windows 10 based HTPC, with Kodi (Movies/TV-Show), Launchbox (Games), Netflix over Edge browser for 4K.
- Thus it has to handle 4K resolution for video playback.
- The Switch can play Skyrim @ 900p, Doom and Rocket League @ 720p. I want this PC build to be able to do just the same, see where I'm going?
About the size, knowing the following (sorted from the smalest to biggest):
- Nintendo Wii: 215x157x44mm
- Nintendo Wii U: 267x172x45mm
- PS4 Slim: 288x265x39mm
- Xbox One S: 295x230x65mm
- Xbox One X: 300x240x60mm
- PS4 (Original): 305x275x53mm
- PS4 Pro: 327x295x55mm
- Xbox One: 343x263x80mm
Knowing that's going to be a small, and cheap computer I decided to ask you guys if it would be possible to make it run, at least at native resolution
CPU: Intel - Pentium G4600 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor (€82.81 @ Amazon France)
Memory: Kingston - Impact 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (€112.89 @ Amazon France)
Storage: Crucial - BX300 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€59.99 @ Amazon France)
Case: ASRock DeskMini 110 (€139.99 @ Amazon France) it includes the motherboard and the PSU [155x155x80mm, It's about the size of the Wii!]
Total: €395,68
Which is just around 95€ more than a Switch! Of course compared to the Switch it doesn't include a screen, nor controlers... but it futures a full computer experience and might run all the emulators around from NES to the latest Wii games released... On top of that if may run several PC titles, be used as an HTPC + a PC and still somewhat portable. (I'm not talking about Cemu and Citra here, even though I'd like to see them running on it)
Do you think that would do the trick? Any suggestions?
I'm not against rising a bit the price, however if the price tag reach an Xbox One X (499€), then I want it to be able to run Battlefront II in 4K as smoothly as it plays on the so called console. You get me, that's nowhere near to be achievable... so 500€ is a no go.
I posted here earlier today, but wandering around with my phone i deleted the topic by accident...
As for now, I no longer have a decent computer to play with, but I would like to change this, it's the opportunity for me to have some fun, so here is my project:
Basically, building an emulated Wii! This, being cheaper than an actual high end console (PS4 Pro/Xbox One X)
Well yeah I heard you, I would be better off using my own Wii, but that's not the point here, I want to see how far it can go. there's point I want to respect in this project:
- The case size may vary from 215x157x44mm to 343x263x80mm (Console-sized, the lower the better), nothing bigger and nothing fancy with blinking leds all over the place. Se bellow for more details
- It will run pretty much everything from NES to Wii, including PS2 (however I don't expect it to play smoothly PCSX2)
- It has to be able to run GameCube and Wii at their native resolution (if it can do 720p/1080p of even 4K, that would definitely be better, but we're on the cheap run here).
- It will be used as a Windows 10 based HTPC, with Kodi (Movies/TV-Show), Launchbox (Games), Netflix over Edge browser for 4K.
- Thus it has to handle 4K resolution for video playback.
- The Switch can play Skyrim @ 900p, Doom and Rocket League @ 720p. I want this PC build to be able to do just the same, see where I'm going?
About the size, knowing the following (sorted from the smalest to biggest):
- Nintendo Wii: 215x157x44mm
- Nintendo Wii U: 267x172x45mm
- PS4 Slim: 288x265x39mm
- Xbox One S: 295x230x65mm
- Xbox One X: 300x240x60mm
- PS4 (Original): 305x275x53mm
- PS4 Pro: 327x295x55mm
- Xbox One: 343x263x80mm
Knowing that's going to be a small, and cheap computer I decided to ask you guys if it would be possible to make it run, at least at native resolution
First approach:
Memory: Kingston - Impact 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (€112.89 @ Amazon France)
Storage: Crucial - BX300 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (€59.99 @ Amazon France)
Case: ASRock DeskMini 110 (€139.99 @ Amazon France) it includes the motherboard and the PSU [155x155x80mm, It's about the size of the Wii!]
Total: €395,68
Which is just around 95€ more than a Switch! Of course compared to the Switch it doesn't include a screen, nor controlers... but it futures a full computer experience and might run all the emulators around from NES to the latest Wii games released... On top of that if may run several PC titles, be used as an HTPC + a PC and still somewhat portable. (I'm not talking about Cemu and Citra here, even though I'd like to see them running on it)
Do you think that would do the trick? Any suggestions?
I'm not against rising a bit the price, however if the price tag reach an Xbox One X (499€), then I want it to be able to run Battlefront II in 4K as smoothly as it plays on the so called console. You get me, that's nowhere near to be achievable... so 500€ is a no go.