Dolphin PC buying guide

SN3S · 05-11-2011, 11:24 PM **#631**

(05-11-2011, 03:44 PM)Maverick Hunter X Wrote: No no the Sandy Bridge deserves Water cooling, if you have any possibility go with Water cooling.
I use a great one from Corsair, the H50.

But if you ask me the Cooler Master looked better but the Arctic cooling isn't bad either.

The H50 Does look like a nice option, and it's smaller than some of the other stuff I was looking at which would be great for the htpc. It has a mount for the CPU, right?

For a water cooling system, it looks great as it's pre-filled and closed already, so I can screw anything up. I'd hate for it to leak if I kept moving it to family and friends houses though, so that's why I might go with the more traditional cooling systems. How sturdy are the hoses?

Maverick Hunter X · (This post was last modified: 05-12-2011, 03:02 AM by Maverick Hunter X.)

(05-11-2011, 11:24 PM)SN3S Wrote:
(05-11-2011, 03:44 PM)Maverick Hunter X Wrote: No no the Sandy Bridge deserves Water cooling, if you have any possibility go with Water cooling.
I use a great one from Corsair, the H50.

But if you ask me the Cooler Master looked better but the Arctic cooling isn't bad either.

The H50 Does look like a nice option, and it's smaller than some of the other stuff I was looking at which would be great for the htpc. It has a mount for the CPU, right?

For a water cooling system, it looks great as it's pre-filled and closed already, so I can screw anything up. I'd hate for it to leak if I kept moving it to family and friends houses though, so that's why I might go with the more traditional cooling systems. How sturdy are the hoses?

Real sturdy I promise you, I'm so happy that I have kicked out those air coolers.
You'll be amazed how well these puppies cool your CPU.
These self-sustained water coolers is easy to install and fits nicely and don't take much space at all.
I wanted the best for my Sandy Bridge CPU and it loves me for what I have given it.
And when the time comes to upgrade the CPU I know that I still can use the cooler again since it's designed for 50.000 pump hours.

EDIT: Forgot to mention that I use a Push/Pull setup with two 80 fans, one on the back mounted on the case to the radiator and the other mounted to the radiator.
It's working quite well, better yet it's cool.

obscured · (This post was last modified: 05-12-2011, 02:59 AM by obscured.)

The ssd is not my only storage lol. Just my OS drive. I got 1TB on a raid 0 for applications and 2x1tb for storage. A H50/H70 isn't a bad option for a htpc like mentioned earlier. Temps are high 60 to low 70s with full stress testing.

Here is a post of my temps in another thread here.

http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/showthread.php?tid=16276&page=3

(05-11-2011, 02:27 PM)SN3S Wrote:
(05-11-2011, 01:45 PM)obscured Wrote: Very similar to my setup.

(05-07-2011, 04:42 AM)SN3S Wrote: So, to recap:

ASUS PG87-M MicroATX Motherboard
Intel i5-2500k Sandy Bridge Processor
60GB OCZ Vertex II SSD
3TB Hitachi Deskstar 5400RPM HDD
MSI GTX460 GPU
8GB G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3 1600 RAM
Corsair 650TX PSU
Windows 7 Home Premium

And hopefully soon, a TV Tuner and the Nice Case to put it all in.
Build Pics / Vids will be as soon as I get it all together and have the time to build it

Holy crap you're right XD

I'm going for more storage since mine's doubling as a HTPC, and hence the smaller mobo. Jeez that's a huge CPU cooler though - what's your temps? I'm thinking of either the stock cooler, or these two for the i5, which do you think would be better for a HTPC?

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Finished-Aluminum-Heatpipes/dp/B001NJ0D0Y/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2UAYZASYLAYCK&colid=2E5IJ2A29LSO5

or

http://www.amazon.com/Arctic-Cooling-Freezer-13-Processor/dp/B0048F64DU/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1S2649BAW62ZD&colid=2E5IJ2A29LSO5

thegamer · 05-12-2011, 05:30 AM **#634**

Wow! congrats SN3S! nice computer, you put a smile on my face, that brought back good moments. love you're computer Maverick and good advice thanks, do you have a YouTube account with dolphin videos yet?

Maverick Hunter X · 05-12-2011, 05:38 AM **#635**

Thanks!

No sadly I don't have an account at YouTube.
I'm thinking of taking some screenshots of various game plays someday, but it's not the same as videos.

thegamer · (This post was last modified: 05-12-2011, 06:04 AM by thegamer.)

Maverick, ok cool thats whats up Smile

But i forgot to mention awesome overclocking obscured i have almost the same pc its a little beast lol, i can't get past 4.5 ghz well actually i have to put it at 4 ghz for more stability. my PSU is a 580w off brand i believe its called demon (it overheats cuts off) . but anyways if i need more fire power what PSU would you recommend for price ranging 50-70 bucks?

obscured · 05-12-2011, 06:51 AM **#637**

antec, xfx, corsair

**ExtremeDude2** · 05-12-2011, 10:47 AM **#638**

(05-12-2011, 06:02 AM)thegamer Wrote: But i forgot to mention awesome overclocking obscured i have almost the same pc its a little beast lol, i can't get past 4.5 ghz well actually i have to put it at 4 ghz for more stability. my PSU is a 580w off brand i believe its called demon (it overheats cuts off) . but anyways if i need more fire power what PSU would you recommend for price ranging 50-70 bucks?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152036

obscured · 05-12-2011, 11:08 AM **#639**

Why would you recommend a Raidmax? A psu is a very important piece of your system and that is probably a pos.

**ExtremeDude2** · 05-12-2011, 11:27 AM **#640**

(05-12-2011, 11:08 AM)obscured Wrote: Why would you recommend a Raidmax? A psu is a very important piece of your system and that is probably a pos.

because it got 300+ ratings and it had a 4 average.