Hey guys, I have lots of hardware questions but I'll try to keep my post focused, so here goes.
I have built a PC in the past (just 1, running Ubuntu) but it's time to upgrade. my requirements are:
1. I'd like to run dolphin at least at native resolution for at least Paper Mario: TTYD and a few other gamecube titles, like the Zelda games, Mario Kart. As far as Wii titles go, I think Resident Evil 4 (Wii Edition) and the 2 Zelda games would be my main priority. Higher resolution, e.g. 720p or 1080p would be nice, but not a deal-breaker. More demanding titles would be great too. I just don't have a good idea of which titles are demanding and which ones are easy to deal with.
2. I want to be able to use project64 to play my N64 games -- again, focused on the mario and zelda series, but I am pretty sure any build that can handle dolphin will be able to handle PJ64 with little to no issues. Please correct me if I'm wrong here. However, this means I'll need to run Windows, as PJ64 is not supported on Linux, and I can't get it running properly under Wine.
3. This will be our family PC, so we need to be able to do basic things like word processing and streaming video, etc. I'm guessing Dolphin is more intensive than these tasks, so this point may not matter much.
4. I am not really into modern gaming so much, but I might like to try Steam or other PC games. Any performance/ ability to play modern games would be considered a bonus, not a requirement.
I found a pre-built HP PC on Amazon for around $550 with:
Would this meet my needs, and is it a good value? Could I build something myself for cheaper that would meet my needs?
Thanks for any insight!
I have built a PC in the past (just 1, running Ubuntu) but it's time to upgrade. my requirements are:
1. I'd like to run dolphin at least at native resolution for at least Paper Mario: TTYD and a few other gamecube titles, like the Zelda games, Mario Kart. As far as Wii titles go, I think Resident Evil 4 (Wii Edition) and the 2 Zelda games would be my main priority. Higher resolution, e.g. 720p or 1080p would be nice, but not a deal-breaker. More demanding titles would be great too. I just don't have a good idea of which titles are demanding and which ones are easy to deal with.
2. I want to be able to use project64 to play my N64 games -- again, focused on the mario and zelda series, but I am pretty sure any build that can handle dolphin will be able to handle PJ64 with little to no issues. Please correct me if I'm wrong here. However, this means I'll need to run Windows, as PJ64 is not supported on Linux, and I can't get it running properly under Wine.
3. This will be our family PC, so we need to be able to do basic things like word processing and streaming video, etc. I'm guessing Dolphin is more intensive than these tasks, so this point may not matter much.
4. I am not really into modern gaming so much, but I might like to try Steam or other PC games. Any performance/ ability to play modern games would be considered a bonus, not a requirement.
I found a pre-built HP PC on Amazon for around $550 with:
- Ryzen 3 2200G CPU
- AMD Radeon RX 550 (4 GB GDDR5 dedicated)
- 8GB RAM (I can buy more RAM, and probably would eventually.)
- 1 TB mechanical hard drive (but I have an SSD I can clone the HDD to)
- Windows 10 Home
Would this meet my needs, and is it a good value? Could I build something myself for cheaper that would meet my needs?
Thanks for any insight!