So I currently have the following specs:
CPU: Intel i5 Ivy Bridge 3570K (clocked at 3.4 GHz)
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 RAM
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4
Video Card: HIS H687F1G2M Radeon HD 6870
SSD: OCZ Agility 3 120GB
HDD: Maxtor 320GB, Seagate Barracuda 1 TB
OS: Windows 7
PSU: 650 W Corsair (I forget the exact model number)
I plan on replacing my stock CPU cooler with the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo and overclocking. After that, I think I would like to get a new video card. I assume my video card is currently perfectly fine for Dolphin and that my CPU is the bottleneck, but I was thinking about getting a GTX 770. I would consider one of the new AMD options, but their prices have inflated so much because of all of the demand. :\
Also, my family has a HTPC that I would like to use Dolphin on. Currently, it has an Athlon II dual-core clocked at 2.9 GHz (I believe the model number is 245?) and a Radeon HD 5770 that was just put in. The CPU definitely needs to be upgraded, but I'm going to guess that the video card is actually fine. So, any suggestions for upgrading this PC?
CPU: Intel i5 Ivy Bridge 3570K (clocked at 3.4 GHz)
RAM: G.SKILL Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 RAM
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4
Video Card: HIS H687F1G2M Radeon HD 6870
SSD: OCZ Agility 3 120GB
HDD: Maxtor 320GB, Seagate Barracuda 1 TB
OS: Windows 7
PSU: 650 W Corsair (I forget the exact model number)
I plan on replacing my stock CPU cooler with the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo and overclocking. After that, I think I would like to get a new video card. I assume my video card is currently perfectly fine for Dolphin and that my CPU is the bottleneck, but I was thinking about getting a GTX 770. I would consider one of the new AMD options, but their prices have inflated so much because of all of the demand. :\
Also, my family has a HTPC that I would like to use Dolphin on. Currently, it has an Athlon II dual-core clocked at 2.9 GHz (I believe the model number is 245?) and a Radeon HD 5770 that was just put in. The CPU definitely needs to be upgraded, but I'm going to guess that the video card is actually fine. So, any suggestions for upgrading this PC?