(07-04-2014, 12:17 AM)jkpwed Wrote: Hello and thank you for this awesome emulator, I've been dying for a chance to build my first pc build from the ground up the problem is that I don't know that much about choosing hardware. Upon reading some threads this one https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-fixing-to-upgrade seems to be great with a few minor changes(*). I don't plan on overclocking until I get the GPU as for Micro Center it is to far away. The games I want to run full speed/close to full speed (when I have the GPU) are Twilight Princess, Metroid Prime 3, SSBB, and Super Mario Galaxy 1-2.
Current budget: $126.00(amazon)+$593.00=$719.00
i7 4790k (340$)
Asrock Z97 Pro4(110$)
*no GPU (not enough $ yet)
CM Hyper 212 Evo (35$)
Gskill Ripjaws X Series 2x4GB 1600MHz (80$)
Arctic MX-4 (10$)
*Silver Stone USB 3.0 case (37$) (is this the correct size?)
EVGA 600W 80 PLUS BRONZE (65$)
***already own a 2TB hard drive (just got to reformat it)
Total: $667.00 (no GPU & no Hard Drive)
You can dowgrade the cpu to a i5 4690k to have money for the GPU, i7 is useless for dolphin