Noob Dad trying to build for my daughter - Hardware Specs inside

[Bluescreendeath]

Try to get used Haswell CPUs and 1150 socket. A G3258 is $52 new (cheaper used) at microcenter and can OC to 4+Ghz, allowing most Dolphin GC and Wii games to run at full speed at 1080p if you have a decent GPU as well.

[mercury888]

(12-21-2016, 03:19 PM)Bluescreendeath Wrote: Try to get used Haswell CPUs and 1150 socket. A G3258 is $52 new (cheaper used) at microcenter and can OC to 4+Ghz, allowing most Dolphin GC and Wii games to run at full speed at 1080p if you have a decent GPU as well.

a decent GPU? arent those $400 by itself?

That is more expensive than the whole build im trying to do  

hmm... i wonder if i can make something under $400 that can run dolphin at decent speeds.

[admin89]

Here :
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/H7wLd6
Nothing is impossible if you're willing to do it on your own .
Latest Skylake CPU @ 3.3GHz + a decent GTX 1050 which is slightly faster than GTX 950 + small form factor mini ITX case that can fit a full size ATX PSU ...All for $377
This thing will run game well at 1080p or even at higher resolution

[Ivybridge11]

(12-22-2016, 07:51 PM)mercury888 Wrote: a decent GPU? arent those $400 by itself?

That is more expensive than the whole build im trying to do  

hmm... i wonder if i can make something under $400 that can run dolphin at decent speeds.

Err... No, they are not. 1050 GPU's are around 110 dollars on amazon right now, and will easily run dolphin at 1080p and with other enhancements enabled.
400 dollars is 'super high end', not 'decent'