Recommended system specs

**ExtremeDude2** · 09-09-2011, 05:47 AM **#11**

(09-09-2011, 05:41 AM)YouHaveRROD Wrote: Why get a E8500 when you can get a i5 2500k for only 10 bucks more?

You did read the date right?

zefyx · 10-12-2011, 06:36 PM **#12**

Hi all! I have the opportunity to score two E8400 (E0 or C0) and 12GB of DDR2 at a steal of a price. I'm thinking of putting an emulator machine together with one E8400 and 2x2GB of DDR2 for Dolphin and other related emulator gaming. With Dolphin 3.0 @ 1080p, how do you think this system would fair? I will be overclocking the E8400 to 3.6GHz at the least, possibly more. Should I try and get an additional amount of 4GB of RAM? The memory itself is 6-6-6-18 Samsung DDR2 @ 800MHz. Furthermore, do you think that a new 7200 RPM drive would be sufficient? I'd like to avoid an SSD if possible in this budget build. I could probably get an SSD and simply use my networked Synology DS211J for massive storage (6TB) but I'd ideally go for a 500GB 72000RPM 2.5".

The additional E8400 and 8GB of DDR2 will be used as my workstation (replacing my 1.8GHz Atom/ION2 which will be put to use for XBMC). I don't really want to put any funds towards an i-series machine at the time.

Thanks for the help!

naoan · (This post was last modified: 10-12-2011, 06:49 PM by naoan.)

It'd do good, despite its age, E8400 is still a very good CPU. SSD is not needed for Dolphin, but would help awfully lot for windows and heavy apps loading time, what's the GPU?

zefyx · 10-12-2011, 07:05 PM **#14**

(10-12-2011, 06:47 PM)naoan Wrote: It'd do good, despite its age, E8400 is still a very good CPU. SSD is not needed for Dolphin, but would help awfully lot for windows and heavy apps loading time, what's the GPU?

I haven't actually decided on the GPU at the moment. Any budget friendly GPUs that you have in mind for Dolphin at 1080p?

**dannzen** · (This post was last modified: 10-12-2011, 07:33 PM by dannzen.)

anything with performance!!! performance not productNumber Wink

above ati 5770
or gtx 260

**NaturalViolence** · (This post was last modified: 10-12-2011, 08:04 PM by NaturalViolence.)

Quote:Any budget friendly GPUs that you have in mind for Dolphin at 1080p?

That depends. What's your budget for the GPU?

Quote:I don't really want to put any funds towards an i-series machine at the time.

Well that's what's needed to run the heavier games at fullspeed or to run games with LLE (SOME games will run at fullspeed using LLE even on a core 2 machine).

zefyx · (This post was last modified: 10-12-2011, 08:50 PM by zefyx.)

(10-12-2011, 08:02 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote:
Quote:Any budget friendly GPUs that you have in mind for Dolphin at 1080p?

That depends. What's your budget for the GPU?

Quote:I don't really want to put any funds towards an i-series machine at the time.

Well that's what's needed to run the heavier games at fullspeed or to run games with LLE (SOME games will run at fullspeed using LLE even on a core 2 machine).

What card would you recommend I get to go along with, say a 3.6GHz E8400 to run all games? I could spend $150 on a video card for the machine, assuming it'll run the things that I need.

I was looking at the GIGABYTE GV-R645OC-1G HD6450 1GB for an SLI setup at $51.99 shipped each, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125377. I forgot to mention, I'd also like to use PCSX2 on this machine as well, if possible.

(10-12-2011, 08:20 PM)zefyx Wrote:
(10-12-2011, 08:02 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote:
Quote:Any budget friendly GPUs that you have in mind for Dolphin at 1080p?

That depends. What's your budget for the GPU?

Quote:I don't really want to put any funds towards an i-series machine at the time.

Well that's what's needed to run the heavier games at fullspeed or to run games with LLE (SOME games will run at fullspeed using LLE even on a core 2 machine).

What card would you recommend I get to go along with, say a 3.6GHz E8400 to run all games? I could spend $150 on a video card for the machine, assuming it'll run the things that I need.
I was looking at the GIGABYTE GV-R645OC-1G HD6450 1GB for possibly ab SLI setup at $51.99 shipped each, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125377 - I forgot to mention, I'd also like to use PCSX2 on this machine as well, if possible.

**admin89** · 10-12-2011, 09:40 PM **#18**

Dolphin not supports SLI and Crossfire . Ati 6770 would be a better choice for 1080p
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102941

naoan · 10-12-2011, 09:59 PM **#19**

Crossfire/SLI of lower tier card = don't even bother. You'd better off with what admin89 said or GTX 550 Ti or GTX 560.

zefyx · 10-13-2011, 03:00 AM **#20**

(10-12-2011, 09:40 PM)admin89 Wrote: Dolphin not supports SLI and Crossfire . Ati 6770 would be a better choice for 1080p
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102941

Fair enough. Do you think I would see any problems arise if I chose to go with a 6770 or higher?