So I think i bought the wrong computer... advice for fixing it up?

[admin89]

Windows 8 Consumer Preview is free (Download here). Like the Developer Preview, the Consumer Preview is set to expire on January 15, 2013 .
Burn the iso to dvd then install

[Nerrel]

(05-23-2012, 09:04 AM)NaturalViolence Wrote: The 2500K also has an unlocked multiplier while the 2500 has a limited multiplier which significantly limits its OC potential.

I would still recommend this graphics card: http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Mini-HDMI-Graphics-01G-P3-1351-KR/dp/B0052BX4LE/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1337313594&sr=1-1

Also you still haven't answered my question:

Quote:Are you a student at a university (you can get a discount on windows 7 if you are)?

thanks for the info, k it is. i may as well go with your card recommendation since it's just $15 more; what is its advantage over the 6670?

i'm at community college now, so i'm technically a student by the loosest definition of the word. the only deal i could find for windows 7 was a $64 upgrade, but since i don't have a previous version of windows to install i need the full version. the windows 8 trial looks like a pretty good solution for the time being.

thanks again for everyone being so helpful, it's much easier getting all this together now.

[NaturalViolence]

Quote:i'm at community college now, so i'm technically a student by the loosest definition of the word. the only deal i could find for windows 7 was a $64 upgrade, but since i don't have a previous version of windows to install i need the full version. the windows 8 trial looks like a pretty good solution for the time being.

Well you could get a windows xp .iso and key through a certain swedish site if you know what I mean *Wink wink nudge nudge*.

Quote:thanks for the info, k it is. i may as well go with your card recommendation since it's just $15 more; what is its advantage over the 6670?

EVGA is a more reliable board manufacturer in my opinion (mostly the better warranty and customer support though) and a GTS 450 is quite a bit faster than a 6670.

Since dolphin is one of the most demanding applications out there if you build a rig capable of running dolphin well it will handle pretty much anything that you throw at it. So in other words I know this is a lot of money but you'll have a pretty awesome rig when all is said and done.

[TSA]

I recently did a full guide on this ->http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/showthread.php?tid=23374

[Nerrel]

Here she is, the result of all my (your) work:



it seems to have gone alright. i've got the clock at 4.5ghz, the load temp varies from 60-74c, idle temps from 26-33c, and the voltage is near 1.37v. i'm experimenting with faster speeds but the voltage and temperatures seem to get significantly higher beyond 4.4ghz, 4.5 is the highest i can go without breaking 1.4 volts. i didn't change any voltages for the RAM or GPU, it didn't come up in the guides i looked at.

i have (hopefully) one last noob question: i plugged the case fans into the motherboard using the 3-pin connectors and did not connect them directly to the PSU at all. i've read conflicting opinions about how to hook them up; some people think it's best to connect them to the PSU only and let them run at full all the time. mine are currently running at full anyway, so should i just unhook them from the MB and use the PSU or does it make no difference? at the very least it would give me something to do with those loose plugs that are hanging all over. (you can see a few above the GPU. seems dangerous)

i haven't been able to play yet since my bluetooth dongle hasn't arrived, but i did rip my collection and boot a few games up. for the most part i'm able to get full speed, but some games (muramasa?!) did have some major slowdown issues. i assume i have to do a lot of configuring to work around it.

the visuals are great, though. the improvement in resident evil 4 especially is unbelievable. i can't believe how shitty the wii looks in comparison, or that i ever thought the game looked good running on the original hardware. fun times ahead...


thanks again to everyone who gave advice, i wouldn't have been able to put jack shit together without it.

[NaturalViolence]

Quote:i have (hopefully) one last noob question: i plugged the case fans into the motherboard using the 3-pin connectors and did not connect them directly to the PSU at all. i've read conflicting opinions about how to hook them up; some people think it's best to connect them to the PSU only and let them run at full all the time. mine are currently running at full anyway, so should i just unhook them from the MB and use the PSU or does it make no difference? at the very least it would give me something to do with those loose plugs that are hanging all over. (you can see a few above the GPU. seems dangerous)

It doesn't really make a difference if they're running at full anyways.

[Cams8114]

So, with one is the most dolphin friend?
GTS 450 or HD 6750?
I'll choose one of those for my new pc, I already bought a i5 3570k, gigabyte z77, corsair vengeance 1600 8gb and a sandisk 120 gb ssd.
Sorry my english. I'm brazilian.

[LordVador]

Quote:GTS 450 or HD 6750?

Go for the 6750. or the 6770

[DefenderX]

(06-09-2012, 09:57 PM)LordVador Wrote: Go for the 6750. or the 6770

^ This

The 6750 is able to handle 4x IR

[Cams8114]

(06-09-2012, 09:59 PM)DefenderX Wrote:

(06-09-2012, 09:57 PM)LordVador Wrote: Go for the 6750. or the 6770

^ This

The 6750 is able to handle 4x IR

Nice! Thanks for the tip guys