Thinking about this

[Rab]

EVGA 02G-P3-1559-KR GeForce GTX 550 Ti Video Card - 2GB, GDDR5, PCI-Express 2.0 (x16), Dual DVI, Mini-HDMI, DirectX 11, Dual-Slot, SLI Ready

MSI H61M-P23 B3 Thermaltake Barebones Kit - MSI H61M-P23 B3 Board, Intel Core i5-2500K CPU, Patriot 8GB (2x 4GB) DDR3 RAM, Seagate 500GB HDD, Optiarc 24x DVDRW, Thermaltake V2 Mid Tower, 450W PSU

[Shonumi]

Read the rules before making a thread here:

Quote:Don't list your specs and then run off. Listing your specs (PC hardware information) and then asking what speeds you should expect would not be a valid post. Other things are needed from you, like exactly which games you want to play and what level of graphic detail you want or expect. Depending on the game, full-speed can be achieved on an average PC or the game could need a PC that is very powerful. It's not a simple all yes or all no answer (unless your PC is really outdated), so give more details when you post.

What do you want to know? What games do you want to play and with what enhancements? Most of us here are pretty knowledgeable, but we're not mind readers.

At any rate, I've got the same CPU and GPU. The 2500K, once properly overclocked, will be able to play most GC/Wii games at full-speed with LLE audio (the most accurate audio in Dolphin). Make sure that mobo supports overclocking, or there won't be much of a point in going for the K version. No current hardware can do every game in Dolphin with full-speed, but the 2500K is as good as most of us will get. The GTX 550 Ti is pretty good. It can easily handle 3X IR and 4X IR for high resolutions. You'll be pretty much set for anything you want to throw at your rig, though it'll start to choke on ridiculous settings like 4X IR with really high AA.

[Rab]

sorry! mostly SMG,SMG2,SMB,Zelda,DKC and maybe a few others at 720p to 1080p. Windows XP Pro or Windows 7 Pro. The barebones setup is 449.00 and the GPU is 139.00