Will my new HTPC setup work well for Dolphin?

[Annihilus]

I've been spending long hours doimg a lot of research to get a nice HTPC built that doesn't cost too much money. I know the recommended for 1080P is 550 TI and a 3550K i5 but my demands are slightly less demanding. I've settled for the below setup:

Windows 7 x64

Board: MSI Z77 LGA 1155 Intel w/ SATA 6GBs and USB 3

Graphics: Gigabyte Radeon HD 6670 1GB 128-bit

Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 1600

Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 3.1GHz

Hard Drive(Boot): Samsung 840 128GB

Hard Drive(Data): WD Blue 1TB SATA III 64MB Cache



My question for you guys is whether I will be able to play the following games at 720P (My TV is 720P so 1080 would be a waste eh?)

GC: All

Wii: Pretty much all of the Mario games.

PS2: I know this is a Dolphin forum but do you have any input on what it takes to run these? I would think if you could run Wii then you would be fine for PS2?



Any input would be greatly appreciated.

[DefenderX]

Well, the CPU is okay, most games are playable. Demanding games like SMG, Xenolade, F-Zero GX etc. won't run @ full speed. Besides, you can't use LLE because LLE is too demanding for your CPU.

The GPU is okay and should be able to handle 3x IR + 16xAF.

[Annihilus]

Thanks for the information Defender.

Hmm I might just return the video and cpu for a 550 ti and i5, about $200 more due to needing a different heatsink. But if your going to do it, do it right eh!?

Newegg has a Egg Buster deal for a 550 ti right now for $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130629

[LordVador]

(12-21-2012, 06:26 AM)Annihilus Wrote: I might just return the video and cpu for a 550 ti and i5, about $200 more due to needing a different heatsink

Which i5 is it exactly?

[DefenderX]

I hope, i5-3570k

[admin89]

Why did you choose the old Fermi GTX 550TI , not the new kepler GTX 650
The new GPU is cheap , same performance , use less power (which is good for HTPC)

[Annihilus]

So I was reading some more about the LLE stuff, with the i3 keeping me from using this will I not have proper audio coming from the games? I could live without playing Galaxy but I'd like to get at least Mario Kart Wii and Double Dash working properly. Do these two need LLE to run properly?

[DefenderX]

Nope, HLE is good enough.

[NaturalViolence]

Even if you're ok with using HLE audio in dolphin I would highly recommend a quad core cpu for pcsx2.