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Operating System:windows x64


Processor/CPU:Intel Core i5-3570K Quad-Core Processor 3.4 GHz 4 Core LGA 1


Video Card/GPU:Intel HD4000


Memory/RAM:Corsair Vengeance 8GB


Mother Board:Gigabyte Intel Z77 LGA 1155 Dual UEFI BIOS ATX Motherboard GA-Z77-DS3H



Power Supply:Corsair Enthusiast Series 650-Watt 80 Plus Bronze



Computer case:Cooler Master HAF 912 - Mid Tower Computer Case with High Airflow Design

I managed to find this build for 500$ online, and wish to stay bellow my 550$ budget.

If you overclock this CPU to 4.2/4.3GHz, almost all games will run fine. (You should buy a good CPU cooler, e.g. the Thermalright HR-02 Macho, the stock cooler is not recommended for over clocking)

btw: The Intel HD Graphics is crappy, you won't be able to play games in HD and in some games, you'll encounter speed problems. Buy a dedicated GPU

"If you overclock this CPU to 4.2/4.3GHz, almost all games will run fine. (You should buy a good CPU cooler, e.g. the Thermalright HR-02 Macho, the stock cooler is not recommended for over clocking)

btw: The Intel HD Graphics is crappy, you won't be able to play games in HD and in some games, you'll encounter speed problems. Buy a dedicated GPU"


Would a radeon HD 6450 2Gb be a good enough video card? Any suggestions for a gpu under 100$'s?

For x2 depending on the game

If you want a good and cheap GPU, get the Radeon HD 7750 (should be enough for 3x IR = 1080p).

Thanks for the quick replys.

The 7750 is just on the edge of budget and and knowing its able to do 1080p resolution is fantastic!

Thank You!

Actually, the 7750 (72GB/s) should be able to handle 4x IR (more than 1080p) -> http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-min...video-card

Don't blame him if you get poor performance with Directx11 backend
http://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-rad...11-backend

Drat, just when I had it in budget. Are their any other video cards under 100$ with the same power?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814130827
Some Nvidia 600 GPU have idle problem with Dolphin . You can fix it by forcing high IR (4x IR , no AA or 2x MSAA ,16x AF) and set "texture cache" between "safe" and "fast" or safe