So I finally convinced my girlfriend that a new computer was in order by telling her she could play Mario Party 7 on it if we got a good enough one. Question is, is the following computer good enough for good gamecube emulation? Our current one lags down to about 12fps during mario party 7.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6883229362
Would this computer be able to play the gamecube well? Maybe even wii? If not, please do suggest some. I'm trying to stay in the 450-500 range if possible. (US dollars that is.)
Thanks in advance.
That computer wouldn't be the best choice because of the processor. Give me 10 minutes and I'l list some better choices in your range.
Edit:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6883255898
This computer is cheaper. Less storage, worse graphics, and dual core.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6883157344
This computer costs 40 bucks more but it has better graphics, ALOT more storage space, and is quad core which will help you with LLE audio. It takes an i5 at 4.4 to run any game full speed and these aren't overclocked and since they're oem I doubt you'd be able to oc but if my core 2 duo at 2.8 can run alot of gamecube games fast then this will suit you great. But some wii games won't run full speed. Also, make sure you buy a graphics card. It has an intel hd 2500 which is crap and will bottleneck your cpu. If you're looking for something cheap and works great I recommend a radeon hd 6670 Gddr5. I use it and I can hit 3x on some games.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814102950
Or this one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814102958
The only difference is that it's low profile.
(01-03-2013, 06:35 AM)garrlker Wrote: [ -> ]That computer wouldn't be the best choice because of the processor. Give me 10 minutes and I'l list some better choices in your range.
Thank you very much.
(01-03-2013, 06:35 AM)garrlker Wrote: [ -> ]That computer wouldn't be the best choice because of the processor. Give me 10 minutes and I'l list some better choices in your range.
Edit:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6883255898
This computer is cheaper. Less storage, worse graphics, and dual core.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6883157344
This computer costs 40 bucks more but it has better graphics, ALOT more storage space, and is quad core which will help you with LLE audio. It takes an i5 at 4.4 to run any game full speed and these aren't overclocked and since they're oem I doubt you'd be able to oc but if my core 2 duo at 2.8 can run alot of gamecube games fast then this will suit you great. But some wii games won't run full speed. Also, make sure you buy a graphics card. It has an intel hd 2500 which is crap and will bottleneck your cpu. If you're looking for something cheap and works great I recommend a radeon hd 6670 Gddr5. I use it and I can hit 3x on some games.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814102950
Or this one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814102958
The only difference is that it's low profile.
Seriously awesome work, I think I know what I'm doing with my tax returns now. Thanks again.
If you're willing to build the PC yourself, you'll want similar specs to this:
i5 3570K (or i5 2500K) (The K is very important)
Any decent z77 motherboard
4-8GB DDR3 RAM
HD 6850 / GT550 or better (better is better)
Windows 7 64 bit
Building your own PC can be much cheaper, and you'll usually end up with a much better rig at the end.
Don't forget a decent CPU cooler if you wanna overclock a CPU with "k".
(01-03-2013, 08:59 AM)AnyOldName3 Wrote: [ -> ]If you're willing to build the PC yourself, you'll want similar specs to this:
i5 3570K (or i5 2500K) (The K is very important)
Any decent z77 motherboard
4-8GB DDR3 RAM
HD 6850 / GT550 or better (better is better)
Windows 7 64 bit
Building your own PC can be much cheaper, and you'll usually end up with a much better rig at the end.
I have considered building it but I'm leaving that to the pros from now on. I've got enough on my hands lol. I'll be turning it into a custom gaming machine using hyper spin
The proiblem buying a prebuilt system like that cyberpower one from newegg instead of going to their site and picking the parts yourself is that they use genric PSUs and generic ram sticks which are always a hit or miss and on the PSUs they always use the cheapest least wattage one they can which means no gpu upgrades unless you want the psu to breakdown. Which may end up taking the other componenets with it. companies like cyberpower and ibuypower use a mixture of great and cheap generic brand of parts and with those prebuilt for newegg and amazon they go cheap generic brand always. DO the failure rate on those is a lot higher then if you picked the parts yourself.
If you are going to buy a computer from Cyberpower, and you live in the US (maybe Canada too), I can't stress enough how much better it is to buy from them direct rather than Amazon or Newegg. All you have to do is go to their site, start with a base (e.g. Gamer Xtreme 2200), and then add and subtract components as you please. The amount of customization you can have on a build is definitely comprehensive imo. You have more than enough wiggle-room to find an acceptable price vs. performance ratio. This is no substitute for buying and building yourself, but it's a great deal better than getting stuck with whatever some 3rd party is offering.
Cyberpower also has specific brands available for the components you'll receive (cooling, mobos, PSUs, HDDs, some RAM and GPUs) so you have more knowledge about what'll make it into your system. The only thing that really bites is the shipping. It was like $80 or something, but that's actually pretty much what it costs them to send it to you (note: I've worked shipping things all over the country). Still, just figure that into whatever price you're aiming for. I bought straight from them; it's been about a year and I couldn't be happier
