Hi ya'll. Need advice.
I'm building a Dolphin/Hyperspin box and need to some help.
I'd like to play all games @ 1080p with medium of the road settings on everything else.
Will the below be able to do it?
I'm thinking:
Intel Core i5 4670k (Auto OC/Turbo On)
ITX z87 Mobo (haven't decided)
Small Form Factor CPU Cooler (Haven't decided, it needs to be less than 35mm)
2x4GB RAM. (Cheapest DDR3-1600 I can get at the time)
90GB mSATA SSD
3TB Green Western Digital HDD
FSP Group 300w Mini ITX/Flex ATX PSU
HIS 7750 1GB 128-BIT GDDR5 H775FN1G
i5 4670k stock speed 3.4GHz is almost as fast as i5 3570k @ 4.2GHz
Since Intel HD 4600 is on par with Nvidia GT 430 , you may not need a graphic card atm (buy graphic card later)
Just pair i5 4670k with MSI Z87 G43
Aftermaket cooler : Cooler Master GeminII M4 (cheap) or Noctua NH-L9i (cost higher)
What's your case btw ?
(08-12-2013, 11:09 AM)admin89 Wrote: [ -> ]i5 4670k stock speed 3.4GHz is almost as fast as i5 3570k @ 4.2GHz
Since Intel HD 4600 is on par with Nvidia GT 430 , you may not need a graphic card atm (buy graphic card later)
Just pair i5 4670k with MSI Z87 G43
Aftermaket cooler : Cooler Master GeminII M4 (cheap) or Noctua NH-L9i (cost higher)
What's your case btw ?
My case will be a gutted out NES.
I have a small amount of room and airflow is going to be an issue.
That and I'm trying to make 0 cuts to the outside of the case.
Under the cartridge flap I'm planning on JB Welding 2 40mm intake Fans. But I need negative air pressure too. I'm still trying to figure out where that will come from.
Can I really rely on the 4600 not being a bottleneck?
If so I can use a laptop AC adpater with a PICO psu.
But if I need a GFX card then I need a Flex ATX PSU.
That's too small for overclocking
Ok ,
this mobo should fit
(08-12-2013, 11:22 AM)admin89 Wrote: [ -> ]That's too small for overclocking
Ok , this moboshould fit
I could overclock.
Its just ambient air temps may be a problem.
Hard to say until I do testing.
Most people who shove PCs into an NES shell do Celerons or Mid-Level Pentiums.
Not OC'd i5/i7.
I had picked out this Mobo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6813132032
(Quick note, ASUS is delivering a patch that allows OCing on non z87 boards)
I'll look into the Gigabyte board.
I haven't used Gigabyte in a LONG time.
EDIT***
Neither of these boards support mSATA SSDs.
Get the noctua cooler then . It's quite expensive but it's very effective ( 63 degree Celsius with i7 2600k @ 4.3GHz - full load)
Quote:Neither of these boards support mSATA SSDs
Buy "mSata to Sata adaptor" or sth like that to plug msata SSD
(08-12-2013, 12:06 PM)admin89 Wrote: [ -> ]Found this
If I were to do that I'd just buy a regular SSD.
I want an mSATA due to power and space.
Quote:Can I really rely on the 4600 not being a bottleneck?
It can handle up to 2.5x Internal Resolution (1600x1320)
Higher Res (3x or 4xIR) = slowdown but you can overclock CPU to squeeze more FPS
Super Mario Galaxy is out of the question since it's the most GPU intensive game
Quote:If so I can use a laptop AC adapter with a PICO psu.
But if I need a GFX card then I need a Flex ATX PSU.
You will need a graphic card for PC games . If PC games don't matter to you then ...