Dolphin, the GameCube and Wii emulator - Forums

Hello, I a was recommended in a build posted by KHgamer to get a nvidia 750 ti, but I am considering other options which may result in better performance. I can't spend $1000 or something like that, but I can get something around $300-$600. I just want to know if there is something better than the 750 ti within that price range.

I read the FAQ and it says "the Geforce GTX 460 will handle almost any game you throw at it in HD resolutions.", so doesn't that technically means a 750 ti would be over kill if I never play those wii games that are really big on graphics like resident evil, etc.?

And for the ATI cards, it says "As such, the AMD HD5770 and should run most games at HD Resolutions." and that card is not that expensive either but the R7 and R9 cards will easily beat that card for their value right?

So basically I am still a bit worried about getting poor performance with this emulator even though the equipment I am getting is top notch. The CPU I am getting is an i5 4690K (might overclock it when I get water cooler).

Besides the CPU, I have 8 GB DDR3 of hyperx RAM as well as 3 120mm fans in the case. All of these parts I have gotten suggested from KHgamer and he will probably help me out here again, lol.

I also forgot to state that the games I will be playing are game cube games and wii games. I have a bunch of old game cube lying around that I never played before and recently bought some wii games from microplay.

Gamecube games:

- Zelda wind waker
- mario kart double dash
- mario party game(s)

Wii games:

- mario kart wii edition (idk the name)
- new super mario bros
- a side scrolling anime style fighting game (the main character you play as some kind of little girl, I saw the game on you tube it is for wii I think)

That's pretty much it. Mostly I am looking to play some multiplayer games, since I have couple of rock candy controllers I've bought that were meant for my new gaming system which I never got around to actually getting.

I spent $300 on the gtx 770 and it freaking rocks. Even the most demanding games are a breeze on high res and just gorgeous. What processor do you have? An i5 is what's in my machine and it couples with the GPU very nicely.

(11-10-2014, 02:55 PM)jessman1988 Wrote: [ -> ]I spent $300 on the gtx 770 and it freaking rocks. Even the most demanding games are a breeze on high res and just gorgeous. What processor do you have? An i5 is what's in my machine and it couples with the GPU very nicely.

No reason not to get a 970 or 290/290x for almost the same price now.

If you want something that's dirt-cheap, power efficient (runs great on cheaper PSUs / requires only a single 6-pin PCI-E connector) and still packs a punch, get the AMD R9 270 (vanilla, non-X). It can even do 4K resolutions, not just Full HD (it's good for up to 7xIR). Anything faster than this is overkill for Dolphin.
Cheaper than the 750Ti, while offering much better performance. Best bang for the buck.

Pretty much the most price efficient GPU is Sapphire's R9-290 Vapor X GPU. It has one of Sapphire's best coolers and it can play any game you want (Dolphin or not) at max settings. Best of all it costs $269 which is way less then it used to cost.

You say that you're spending around 600$-900$ and that you're getting an i5 4690k? What does the rest of your build look like?

This one, right? http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Nrmgator/saved/6KgPxr

Getting a newer GPU will give you longer life for the card in terms of driver support. I always recommend Nvidia first because I use Ubuntu, and as anyone can tell you, Nvidia has better drivers than AMD on Linux systems. But if you never plan on doing that, then aMD has some really good cards that the others have already suggested

The build is here: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Nrmgator/saved/6KgPxr

with the exceptions:

1) RAM is 8GB DDR3 Kingston HyperX

2) PSU is 550W

Also I am only spending that much on the GPU, not the whole build.

(11-11-2014, 04:06 AM)hamid1455 Wrote: [ -> ]The build is here: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Nrmgator/saved/6KgPxr

with the exceptions:

1) RAM is 8GB DDR3 Kingston HyperX

2) PSU is 550W

Also I am only spending that much on the GPU, not the whole build.

Wow, you got some options then. Hold on a sec I'm gonna try to give you a build, are you set on a micro itx prodigy case also?

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(11-11-2014, 09:01 AM)combine1237 Wrote: [ -> ]

(11-11-2014, 04:06 AM)hamid1455 Wrote: [ -> ]The build is here: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Nrmgator/saved/6KgPxr

with the exceptions:

1) RAM is 8GB DDR3 Kingston HyperX

2) PSU is 550W

Also I am only spending that much on the GPU, not the whole build.

Wow, you got some options then. Hold on a sec I'm gonna try to give you a build, are you set on a micro itx prodigy case also?

Edit: My take.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mVkqWZ

(11-11-2014, 09:01 AM)combine1237 Wrote: [ -> ]Wow, you got some options then. Hold on a sec I'm gonna try to give you a build, are you set on a micro itx prodigy case also?

Edit: My take.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mVkqWZ

I'm not really stuck on the micro itx case or board. Any sized board or case is fine. The only thing I am sticking with is i5 4690k, RAM and the hard drives.

That is a good build minus the stuff I don't need. I see you went with the GTX 970. That card is available at my local store but its almost $200 more and I just found out someone I know is using a R9 290 and getting the same performance with dolphin and that one is $300.

I think I'll try out both and see if there is a major difference. If the GTX performs much better (at least 20%) then I'll keep it, otherwise I'll stick with the R9 290.