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You are cutting that close maximum cpu cooler height is 138mm while that fan is 135mm but that cooler should fit with a little bit of work.

(03-30-2015, 02:12 AM)darkberry Wrote: [ -> ]You are cutting that close maximum cpu cooler height is 138mm while that fan is 135mm but that cooler should fit with a little bit of work.

I did find another user who used the same case and coolers with an i7 processor... so hopefully the Zalman cooler will still fit...

How am I looking on updated specs? Do i need to worry about the DDR3-1600 ram being used in an OC setup? I ditched the need for onboard mSATA and will instead pick up a $20 adapter to mount it in a standard SATA slot...

Is there a better GPU for the purposes of dolphin?

Thanks again for all of your help on this.. Not sure if anyone cares, but I suppose I could put together a build thread as well. No stranger to PC builds, but since I started teaching-- i've been out of the game a little.

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/HD6PNG

CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($64.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS9500 AT Ball Bearing CPU Cooler ($37.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($123.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus Radeon R9 270 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($143.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Silverstone GD09B HTPC Case ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $542.92
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-29 12:19 EDT-0400

You would be hard pressed to find a new gpu in that price range that would run dolphin better so you are set on the gpu department unless you wanted to spent more. Your ram is fine and you don't have to worry about it one bit for dolphin. You should be set to run dolphin at 4x ir and some aa so you have a nice build there.

you can save money by the mother board but i don't found a cheaper board with msata.

(03-30-2015, 02:47 AM)simsalafan Wrote: [ -> ]you can save money by the mother board but i don't found a cheaper board with msata.

I'm skipping the need for mSata and just going to buy an adapter. Going with ASUS based on previous experience with a solid brand, overclockability, and $120 doesn't seem like a bad price.

What did you have in mind?

Since I've got some room in my budget... This seems to be a pretty popular card:

EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card

I really just want to eliminate any possibility of low frame rates or hitchy emu...

i heard this mobo is really good http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-motherboard-h81mdplus but this mobo don't support cf or sli. when cf and sli are important for you buy this: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-h97mpro4 maybe other people know other good mobo.
edit: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2389948 here you can find other non z motherboard where you can overclock the pentinum g3258

If the 960 is around the same price as an an r9 285 or an r9 280 I would go with those two gpu's instead. I just never liked the idea of the 960s 128bit bus.

i think the r9 280x is the best choice here so you can play sometimes a pc game and play the most wii and gc games with 3 or 4 internal resolution (i think but i don't know)

(03-30-2015, 06:56 AM)darkberry Wrote: [ -> ]If the 960 is around the same price as an an r9 285 or an r9 280 I would go with those two gpu's instead. I just never liked the idea of the 960s 128bit bus.

Hmmm yea those 280's and 290's go to 512bit... though that tacks on an additional $100 from the 960.