Hi,
I am looking to purchase a PC (soon to be former mac user) I want to be able to run dolphin at 100%. Will these specs work?
Core Components
Processor: Intel Core i7 5930K 3.5GHz (Six-Core) (Unlocked CPU)
Motherboard: ASUS X99-DELUXE USB 3.1 (Intel X99 Chipset)
System Memory: 32GB DDR4 2666MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX (High-Performance)
Power Supply: 1200W Corsair AX1200i (Digitally Controlled Power)
Storage / Connectivity
Optical Drive: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 8x / CD-Writer 8x)
Storage Set 1: 1x SSD (1TB Samsung 850 PRO)
Storage Set 2: 1x SSD PCIe (400GB Intel 750 Series) (PCIe - NVM Express) (Extreme Performance)
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Graphics / Multimedia
Graphics Card(s): 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB (Includes PhysX)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Digital Storm Engineering
Extreme Cooling: H20: HydroLux Level 1: Digital Storm Exotic Custom Cooling System (CPU Only)
H20 Tube Color: Red Tubing (Requires Custom HydroLux Liquid Cooling System)
Chassis Fans: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: Digital Storm RGB LED Lighting System (Requires Thermal Management Control Board & Software)
Airflow Control: Digital Storm Thermal Management Control Board & Software
Digital Storm TwisterBoost Technology
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires High-End Motherboard Selection)
Sounds like a pre-built. What are you paying for it?
You don't need such an expensive PC if you're only looking to run Dolphin really well.
What will you use the PC for?
$5565 on Digital Storm
I could build the same PC for half price
(07-08-2015, 04:36 AM)admin89 Wrote: [ -> ]$5565 on Digital Storm
I could build the same PC for half price
Half the price is a bit ambitious. I mean the ram alone is a full $1000, the SLI 980 Ti's are another $1200. The SSD's add another $500-700. That's already halfway and we haven't tallied nearly the full system. The CPU could easily be $800+, the motherboard is in the $300 range. At best without a Black Friday sale you'd be looking at saving $1000, which is not a small amount of money, but I doubt the OP cares if he's willing to pay that much.
What, are you BC mining?
if not that's a pretty exotic PC build, might wanna go a bit cheaper
(07-08-2015, 08:47 AM)Nintonito Wrote: [ -> ] (07-08-2015, 04:36 AM)admin89 Wrote: [ -> ]$5565 on Digital Storm
I could build the same PC for half price
Half the price is a bit ambitious. I mean the ram alone is a full $1000, the SLI 980 Ti's are another $1200. The SSD's add another $500-700. That's already halfway and we haven't tallied nearly the full system. The CPU could easily be $800+, the motherboard is in the $300 range. At best without a Black Friday sale you'd be looking at saving $1000, which is not a small amount of money, but I doubt the OP cares if he's willing to pay that much.
1. RAM - you can find 32 GB kits for around $260.
2. SSDs - both actually tally up to about $1500
3. CPU + Mobo - CPU runs about $560, and yeah the mobo is stupid expensive for what it is. Either way, costs can be greatly cut by dropping to a 5820k (you just lose some clock speed and PCI lanes) and getting a less (stupidly) expensive board (and then just OCing the GPUs yourself).
ANYHOW, to kinda prove admin89's point
PCPartPicker part list /
Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($394.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($151.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($649.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($649.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($172.04 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2705.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 20:28 EDT-0400
and that's all without case and OS; took a bit of liberty, though, cause I'm more of a "SSD for OS/important stuff that actually benefits from SSDs and stupid amounts of HDD space for everything else (gaems/media)"
DISCLAIMER: all done in $USD, YMMV depending on country and whatever outrageous prices they put on stuff (read: South America, Australia, etc.)
(07-08-2015, 10:26 AM)admin89 Wrote: [ -> ]Quote: The CPU could easily be $800
$579
it's $1 off if you buy two
Quote:It's even more expensive than my car
the homemade version is about as expensive as my car...
build it yourself man. much cheaper and a good learning experience
(07-08-2015, 10:34 AM)TehGuy Wrote: [ -> ] (07-08-2015, 08:47 AM)Nintonito Wrote: [ -> ] (07-08-2015, 04:36 AM)admin89 Wrote: [ -> ]$5565 on Digital Storm
I could build the same PC for half price
Half the price is a bit ambitious. I mean the ram alone is a full $1000, the SLI 980 Ti's are another $1200. The SSD's add another $500-700. That's already halfway and we haven't tallied nearly the full system. The CPU could easily be $800+, the motherboard is in the $300 range. At best without a Black Friday sale you'd be looking at saving $1000, which is not a small amount of money, but I doubt the OP cares if he's willing to pay that much.
1. RAM - you can find 32 GB kits for around $260.
2. SSDs - both actually tally up to about $1500
3. CPU + Mobo - CPU runs about $560, and yeah the mobo is stupid expensive for what it is. Either way, costs can be greatly cut by dropping to a 5820k (you just lose some clock speed and PCI lanes) and getting a less (stupidly) expensive board (and then just OCing the GPUs yourself).
ANYHOW, to kinda prove admin89's point
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor ($394.98 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Nepton 240M 76.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI Plus ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($199.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($269.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($97.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($151.99 @ Newegg)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($649.99 @ B&H)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Video Card (2-Way SLI) ($649.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 1300 G2 1300W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($172.04 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Total: $2705.84
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-07-07 20:28 EDT-0400
and that's all without case and OS; took a bit of liberty, though, cause I'm more of a "SSD for OS/important stuff that actually benefits from SSDs and stupid amounts of HDD space for everything else (gaems/media)"
DISCLAIMER: all done in $USD, YMMV depending on country and whatever outrageous prices they put on stuff (read: South America, Australia, etc.)
That's actually quite well done, but you DID technically downgrade, which is cheating it just a bit, because the pre built price could be lower with a spec cut as well. Personally I think if he wants to blow an extra $$1500-2000 for a painless experience, I think he is entitled to do so. People shouldn't be made to feel like they need to learn how to build computers and deal with any future problems themselves.