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RE: Thoughts on Alienware Alpha w/ i3-4130T for Dolphin? - NKF98 - 04-08-2015

(04-08-2015, 11:03 AM)KHg8m3r Wrote: I would be very wary, since that has a generic power supply. No telling what sort of havoc it can have on your system.

I would recommend this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wPR2nQ $420 after rebates, same motherboard/GPU/CPU, better RAM/case/power supply, slightly cheaper HDD that is practically the same.

This, or you could buy a better PSU and stick it in there instead.


RE: Thoughts on Alienware Alpha w/ i3-4130T for Dolphin? - kokirii - 04-10-2015

(04-08-2015, 11:58 AM)NKF98 Wrote:
(04-08-2015, 11:03 AM)KHg8m3r Wrote: I would be very wary, since that has a generic power supply. No telling what sort of havoc it can have on your system.

I would recommend this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/wPR2nQ $420 after rebates, same motherboard/GPU/CPU, better RAM/case/power supply, slightly cheaper HDD that is practically the same.

This, or you could buy a better PSU and stick it in there instead.

Yeah, seems like the $100 saved by just getting that kit could've been spent on a better PSU and even a small SSD for the OS.