Good Enough System?

[crhylove]

I'm looking to upgrade my machine, and one specific I'd like to do with the new machine is play Wii games at full speed. Is this system going to be good enough? And can I even use that PCIe drive as a boot drive for XP? This config is < $550 on Newegg!

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Last edited by crhylove; January 17th, 2009 at 03:06.. Reason: Added Detail.

[-]Hastis[-]

You should have no problem to play gamecube games and most wii games (even if they do still need to be optimised)

I didnt know you could have such a good config for that price!

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[crhylove]

I know right? I was pretty astonished myself. I can finally run all my virtual machines at the proper speed. I guess there is an upside to the new depression.

[jaimeld]

Originally Posted by crhylove

I know right? I was pretty astonished myself. I can finally run all my virtual machines at the proper speed. I guess there is an upside to the new depression.

If u want play only Wii in pc,Intel E8400 to 8600.
But if u want do everything u want intel i7.

[RockmanForte]

Incorrect, jaimeld.

Your best way to play Wii in PC... Intel E8400,8600, and ALSO 8800.

The intel i7 is not the best.. It is much better but no different.. It is only about 5 fps increase or maybe 10 fps increase.. It doesn't matter.

Therefore, I suggest you to buy Wii console.. It is much better than the emulator anyway. Obviously, some people play this emulator illegal because they dont have Wii/GC.

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I have:

Wii: Starfall, Neogamma R8 beta 11, and currently on 3.2u
PSP PHAT: 1001k [TA-081] Custom Firmware 5.50 GEN-D2(FULL)

CASE: EagleTech Sidewinder Gaming Tower Case w/420W Power Supply Black
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
CPU: Intel core 2 Duo Processor E8400 (2x 3.0GHz/6MB L2 Cache/1333FSB)
Processor Cooling: Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooling Fan System Kit Silent & Overclocking Proof
Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 512MB w/DVI + TV Out Video
Memory: 2048GB [1024GB X2] DDR2-800 PC6400 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand
Sound Card: 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard

[crhylove]

I prefer PC gaming. I play exclusively console emulators and Urban Terror. Occasionally I'll throw in some Civ 2. I don't actually like gaming as much as I enjoy getting emulators to run properly and at higher resolution than offered on a HD TV. I'll never buy a console. Of any kind, for any reason. So a Phenom Quad Core isn't good enough? Any Phenom Quad Core owners out there want to respond?

[-]Hastis[-]

what kind of pc monitor do you have to run 1920x1080? a 24" ?

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Last edited by -]Hastis[-; January 17th, 2009 at 18:22..

[ARC@NO]

That Phenom will not be good for emulation....they aren't OC very well, and almost all today games only uses 2 cores, so having 4 will give you no boost at all.

For PC Gaming and emulation go with Intel, any E8xxx CPU paired with an OC mobo will give you almost 4GHz and a very good speed on any game (PC or emulation).

The vga is good.

If you still wanna try with AMD, the Phenom II line must be your choice, those CPUs are a GREAT line of AMD.

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* Core2Duo e8200 2.66 @ 3.8 GHz 1.33v / Cooler Master V8
* 2x2 GB A-Data Vitesta Extreme 1066 @ 950 MHz
* Gigabyte EP35-DS3 / Cooler Master Blue Ice
* Sapphire HD 4850 Dual Slot 512MB @ 700/1050 MHz
* Creative SB Audigy SE @ X-Fi Xtreme Audio mod / Logitech X-530 speakers
* 320GB WD (Dual Boot) + 640GB WD + 750GB Seagate HDDs / all SATAII
* LG DVD-RW 22x
* 950W Topower Zumax PSU
* XP Pro SP3
* NZXT Lexa Blackline case + 2 red cold cathodes + 3x120mm + 2x80mm led fans
* HP w2408 24" wide screen LCD

[-]Hastis[-]

Originally Posted by ARC@NO

That Phenom will not be good for emulation....they aren't OC very well, and almost all today games only uses 2 cores, so having 4 will give you no boost at all.

For PC Gaming and emulation go with Intel, any E8xxx CPU paired with an OC mobo will give you almost 4GHz and a very good speed on any game (PC or emulation).

The vga is good.

If you still wanna try with AMD, the Phenom II line must be your choice, those CPUs are a GREAT line of AMD.

it wont cost him 500$ anymore tough...

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[ARC@NO]

Originally Posted by -]Hastis[-

it wont cost him 500$ anymore tough...

That's right and that's 'cause I say him to use an E8xxx model from Intel, I don't live where he lives and so I cannot say him a price, but I think that he can build an Intel rig without passing the $500 barrier...and the performan ce will be much greater than If he use that Phenom X4.

Originally Posted by crhylove

I'll never buy a console. Of any kind, for any reason.

and HOW do you think to play an emu if you don't own the original console???

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My Rig: please visit it HERE and RATE IT!!

* Core2Duo e8200 2.66 @ 3.8 GHz 1.33v / Cooler Master V8
* 2x2 GB A-Data Vitesta Extreme 1066 @ 950 MHz
* Gigabyte EP35-DS3 / Cooler Master Blue Ice
* Sapphire HD 4850 Dual Slot 512MB @ 700/1050 MHz
* Creative SB Audigy SE @ X-Fi Xtreme Audio mod / Logitech X-530 speakers
* 320GB WD (Dual Boot) + 640GB WD + 750GB Seagate HDDs / all SATAII
* LG DVD-RW 22x
* 950W Topower Zumax PSU
* XP Pro SP3
* NZXT Lexa Blackline case + 2 red cold cathodes + 3x120mm + 2x80mm led fans
* HP w2408 24" wide screen LCD

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Last edited by ARC@NO; January 17th, 2009 at 18:20.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

[-]Hastis[-]

Originally Posted by ARC@NO

and HOW do you think to play an emu if you don't own the original console???

LOL!
*crhylove just got pwned*

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[jaimeld]

I dont knw if anyone knw this but i tested something...
If u have a intel E6850 and E8400,E8400 will pwn E6850.
For what?It depends on Cache of each chip.
It dont depend everything on the mhz of the chip.AMD have low cache,that is bad for emulation.I post this if anyone dont knw that,dont blame me.

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Last edited by jaimeld; January 17th, 2009 at 19:02.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

[ARC@NO]

Originally Posted by jaimeld

I dont knw if anyone knw this but i tested something...
If u have a intel E6850 and E8400,E8400 will pwn E6850.
For what?It depends on Cache of each chip.
It dont depend everything on the mhz of the chip.AMD have low cache,that is bad for emulation.I post this if anyone dont knw that,dont blame me.

yep, cache defenetily has something to do with the overall performance in games, but no that much. The performance of the E8xxx over the E6xxx series are due to the 45nm arquitecture over the 65nm of the E6xxx series, also the E8xxx series has SSE4.1, but most important is the design of the chip that delivers more performance clock per clock.

AMD only reaches Intel performance with their new Phenom II line, some people said that is more powerfull than their Corei7 counterparts...but that's another story.

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My Rig: please visit it HERE and RATE IT!!

* Core2Duo e8200 2.66 @ 3.8 GHz 1.33v / Cooler Master V8
* 2x2 GB A-Data Vitesta Extreme 1066 @ 950 MHz
* Gigabyte EP35-DS3 / Cooler Master Blue Ice
* Sapphire HD 4850 Dual Slot 512MB @ 700/1050 MHz
* Creative SB Audigy SE @ X-Fi Xtreme Audio mod / Logitech X-530 speakers
* 320GB WD (Dual Boot) + 640GB WD + 750GB Seagate HDDs / all SATAII
* LG DVD-RW 22x
* 950W Topower Zumax PSU
* XP Pro SP3
* NZXT Lexa Blackline case + 2 red cold cathodes + 3x120mm + 2x80mm led fans
* HP w2408 24" wide screen LCD

[nosound.97]

Then what do you think about having e7200? It also has SSE4.1 & I play Wii games like anybody else.

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[ARC@NO]

the e7200 has the same features of the the e8200 but have less cache, meaning, only have 3mb instead of 6mb.

If you play fine with that CPU then Dolphin like use MHz over anything else....but again, clock wise MHz.

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My Rig: please visit it HERE and RATE IT!!

* Core2Duo e8200 2.66 @ 3.8 GHz 1.33v / Cooler Master V8
* 2x2 GB A-Data Vitesta Extreme 1066 @ 950 MHz
* Gigabyte EP35-DS3 / Cooler Master Blue Ice
* Sapphire HD 4850 Dual Slot 512MB @ 700/1050 MHz
* Creative SB Audigy SE @ X-Fi Xtreme Audio mod / Logitech X-530 speakers
* 320GB WD (Dual Boot) + 640GB WD + 750GB Seagate HDDs / all SATAII
* LG DVD-RW 22x
* 950W Topower Zumax PSU
* XP Pro SP3
* NZXT Lexa Blackline case + 2 red cold cathodes + 3x120mm + 2x80mm led fans
* HP w2408 24" wide screen LCD

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Last edited by ARC@NO; January 17th, 2009 at 23:05.. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

[nosound.97]

OK. Thanks for response

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