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mytymaus007:

Looking to buy a system to run every emulator old and new including mame  dolphin(wii) playstation and xbox etc with Hyperspin. it will be in my cabinet once it if full configured

core i5 2500k system at newegg for $780.00

vs

core i3 system for $380

Do i need anymore then Core i3

Also thinking about the hard drives does it matter with emulators the HD speed 7200rpm vs 5900rpm also what about sata 2 3gbps vs sata 3 6gbps or can i just have an external HD 3.0 usb does it matter

Whats should i do

PIZZ:

Might be sluggy with i3. I have emulators running off my Toshiba i5 laptop with 4gb ram. it runs fine. The newer PC games and stuff like future pinball and visual pinball youd probably want a core i7 with dedicated video card but for emulators and Hyperspin I think you would be ok with i5. 5200rpm drive is ok

wweumina:

i3 will be fine for most of it.  You may need a decent dedicated graphics card for some emulators other than mame.  The hard drive will only affect your boot speed, not loading roms or the front end.

ScottEK:

Can you guys give an example of an emulator / game that is difficult to run that I can use as a baseline?

mytymaus007:

What emulators use the most resources GPU and CPU im trying to build for the future without spending all  my money. I dont care to much about PC games because i know thats where the most intense systems will be needed but im building a system just for emulators.

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