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| joeH:
I was toying around with the idea of building a small form-factor emulation machine and HTPC. By building it, I'm thinking I'll eliminate the PS3 (which I basically only use for blu-rays anymore), my WD Live streamer (which would be moved to the bedroom), and my current mid-tower emulation box, freeing up space and connections. I need something beefy to play all the emulators (Taito X2, NullDC, PCSX2, etc) I throw at it, and of course be able to stream all my rips from the server. Thinking of the following: Shuttle SH67H3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16856101117 i3-2105 at 3.1Ghz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115090 8Gb DDR3 1333 Ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311 LG 12X Blu-ray Player http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136246 Already obtained or taken from current system: 1TB 7200 RPM HDD NVidia GTX 460 Card Windows 7 Ultimate Cyberlink PowerDVD11 Any ideas on better components? Anybody else build something similar lately? The i3 I think should be enough to run all the emulaotrs, but I could bump it to an i5 if necessary. |
| FALSE:
I think those parts would suit your needs but I'm really anxious for someone to try an amd fx 4170. The amd fx series have been a dissapointment but I figure the stock 4.2ghz clock speed of the fx 4170 would just tear through everything in mame. |
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