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| starwarsfan54321:
Okay, decided I didnt want to go with an APU so- AMD Phenom X4 Black Edition 3.4 Ghz (plan to Overclock to 3.8 eventually if needed) 4GB 1600 Mhz Ram EVGA 1 GB GDDR5 GeForce GTX 460 Video Card A750-1010 ::ARCTIC Freezer A30 CPU Cooler - For AMD E436-500F12 ::ENYLE 500W ATX Power Supply Biostar A780L3C AMD 760G/SB710 Motherboard - MicroATX, Socket AM3 So, should this be enough. I figured if the x3 3.4, could run most of it, an X4 should be an extra boost and can overclock if needed and I believe the GTX 460 is more powerful, so should this be good enough of a rig? |
| BadMouth:
--- Quote from: starwarsfan54321 on June 08, 2013, 08:44:36 pm ---Okay, decided I didnt want to go with an APU so- AMD Phenom X4 Black Edition 3.4 Ghz (plan to Overclock to 3.8 eventually if needed) 4GB 1600 Mhz Ram EVGA 1 GB GDDR5 GeForce GTX 460 Video Card A750-1010 ::ARCTIC Freezer A30 CPU Cooler - For AMD E436-500F12 ::ENYLE 500W ATX Power Supply Biostar A780L3C AMD 760G/SB710 Motherboard - MicroATX, Socket AM3 So, should this be enough. I figured if the x3 3.4, could run most of it, an X4 should be an extra boost and can overclock if needed and I believe the GTX 460 is more powerful, so should this be good enough of a rig? --- End quote --- ...most likely :P There are just too many factors to be able to say a system will definitely run everything unless it's complete overkill. I have networking disabled and don't run antivirus. Someone running AV may have different results. A 64bit OS also makes a big difference on some games in MAME. I think that system would be fine and is probably as good as it gets for the money, but I'm not willing to guarantee it. |
| starwarsfan54321:
Thanks, I am just trying to make sure it wont be under powered, the graphics card was recommended by the guy who makes the supermodel emulator, and I wont run AV and will likely disable some other stuff to it if it helps performance. |
| Someinterwebguy:
To be honest, I'd lean going towards AMD's newer APU's. As much as I like Intel, AMD's newer APU's are really hard to argue with, especially in your situation. I'd go for the AMD APU build, with the idea that you can pair it up with an AMD card down the road if you need to. I've pieced together a system for you that would be really good and leave you the ability to upgrade as you see fit. You didn't list a case, so I didn't pick one out, and I kept the RAM at 4GB as you had it, though I'd recommend 8GB if you can swing it. Also, avoid cheap power supplies at all costs. I won't even get into some of the stuff I've seen them do to client computers. :'( Power Supply - $69.99 SeaSonic S12II 520 Bronze 520W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS 12V V2.91 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151094 Motherboard - $54.99 ASRock FM2A75M-DGS FM2 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157331 RAM - $34.99 CORSAIR XMS3 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M1A1600C9 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145328 $69.99 (-$10 till 6/12 $59.99) CORSAIR XMS3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A1333C9 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145315 $159.99 or $184.97 This is where you decide the final cost of your rig. Any of these APU's would be good. APU - $149.99 AMD A10-6800K Richland 4.1GHz Socket FM2 100W Quad-Core Desktop Processor - Black Edition AMD Radeon HD AD680KWOHLBOX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113331 $129.99 AMD A10-5800K Trinity 3.8GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket FM2 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 7660D AD580KWOHJBOX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113280 $119.99 AMD A8-6600K Richland 3.9GHz Socket FM2 100W Quad-Core Desktop Processor - Black Edition AMD Radeon HD AD660KWOHLBOX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113333 $314.96 gets you 8GB of RAM and the second best APU that AMD makes AFAIK. Just my two cents. |
| BadMouth:
--- Quote from: Someinterwebguy on June 10, 2013, 11:57:27 pm ---To be honest, I'd lean going towards AMD's newer APU's. As much as I like Intel, AMD's newer APU's are really hard to argue with, especially in your situation. I'd go for the AMD APU build, with the idea that you can pair it up with an AMD card down the road if you need to. --- End quote --- Are you running these emulators on an APU? So far, nobody who owns one has ever weighed in here on how they perform with the more demanding emulators or the known processor hogs in MAME. It would be nice to get an idea from someone who owns one. |
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