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Building a computer from scratch, need an expert's advice
blitzd:
I live right around the corner from a Microcenter and I feel like a kid in a candy store whenever I go in there. Computer geek paradise. Since you already purchased your computer parts its a bit too late but as someone who has been using a PC for emulation for years I can give you my two cents.
PS2 is the latest video game system I believe you should try using as a PC emulator. I know a lot of people love Dolphin and it's good for what it is but due to the fact that it's just easier to buy a Nintendo Wii, homebrew it and play your games full speed on it. I hate the process of linking a wiimote via bluetooth since sometimes it can conk out and sometimes the remotes take a whole lot of running the same 3 steps over and over till they sync.
BadMouth:
I think that's an excellent setup. :cheers:
You could always spend more, but I doubt you'd get many more things playable.
--- Quote from: lamprey on May 11, 2014, 12:29:59 pm ---Granted the sound card isn't too expensive, but it seems like a waste of money given that the MB has built in audio or you can use the video card to output sound via HDMI (if that is an option for you). Other than that, that looks like a fine list of parts. ;D
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It depends on your speakers and how picky you are, but I was unable to get the sound quality I wanted out of onboard audio.
The onboard audio even had an EQ and very good array of other settings.
We're getting into very subjective territory here, but it sounded condensed and monotone to me.
I am picky to the point that I swapped out the mylar tweeters that came with my speakers for silk dome ones so they'd be smoother and less directional.
After installing a Xonar card and tweaking the EQ on the included software, it sounded like I thought it should sound.
It makes no difference if all you're going to play is old games that had speakers with a very limited range anyway (most didn't even have a whizzer cone, let alone tweeters). But for the NAOMI shmups and Steam games, it's worth the extra $30 IMO. I imagine the newer console games would benefit as well, but I do not have them on my cab.
It's not something I'd worry about from the outset, but once everything else is done it is a nice addition to make your experience just a little more perfect.