What do you guys think of the following build for ePSXe (PSX emulator), PCSX2 (PS2 emulator) and HTPC duties? Budget is $500.
For those suggesting alternative parts, here are two things to consider:
- Cooler Master Elite RC-310, $40
- CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX, $55
- GIGABYTE GA-H55M-S2H, $195 (Newegg MB+CPU combo)
- Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz, $0 (Newegg MB+CPU combo)
- Palit NE3TS25EFHD52 GTS 250 512MB GDDR3, $105
- Crucial 2GB DDR3 1333, $50
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB, $55
- TOTAL: $500
For those suggesting alternative parts, here are two things to consider:
- CPU: Intel preferred - GSdx plug-in (PCSX2) can utilize SSSE3/SSE4 instruction sets which can improve speed)
- GPU: NVIDIA required - Pete's OpenGL2 plug-in (ePSXe) seems to work better with NVIDIA cards; CUDA is required for CoreAVC hardware acceleration