So after years of trying to get hardware that can catch up with this beast of a program, I've finally decided to build my personal single GPU monster.
CPU: i7-4770k
GPU: EVGA GTX 780SC ACX 3GB
Cooler: Corsair Hydro H80i Liquid Cooler
Board: GA-Z87-HD3
RAM: Crucial 8GB 4x2 D3 1600 DIMM CL9
Windows 8.1 64Bit Home
Arctic Silver Thermal Paste applied in shop to CPU
My goal was effectively 2 extremes...
1. Run Watch Dogs on Ultra day 1 (and I get a free copy with the GPU to boot!), and run PS4 equivilant games on ultra for awhile, with GPU upgrade being a possibility 'eventually'.
2. Push Dolphin to the absolute limit and get some of the most demanding (but playable) games up to, or as close to full speed as possible (excluding games that blatantly don't work like Rogue Leader).
And yes, I know that some overclocking will be needed. The 4770k and cooler were the most important purchases (that I could afford) for that reason. I'd considered waiting for the 4790k, but decided the unknown release date and sales prices were tempting enough to justify the purchase, and the 4670 and 4770 have been heavily praised here.
Yet I still want to hear direct feedback.
Will this machine perform as well as I'm hoping? Will I get the Prime Trilogy, Twilight Princess, and MAYBE even Last Story up to full speed, or will Dolphin soon be slaughtering my wallet with new inefficiencies as we play a zero sum game? I'm not worried about LLE since we have a more or less working Zelda Ucode, but will I finally be able to play my Marios, Zeldas, and Metroids with the speed I have long dreamed of?
What clockspeeds should I aim for to get some of the most demanding titles to full speed, and what (Stable) games still can't reach it, if any?
I've invested a lot of dreams and funds into this build. I'm hoping it pays off.
CPU: i7-4770k
GPU: EVGA GTX 780SC ACX 3GB
Cooler: Corsair Hydro H80i Liquid Cooler
Board: GA-Z87-HD3
RAM: Crucial 8GB 4x2 D3 1600 DIMM CL9
Windows 8.1 64Bit Home
Arctic Silver Thermal Paste applied in shop to CPU
My goal was effectively 2 extremes...
1. Run Watch Dogs on Ultra day 1 (and I get a free copy with the GPU to boot!), and run PS4 equivilant games on ultra for awhile, with GPU upgrade being a possibility 'eventually'.
2. Push Dolphin to the absolute limit and get some of the most demanding (but playable) games up to, or as close to full speed as possible (excluding games that blatantly don't work like Rogue Leader).
And yes, I know that some overclocking will be needed. The 4770k and cooler were the most important purchases (that I could afford) for that reason. I'd considered waiting for the 4790k, but decided the unknown release date and sales prices were tempting enough to justify the purchase, and the 4670 and 4770 have been heavily praised here.
Yet I still want to hear direct feedback.
Will this machine perform as well as I'm hoping? Will I get the Prime Trilogy, Twilight Princess, and MAYBE even Last Story up to full speed, or will Dolphin soon be slaughtering my wallet with new inefficiencies as we play a zero sum game? I'm not worried about LLE since we have a more or less working Zelda Ucode, but will I finally be able to play my Marios, Zeldas, and Metroids with the speed I have long dreamed of?
What clockspeeds should I aim for to get some of the most demanding titles to full speed, and what (Stable) games still can't reach it, if any?
I've invested a lot of dreams and funds into this build. I'm hoping it pays off.