SFF PC for Emulator

Jay85 · 18 Oct 2021 at 10:55

So im instead of selling or recycling my dads old parts, im thinking of making a emulator rig that will run old games like N64 Golden Eye, Wii Mario kart etc.

The system i have is:

Intel 3570k
H61 Motherboard
16gb 1600mhz ddr3
EVGA 550ti gpu
Corsair SF600
Kingston A400 240gb
Cryorig C7 low profile cooler
Geeek A40 SFF case

Is there anything there i would need upgrading to run any emulator i throw at it?

Need it compact so it will fit on my TV bench next to the TV.

Thanks

Bluecube · 18 Oct 2021 at 11:11

That will work just fine. Emulators of relatively recent consoles (ie in the last 25 years!) support resolution tweaking so if a game is struggling then you can have a wee mess about. Having said that, I ran Mario 64 on a P450 over 20 years ago so I repeat - that will work just fine!

Jay85 · 18 Oct 2021 at 11:14

Bluecube said:
That will work just fine. Emulators of relatively recent consoles (ie in the last 25 years!) support resolution tweaking so if a game is struggling then you can have a wee mess about. Having said that, I ran Mario 64 on a P450 over 20 years ago so I repeat - that will work just fine!

Perfect, just wanted to be sure before i commit as some parts will be new/used i.e. the SSD and psu.

If i needed to buy parts i don't mind as it's not costing me much anyway.

Be a fun little pc for me and the wife to enjoy when we're not watching stuff lol.

mickyflinn · 18 Oct 2021 at 11:14

What size is the h61 motherboard ?

Jay85 · 18 Oct 2021 at 11:17

mickyflinn said:
What size is the h61 motherboard ?

ASUS P8H61-I LX R2.0/RM/SI 1155 mini ITX Motherboard for 3rd 2nd Gen Intel CPUs

mickyflinn · 18 Oct 2021 at 11:24

Jay85 said:
ASUS P8H61-I LX R2.0/RM/SI 1155 mini ITX Motherboard for 3rd 2nd Gen Intel CPUs

You should be able to reuse all the pc (emulaters dont usually take much power) depending on gpu size and downsize the case if required. What i would do is test the emulating software on that pc first tgen upgrade parts if needed.

What sort of emulator software and have you checked system requirements ?

Jay85 · 18 Oct 2021 at 11:30

mickyflinn said:
You should be able to reuse all the pc (emulaters dont usually take much power) depending on gpu size and downsize the case if required. What i would do is test the emulating software on that pc first tgen upgrade parts if needed.

What sort of emulator software and have you checked system requirements ?

Honestly i haven't even checked, will probably be N64/Wii based emulators. Are there any you could suggest that would work best with what i have? You seem to know a thing or 2 about this.

I did a PS1 emulator years back but can't remember what i used.

mickyflinn · 18 Oct 2021 at 11:44

Jay85 said:
Honestly i haven't even checked, will probably be N64/Wii based emulators. Are there any you could suggest that would work best with what i have? You seem to know a thing or 2 about this.

I did a PS1 emulator years back but can't remember what i used.

Only used Amiga emulater back in the day so things may have moved on since then, especially system requirements.

Dolphin emulator is one ive heard of but do your reserch .

https://www.google.com/search?q=n64...xmAEAoAEByAEIwAEB&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp

Jay85 · 18 Oct 2021 at 12:22

mickyflinn said:
Only used Amiga emulater back in the day so things may have moved on since then, especially system requirements.

Dolphin emulator is one ive heard of but do your reserch .

https://www.google.com/search?q=n64/wii+based+emulators+for+pc&client=ms-android-samsung&source=android-browser&ei=iE1tYaOWK4__7_UPuaKrwAs&oq=N64/Wii+based+emulators+for&gs_lcp=ChNtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1zZXJwEAEYATIFCCEQoAEyBQghEKABMgUIIRCgATIICCEQFhAdEB46BAgAEEc6BwghEAoQoAE6BAghEBVQ2VxY8XVgw4YBaAFwAXgAgAHWAogBhwaSAQcyLjIuMC4xmAEAoAEByAEIwAEB&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-serp

Thanks mate, somewhere to start at least. Got a feeling im gonna have a lot of fun with this!

mickyflinn · 18 Oct 2021 at 12:28

Jay85 said:
Thanks mate, somewhere to start at least. Got a feeling im gonna have a lot of fun with this!

Im sure you will but things are usually not straight forward., Dolphin is free i believe so try it before you spend and let me know how you get on.

Enjoy.

https://dolphin-emu.org

Jay85 · 18 Oct 2021 at 12:45

mickyflinn said:
Im sure you will but things are usually not straight forward., Dolphin is free i believe so try it before you spend and let me know how you get on.

Enjoy.

https://dolphin-emu.org

Thank you mate