Hardware Cheap dolphin box?

[Mikemk]

Does anyone know a way to have cheap 1080p Wii- and PS2- emulation in a box hooked up to the TV? I can handle software, just looking for hardware. Building it like a computer would be too expensive.

By cheap, I mean <$100

This is for a Christmas present.

 

[nero99]

you can buy a prebuilt pc for less than $100.

Spoiler: pc

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Optipl...627174?hash=item58e23acfe6:g:7qIAAOSwdWBXPcOf

 

[Mikemk]

you can buy a prebuilt pc for less than $100.

Spoiler: pc

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Optipl...627174?hash=item58e23acfe6:g:7qIAAOSwdWBXPcOf

It's too big, and won't run dolphin well on integrated graphics

 

[nero99]

then youll have to get some kind of andriod box.

 

[Kioku]

For less than $100? Not possible unless you get really lucky.

 

[Futurdreamz]

Craigslist or kijiji. A really old Mac Mini may be able to handle it, I don't know.

 

[naddel81]

a 100$ machine will currently not be able to play shadow of the collossus in an enjoyable way.

I have a 4,5 GHz i5 and a 980Ti on it and can barely get 30 FPS. that system alone is 1000$.

dolphin is fine with integrated graphics (tested on intel HD 4000), but do not expect to set internal resolution anything above 720p.
with a 100$ rig you are very limited. a full gaming system can run dolphin and ps2 just fine, but that is way above your budget.

 

[the_randomizer]

a 100$ machine will currently not be able to play shadow of the collossus in an enjoyable way.

I have a 4,5 GHz i5 and a 980Ti on it and can barely get 30 FPS. that system alone is 1000$.

dolphin is fine with integrated graphics (tested on intel HD 4000), but do not expect to set internal resolution anything above 720p.
with a 100$ rig you are very limited. a full gaming system can run dolphin and ps2 just fine, but that is way above your budget.

Weird, using a Core i5 3570 with 2 GB GPU and 8 GB of RAM. Dolphin 5.0 runs amazing, are you sure you're not using an old version?

 

[Futurdreamz]

Even a Hip Street PC2Go is $200, and I'm pretty sure it can't run Dolphin.

It might be cheaper to buy an old Wii with a busted disk drive, Letterbomb it, then install a loader with all the games on a USB drive or a really big SD card.

 

[raystriker]

You'll have to invest a bit more than 100usd.
PS2 emulation is comparatively less taxing than Wii.

Get a Haswell Pentium G3258, 8GB of RAM and other peripherals like an HDD etc, and buy the best graphics card you can. Obviously, all these parts shall be used. But IPC of your CPU is important hence definitely get the G3258.
Try to get a GT730 or something

 

[migles]

Even a Hip Street PC2Go is $200, and I'm pretty sure it can't run Dolphin.

It might be cheaper to buy an old Wii with a busted disk drive, Letterbomb it, then install a loader with all the games on a USB drive or a really big SD card.

donnt forget an hdmi converter or component cable.. the composite (yellow rca plug) is really bad,,,

 

[Mikemk]

You'll have to invest a bit more than 100usd.
PS2 emulation is comparatively less taxing than Wii.

Get a Haswell Pentium G3258, 8GB of RAM and other peripherals like an HDD etc, and buy the best graphics card you can. Obviously, all these parts shall be used. But IPC of your CPU is important hence definitely get the G3258.
Try to get a GT730 or something

That's too expensive, and even the 740 struggles in a lot of Wii games.

I'll just wait a few years then.

 

[LightyKD]

It's too big, and won't run dolphin well on integrated graphics

That's not too big. My gaming rig is an Optiplex 620 with a Ge Force 730 and a custom Shell. It might be a tad bigger than a XBox One but looks very console size under my TV. The optiplex in that ebay link would have been decent, provided you give it GPU and CPU upgrades. Otherwise just buy a NVidia Shield TV console.

 

[RevPokemon]

are used parts an option?

 

[Tenshi_Okami]

Get a Haswell Pentium G3258, 8GB of RAM and other peripherals like an HDD etc, and buy the best graphics card you can. Obviously, all these parts shall be used. But IPC of your CPU is important hence definitely get the G3258.
Try to get a GT730 or something

I have this lol(G3220 instead of G3258 tho lol)

 

[RevPokemon]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/s2n97h
Is this good if it is all used? OS is Ubuntu and case is an old one being reused.

 

[raystriker]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/s2n97h
Is this good if it is all used? OS is Ubuntu and case is an old one being reused.

Yes, and if possible, you can try to get the skylake pentiums for the same price, which could benefit you thanks to higher ipc

 

[Mikemk]

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/s2n97h
Is this good if it is all used? OS is Ubuntu and case is an old one being reused.

That's way more than $100

 

[RevPokemon]

That's way more than $100

but if you get all the parts used for alot less off of ebay, craigslist, other people you know and so on.

Yes, and if possible, you can try to get the skylake pentiums for the same price, which could benefit you thanks to higher ipc

No clue but what would the results on Dolphin and the PS2 emu be?

 

[raystriker]

but if you get all the parts used for alot less off of ebay, craigslist, other people you know and so on.


No clue but what would the results on Dolphin and the PS2 emu be?

it won't be a huge difference but if you can find them for around the same price i suggest you get the newer one not only because the slightly higher IPC but it is also a newer platform and will be beneficial when you possible decide to upgrade 3 years from now