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<blockquote data-quote="Kyohack" data-source="post: 5180611" data-attributes="member: 249472"><p>Like CompassNorth said, 3D support is a nvidia feature and has nothing to do with the manufacturer. I have a GTX 560 and a 760, and both play Wii/GC games in 3D. What matters is finding a monitor that supports nvidia 3D-Vision.</p><p> </p><p>The actual PERFORMANCE and playability will vary, depending on your specs. I use an AMD FX8350 (8 cores @ 4ghz) and a GTX 760, and every GC game I've tried runs flawlessly. A couple Wii games I've tried, such as New Super Mario Bros, and Super Smash Bros Brawl work perfect. However, I do get hiccups in some Wii games such as Metroid: Other M and Pokemon Battle Revolution. <strong>There are some Wii games that you will never have perfect emulation with</strong>, and this has nothing to do with your specs.</p><p> </p><p>I would like to advise against spending money on a pricey top-of-the-line 900-series nvidia card. If you really want to push your budget, <strong>go for something like a GTX 780 which is about 30% more cost efficient according to current prices on newegg</strong>. (<a href="http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html" target="_blank">http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html</a>) Your performance per dollar is much more efficient, and the <strong>900 series cards are too expensive for the marginal performance benefits they give</strong>.</p><p> </p><p>Also, there's no need to grab a pricey i7 processor, because<strong> there are actually plenty of i3 processors that can outperform the i7</strong> with what you're doing. Dolphin can only take control of two processor cores, so going for a 6-core or 8-core system like I've done is wasteful. <strong>What ACTUALLY matters is the performance per core.</strong> Take a look at this link, and you'll see that a $160 Intel i3-4370 can actually emulate Dolphin as good, if not better than a $1000 i7: <a href="http://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html" target="_blank">http://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html</a></p><p> </p><p>As for your optical drive question, <strong>yes there are Japanese DVD drives that can read Wii games natively</strong>. According to this thread: <a href="https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-howto-dump-wii-or-gamecube-games-with-pc-no-wii-needed?page=18" target="_blank">https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-howto-dump-wii-or-gamecube-games-with-pc-no-wii-needed?page=18</a></p><p> </p><p>The Hitachi GDR8 line of DVD drives can read Wii discs, apparently. Here's one that looks affordable: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/External-LG-GDR-8082N-netbook-Laptop/dp/B001TPUXVQ" target="_blank">http://www.amazon.com/External-LG-GDR-8082N-netbook-Laptop/dp/B001TPUXVQ</a></p><p> </p><p><strong>TL;DR</strong></p><p><strong>Instead of a GTX 970 and an i7, get a GTX 780, and an Intel i3-4370, and your emulation will be the same, if not better.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kyohack, post: 5180611, member: 249472"] Like CompassNorth said, 3D support is a nvidia feature and has nothing to do with the manufacturer. I have a GTX 560 and a 760, and both play Wii/GC games in 3D. What matters is finding a monitor that supports nvidia 3D-Vision. The actual PERFORMANCE and playability will vary, depending on your specs. I use an AMD FX8350 (8 cores @ 4ghz) and a GTX 760, and every GC game I've tried runs flawlessly. A couple Wii games I've tried, such as New Super Mario Bros, and Super Smash Bros Brawl work perfect. However, I do get hiccups in some Wii games such as Metroid: Other M and Pokemon Battle Revolution. [B]There are some Wii games that you will never have perfect emulation with[/B], and this has nothing to do with your specs. I would like to advise against spending money on a pricey top-of-the-line 900-series nvidia card. If you really want to push your budget, [B]go for something like a GTX 780 which is about 30% more cost efficient according to current prices on newegg[/B]. ([url]http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html[/url]) Your performance per dollar is much more efficient, and the [B]900 series cards are too expensive for the marginal performance benefits they give[/B]. Also, there's no need to grab a pricey i7 processor, because[B] there are actually plenty of i3 processors that can outperform the i7[/B] with what you're doing. Dolphin can only take control of two processor cores, so going for a 6-core or 8-core system like I've done is wasteful. [B]What ACTUALLY matters is the performance per core.[/B] Take a look at this link, and you'll see that a $160 Intel i3-4370 can actually emulate Dolphin as good, if not better than a $1000 i7: [url]http://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html[/url] As for your optical drive question, [B]yes there are Japanese DVD drives that can read Wii games natively[/B]. According to this thread: [url]https://forums.dolphin-emu.org/Thread-howto-dump-wii-or-gamecube-games-with-pc-no-wii-needed?page=18[/url] The Hitachi GDR8 line of DVD drives can read Wii discs, apparently. Here's one that looks affordable: [url]http://www.amazon.com/External-LG-GDR-8082N-netbook-Laptop/dp/B001TPUXVQ[/url] [B]TL;DR[/B] [B]Instead of a GTX 970 and an i7, get a GTX 780, and an Intel i3-4370, and your emulation will be the same, if not better.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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