newoski Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Hi Guys, Hoping for your feedback on my hardware below. This is for a bartop (Retrocade clone) and I put the hardware together based on tons of research on the forums. I don't plan to overclock right away and I'll add cooling once I see how this runs as is. My goal is to run as much as possible: MOBO: ASRock Z87E-ITX CPU: Intel I5-4670K GPU: ASUS GTX660-DC2O-2GD5 RAM: Ripjaws X Series 8GB (1600) SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD PSU: SeaSonic G Series SSR-550RM 550W OS: Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium Any problems here? Thanks so much!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newoski Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 Hi Guys, Looking to pull the trigger on this. Any issues? Thanks, Owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladeZX Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I do not see any issues with that. Very similar to mine (except you got the i5-4670k) and I only got the i5-4570 GTX660 is the same as mine - works great I have the same SSD - awesome quality You will love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newoski Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 Thanks Blade! Still need to figure out cooling -- especially once I add the overclock -- but that's a battle for another day. Owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BladeZX Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Not sure you will need to overclock it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nephilim Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 newoski, not sure if you pulled the trigger yet, but I have almost exactly the same mobo and CPU. I used a SSHD instead because my ROM collection is so vast combined with all the Steam games, I am already at 75% of 2TBs, so my only concern in your layout is total storage. I am using the 650 TI since the total card width matched my bartop. I happened to use a small form factor 450W PSU instead as well, which was more than enough for PC components and lighting so 550W should be plenty. I used this fan http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118143 , not the best rated but I was pushing for low noise and low profile components. I have no need to overclock. I am playing steam games such as Mortal Kombat Komplete and InJustice with maxed graphic settings and 1920x1080 resolution, and never dropping below 60fps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newoski Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 Thanks so much for the detailed reply, nephilim! Very helpful. What level of emulation of your up to? PS1? PS2? WII? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nephilim Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Thanks so much for the detailed reply, nephilim! Very helpful. What level of emulation of your up to? PS1? PS2? WII? PS1, PS2 and WII for sure. Gotta have my Last Story and Final Fantasy X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrathe Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I'm using a low end I3 and everything runs fine. I would skip the overclocking and add high capacity usb3 external drive to up the rom storage. Especially if you plan on the running the newer systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newoski Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 I already have a 4TB internal HDD for the build, on top of a 256GB SSD for the OS/themes/images/videos. If I need another 4TB HDD for the ROMS down the road, that won't be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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