New Emulation PC that will run NCAA Football Revamped (RPS3)

[Wojo]

Hello all!  

 

My wife uses my LaunchBox PC for her desktop now so I am going to build a new one dedicated to Emulation.  I would also like to get NCAA Football Revamped (RPC3) on the same PC so I'm asking for some feedback on what CPU and GPU to get.  (Currently play it on my I7 7700 with a 1080 with no sound and sorta sluggish gameplay at times)

I would like to keep the cost down as much as possible as this is just an emulation PC but that being said it seems I will need an 8 core to get sounds and smooth gameplay.  

 

What would you suggest?  

 

If I got another 1080 cheap would that do the trick for at least 1440p?

 

Looking for a MB with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth to pair with the CPU as well.

 

[Zando_]

I'd imagine the 1080 will be fine unless it's terribly inefficient with GPU usage, that is a far mightier GPU than even the PS4 Pro had. For CPU, if the single core perf of an i7 7700 is fine and you just need more cores, a Ryzen 5700/5800X CPU with a B450 board should do what you need, and be pretty cheap (5700X is ~$200 right now, B450/550 board around $140 for basic ones). If 6c/12t would cut it, the 12th/13th gen Intel i5s with a B660 board could also be a good option. 

[jaslion]

You need both avx512 and 8 real cores for best functionality. Avx512 makes a MASSIVE difference.

 

Intel stopped support at 11th gen but amd has avx512 support in zen 4.

 

So basically get some old stuff that is beaten by budget new stuff in performance or opt for a whole new socket.

 

Id say get the 7800 + cheapest board and 5200mhz or better ddr5

 

Sli was killed of years ago and the ps3 emulator does not support it in any way shape or form

[jaslion]

10 minutes ago, Zando_ said:

I'd imagine the 1080 will be fine unless it's terribly inefficient with GPU usage, that is a far mightier GPU than even the PS4 Pro had. For CPU, if the single core perf of an i7 7700 is fine and you just need more cores, a Ryzen 5700/5800X CPU with a B450 board should do what you need, and be pretty cheap (5700X is ~$200 right now, B450/550 board around $140 for basic ones). If 6c/12t would cut it, the 12th/13th gen Intel i5s with a B660 board could also be a good option. 

Ps3 emulation is kinda made around avx512 it makes a big big difference.

[Zando_]

2 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Ps3 emulation is kinda made around avx512 it makes a big big difference.

Oooh thankyou, did not know that. So something like this is your advice?

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hhPk3y

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($337.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650M PG RIPTIDE WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory  ($128.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $655.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-01-11 15:36 EST-0500

 

7700 is only $8 cheaper so no point in the non-X one. Not sure if 32GB RAM is needed but it's surprisingly cheap so why not. 

 

A peek at used X299 hardware could be worth a shot too. Not the best single core, but an i9 7900X can be had for around $140 used looks like, if you can find an affordable board that could be a good budget-er option. 

[Wojo]

13 minutes ago, jaslion said:

You need both avx512 and 8 real cores for best functionality. Avx512 makes a MASSIVE difference.

 

Intel stopped support at 11th gen but amd has avx512 support in zen 4.

 

So basically get some old stuff that is beaten by budget new stuff in performance or opt for a whole new socket.

 

Id say get the 7800 + cheapest board and 5200mhz or better ddr5

 

Sli was killed of years ago and the ps3 emulator does not support it in any way shape or form

Thanks for the info! 

As far as the SLI, I wouldn't plan on doing that as I don't want to rip my current 1080 out of my daily driver.  Was just wondering if I was able to get another 1080 or similar on the cheap if that would be good enough for the emulation PC.

[Wojo]

9 minutes ago, Zando_ said:

Oooh thankyou, did not know that. So something like this is your advice?

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hhPk3y

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($337.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650M PG RIPTIDE WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory  ($128.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $655.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-01-11 15:36 EST-0500

 

7700 is only $8 cheaper so no point in the non-X one. Not sure if 32GB RAM is needed but it's surprisingly cheap so why not. 

 

A peek at used X299 hardware could be worth a shot too. Not the best single core, but an i9 7900X can be had for around $140 used looks like, if you can find an affordable board that could be a good budget-er option. 

Thanks! 

[jaslion]

21 minutes ago, Wojo said:

Thanks for the info! 

As far as the SLI, I wouldn't plan on doing that as I don't want to rip my current 1080 out of my daily driver.  Was just wondering if I was able to get another 1080 or similar on the cheap if that would be good enough for the emulation PC.

Oh totally

[jaslion]

28 minutes ago, Zando_ said:

Oooh thankyou, did not know that. So something like this is your advice?

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/hhPk3y

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 4.5 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($337.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock B650M PG RIPTIDE WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL36 Memory  ($128.99 @ Newegg) 
Total: $655.98
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-01-11 15:36 EST-0500

 

7700 is only $8 cheaper so no point in the non-X one. Not sure if 32GB RAM is needed but it's surprisingly cheap so why not. 

 

A peek at used X299 hardware could be worth a shot too. Not the best single core, but an i9 7900X can be had for around $140 used looks like, if you can find an affordable board that could be a good budget-er option. 

The lacking single core can make or break it too. The 7700k does avx512 and has similar single core so good chance it won't really change performance.

 

And yeah basically that what you made