Cheap Emulator Rig

[markopolomp]

Hey everyone, I'm looking to build an emulator system to use for parties and whatnot to play both Single and Multiplayer games for systems from early Nintendo up to probably PS2. I'm trying to keep it as cheap as possible by using used parts so yea, I know the risks. I just wanna make sure that these parts are compatible since I've never worked with server components before.  

 

Processor: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Xeon-X5570-CPU-2-93GHz-8MB-Cache-6-4GT-s-LGA1366-Quad-Core-Processor-SLBF3/113177473740?epid=74101668&hash=item1a59e732cc:g:9MYAAOSwWP9bKWrO:sc:USPSFirstClass!11214!US!-1:rk:2:pf:0

 

Motherboard: http://vi.raptor.ebaydesc.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemDescV4&item=253814338718&category=1244&pm=1&ds=0&t=1538642793000&ver=0

 

Ram: https://www.ebay.com/itm/4GB-2x2GB-Micron-PC2-4200-2Rx4-DDR3-533MHz-Fully-Buffered-ECC-Server-Memory-RAM/112535430749?hash=item1a33a2665d:g:A~gAAOSw-81Zm1cW:rk:5:pf:0

 

 

[Streetguru]

16 minutes ago, markopolomp said:

Budget/Country?

[markopolomp]

Under $100-$125 with graphics card (probably 650ti or something). NY/USA

[Streetguru]

3 minutes ago, markopolomp said:

Under $100-$125 with graphics card (probably 650ti or something). NY/USA

I highly doubt you'd get too much done with that budget

Could always just save up for a bare minimum R3 2200G PC around $300 which should be fine

 

otherwise look for some kind of i5 2000 machine? But then the PSU is likely crap for any decent GPU
 

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/D2Bsjy
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/D2Bsjy/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450M PRO4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($79.61 @ OutletPC)
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2800 Memory  ($67.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Silicon Power - 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($23.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 650W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($47.90 @ Amazon)
Total: $318.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-10-10 20:40 EDT-0400

 

[markopolomp]

This machine is literally only for game emulators, so there's no reason for me to buy several hundred dollars worth of new parts. A ~3.0Ghz used Duo or Quad core server cpu and 4gb of RAM are more than enough to run basic gba and psx emulators. And I don't need a great gpu. I just don't trust integrated graphics on old cards. My work computer has an atrocious Geforce 8400GS and can run gbc and gba emulators fine

[LukeSavenije]

Just an idea, a raspberry pi 3b?