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Personally, Id wait for the i5's to come out. With the options below, you have no upgrade path to new CPUs, but...if you want something now:

Replace the processor with this(if you really want a quad): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819115041 or Dual: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6819115037

Overclock a bit for extra performance (3GHz+ recommended). It's also highly recommended that you get a good cooler for OCing as well (along with some good thermal compound)


Replace the video card with something along the lines of this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...6814127426 < wont be disappointed with it.

I'd also recommend a 500-600W PSU to make sure you have enough energy.


You can get the parts somewhere else, I'm just posting them from Newegg to give suggestions.
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You would want to have an "almost high end" video card so that the gpu does not bottleneck the emulation process. Geforce 9800 seems to be the "minimum" people buy these days. Dont be fooled....Some of the Geforce 2xx series are just "renamed" Geforce 8800 gpus.
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Instead of buying a Quadcore, just buy a C2DUO of 8XXXX series, they are the best, I bough mine because I couldn't afford a better one Sad
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(09-05-2009, 01:50 AM)mackoyski Wrote: You would want to have an "almost high end" video card so that the gpu does not bottleneck the emulation process. Geforce 9800 seems to be the "minimum" people buy these days. Dont be fooled....Some of the Geforce 2xx series are just "renamed" Geforce 8800 gpus.

That would be the GTS series. GTX ones are different.
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