2012-10-29, 18:15
(Crosspost from The Dolphin Forums)
Hey all, a couple of months ago I had an idea about building an HTPC for my living room that could also run high end game emulators like Dolphin and PCSX2 - and I did, thanks to some awesome help from all the HTPC / Emulator communities I frequent.
I wanted to post to show it off, and also so I can outline exactly how I put the build together, for future reference, and to any newcomers to PC building, HTPC, or Dolphin setup. (Also I just wanted to show it off and show off Dolphin, but that's beside the point :p)
I'll try to post a new aspect of the setup periodically, then put it all together into a .PDF file at the end. For starters, here's the first video I've made of it. A second video, with commentary, will probably be out soon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRjVK05qS1c
And here's how it looks in our TV stand: (yes it's an old TV, but it works :p)
Feel free to ask any questions while I add in the build log.
*EDIT* Since Dolphin's Forums gave me more freedom in editing my posts, I've finished the guide there. Here's the link to it, and the guide is there. PDF coming soon, now that I've got everything written up.
*EDIT 2*
Demo Links!
MOVIES
GAMES
Hey all, a couple of months ago I had an idea about building an HTPC for my living room that could also run high end game emulators like Dolphin and PCSX2 - and I did, thanks to some awesome help from all the HTPC / Emulator communities I frequent.
I wanted to post to show it off, and also so I can outline exactly how I put the build together, for future reference, and to any newcomers to PC building, HTPC, or Dolphin setup. (Also I just wanted to show it off and show off Dolphin, but that's beside the point :p)
I'll try to post a new aspect of the setup periodically, then put it all together into a .PDF file at the end. For starters, here's the first video I've made of it. A second video, with commentary, will probably be out soon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRjVK05qS1c
And here's how it looks in our TV stand: (yes it's an old TV, but it works :p)
Feel free to ask any questions while I add in the build log.
*EDIT* Since Dolphin's Forums gave me more freedom in editing my posts, I've finished the guide there. Here's the link to it, and the guide is there. PDF coming soon, now that I've got everything written up.
*EDIT 2*
Demo Links!
MOVIES
GAMES