I bought it. The raspberry pi 3. I'll post up a setup guide on how to set it up as an emulator once I get it. Thanks for the upvotes guys, I'll be using the steem from that to help repay my spending.
What is required to build the final machine:
Almost everything can be purchased as a bundle on amazon costing about $70 except for the keyboard, mouse and controller. I say its better to buy the items individually, but you do the math, the bundle might be cheaper for you.