Current Events > What's the best budget Windows PC for emulation right now?

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Using new parts for it and one that can play Gamecube and PS2 games with little issue & slowdown.
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Well CE?
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you can just use your andriod phone for emulators
i wouldnt of course because i have moral fiber

im gonna go play seiken densetsu 3
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Look up recommended requirements for PCSX2 and Dolphin, those are the main emulators for GC and PS2.

Just know you need a pretty decent machine and in my experience PS2 emulation fucking sucks, GC seems to work ok.
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http://www.gpdwin.com/

I'm dead serious.
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MC_BatCommander posted...

Look up recommended requirements for PCSX2 and Dolphin, those are the main emulators for GC and PS2.

Just know you need a pretty decent machine and in my experience PS2 emulation fucking sucks, GC seems to work ok.

i remember when game boy advance emulation sucked
im sure one day ps2 emulation will be as easy and simple as playstation emulation.

not that i would know anything about this
i have morals

i also dont know that ps2 games that use 2d spirtes run better than full 3D games like xenosaga
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TLR_ posted...

http://www.gpdwin.com/

I'm dead serious.

Really? >_>
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NeonOctopus posted...

TLR_ posted...

http://www.gpdwin.com/

I'm dead serious.

Really? >_>

that thing is.........i kinda want one
does it really play playstation 2 games well?

maybe ill get one
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I know there has to be a good budget configuration for the 3D consoles & handhelds. (DS & PSP)
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Come on give me parts list atleast CE.
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Quit ignoring this and answer my question. I'm not gong any other places because it might take days for someone to give me a list or something.
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yusiko posted...

NeonOctopus posted...

TLR_ posted...

http://www.gpdwin.com/

I'm dead serious.

Really? >_>

that thing is.........i kinda want one
does it really play playstation 2 games well?

maybe ill get one

No, its not powerful enough to play PS2 and i doubt Gamecube. It might not even be strong enough to run all the N64 games at perfect speed. @yusiko
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oh boy
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How much have you got to spend, and do you plan to do anything else with it?

I would say, without knowing any details, a GTX 1060 and an i5 (non-k version) would be a good place to go. It should give you more than enough headroom for GC and Wii
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You're looking for Unicorns TC.
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https://www.amazon.com/HP-Quad-Core-Windows-10-Refurbished/dp/B01CV9G1BO

https://www.amazon.com/MSI-GTX-1050-TI-4GT/dp/B01N2W8MJ9

That's about the best you could do for a budget setup but pretty much nothing is really able to emulate PS2 gen onward well. You'll run into issues even if you're using a top of the line PC.
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Most emulators are heavily CPU dependant, so focus on that and get a mid-low tier GPU.
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DS and PSP emulation is simple
they work great on more systems than ps2 emulators do

or so ive been told
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I had a 6 year old laptop that ran PS2 and GC games reasonably well. Just about any computer you get now should be decent enough.

The thing to remember with PS2 emulation is that every game might need some settings tweaked. You can Google that info. I ran games like Persona 4, Aggressive Inline, PaRappa the Rapper, Fatal Frame, Ape Escape etc.. Just fine :)
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My old PC had one of AMDs first 64 bits CPU (Athlon X2 64) and an old integrated GPU (I think it was a Radeon X1200). We are talking about 10 years old hardware here.
It could run PSP and some Wii games at acceptable speeds.
Now I dont know what PS2 requires, but you should most likely do fine with a budget PC.
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yusiko posted...

DS and PSP emulation is simple
they work great on more systems than ps2 emulators do

or so ive been told

I can run a PSP and DS emulator on my Galaxy S5 perfectly >_> They run so well it's almost magic lol
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