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Would this unit work for running all emulators?
reptileink:
ah.
I am just really stumped as to what to get for a PC. I have some points from my work that I can use to get something, but these EEE boxes are the only thing I can "afford" with them.
Blanka:
There are Mame versions that use Dual cores. You can also compile yourself for dual core. I think the EEE box with 330 and ION is a nicer option. The ION can take over the scaling, and some emus benefit from the extra core. But hey, can't we buy a mini-itx board with i3 for the same price? That one is a helluvalot faster.
Oops, I forgot the Windows licence. That one is worth half the price of the EEE box already ;). So EEE box equals mini-itx i3, where the first includes windows and the second doesn't
deepblue:
--- Quote from: Blanka on August 18, 2010, 05:40:39 pm ---There are Mame versions that use Dual cores. You can also compile yourself for dual core.
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Blanka do you have any links or further info on this? Would appreciate it.
Reptileink - hit up Kijiji and fire in your price range in the computers section. I've found some older (2yr or so) dual cores or 3ghz w HT that are doable for the same price.
kronic24601:
You can compile it for dual core, but ... in reality the performance boosts are quite minimal. There is a thread here somewhere where the stats are all posted, I can't remember where though.
The real boost is in using a x64 OP instead of x32.
Also, consider what Front end you would like to use. I was SOLD on the Hyperspin platform, BUT it is kinda CPU intensive. My previous 2.2GHZ Pentium 4 was a little sluggish.
If I had to do it all over again? I'd probably use a simple Core 2 Duo, something cheap but def above 2Ghz. I wanted to be able to play Street Fighter 4, and that takes a little something extra. Like I said though, I don't think you are going to have a very pleasant time doing dreamcast/psx/n64 emulation with a week setup.
Epyx:
--- Quote ---Emulation is almost all about the processor speed, not really the number of cores
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Certain emulators like the Wii/Gamecube Dolphin emulator run much faster with dual core option enabled. Also, 64 bit provides a performance boost as mentioned a few posts above.