Dell Optiplex 755 SFF and Hyperspin - any good?

[VoltaTom]

I am currently running Hyperspin with some basic consoles on a Dell P4 1GB RAM. Unfortunately, all of my settings on Hyperspin are at the lowest they can go and still don't have the responsiveness/smoothness I would like but the emulations run fine.

Checking the local classifieds for a replacement I found a Dell Optiplex 755 SFF (2.33 Ghz Core2 Duo, 2GB RAM, 80GB HDD) for $60. I am wondering if anyone is using this with Hyperspin in their cabinets and if it is worth the upgrade? And further, if it is any good, what's the best console I can emulate? Currently best I have is N64 but want to possibly run PSX, Gamecube, etc.

Any help/information is appreciated.

[ant2]

you may struggle with some of the newer generation consoles, i.e gamecube and wii.

But i'd give it a go for the price + add an HD video card, like an ATI 7750, or whatever low powered low profile card you want to budget for.

i know pscx2 doesnt run on my dual core E7XXX series, with a 5850 graphics card, dead slow.

[Fursphere]

you may struggle with some of the newer generation consoles, i.e gamecube and wii.

Let me clarify - GameCube, Wii, PS2, and Dreamcast - you're going to have issues with all of them with a Core2Duo 2.3ghz and 2GB RAM.   

[VoltaTom]

Thanks for the replies!

you may struggle with some of the newer generation consoles, i.e gamecube and wii.

But i'd give it a go for the price + add an HD video card, like an ATI 7750, or whatever low powered low profile card you want to budget for.

i know pscx2 doesnt run on my dual core E7XXX series, with a 5850 graphics card, dead slow.

I feel like the price is decent enough to give it a whirl. It comes with a video card in it, but I'll have to wait until I get it to see how it is.

you may struggle with some of the newer generation consoles, i.e gamecube and wii.

Let me clarify - GameCube, Wii, PS2, and Dreamcast - you're going to have issues with all of them with a Core2Duo 2.3ghz and 2GB RAM.   

I don't plan on emulating Wii or PS2 on such a cheap computer, so I'm not worried about that.

I was hoping it would be able to handle Dreamcast, PSX, and Gamecube though.

Are either of you running HyperSpin on the Core2Duo? How's the performance?

[JMB]

I feel like the price is decent enough to give it a whirl. It comes with a video card in it, but I'll have to wait until I get it to see how it is.

It most likely only has the on-board Intel video. As mentioned you would need a low profile video card as these cases are very tight. Heat could also be an issue. If you add in a video card it will be sitting directly next to the hard drive. They aren't bad systems overall. I probably still have about a dozen of them in use at work that are due to be replaced.