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What is the suggested computer specs to Run Emulators
Shieldwolf:
As emulators are always changing,Mame included. I'm updating my cab and I wanted to know what would be a good base line to build off of as far as updating my pc.
jban4us:
I'm using a couple of these:
oops, am I too much of a noob to be a jerk?
Depends on what you want to run of course. There is a good thread right now showing benchmarks of newer chd games that are playable by an overclocked core 2 duo (4ghz I believe, thread here: http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=72776.240). Of course if you don't want to play newer 3D games then you can go lower than that. This is a pretty broad question. I see a lot of guys using P4 era computers; they are cheap and will run almost any mame game that isn't 3D.
tafische:
Are you running early/classic games or later games? I run only early games and just about everything but Gorf seems to run on a 500 Mhz / Dos / ArcadeOS. Later games all seem to run fine on a 1 Ghz for me, but again - personal preference based on what you run.
Mauzy:
--- Quote from: jban4us on July 15, 2008, 10:35:13 pm ---
oops, am I too much of a noob to be a jerk?
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Nah. I was being a jerk within 5 posts. Just watch who you're a jerk to.
I run classics (pac man, Galaga, etc) fine on an old iMac G3 with a 450 mhz processor. I can run almost all working 2D games on an AMD Sempron 2.2 ghz processor with an outdated nvidia geforce 5500. also runs a few 3d like Killer Instinct
Shieldwolf:
jban4us, You're not a jerk. It's just that picture is exactly what I was using 4 years ago!
I'm running lot of later games and other console emulators. I did see the article about dual core which was helpful, but seemed to be more game specific than just general.