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Best processor price/performance for emulation only
Cakemeister:
For my new desktop I went with a Phenom II 550 black edition. I'm very happy with the price to performance ratio.
speedklz:
For most of the High end games that wont run under mame I have found a pc version or a port to some other source that will run.
joemama:
If you go with a C2D, DDR2 is the same price as DDR3 now. I would go with an AMD cpu like the Phenom II 550 or a 955 for a little more.
http://www.guru3d.com/article/athlon-ii-x2-250-and-phenom-ii-x2-550-be-review/1
The performance of the PhenomII 550 is close to the E8400.
Blanka:
The E8400 overclocks perfectly to 3.3-3.5 Ghz as well.
DillonFoulds:
--- Quote from: DillonFoulds on December 16, 2009, 11:26:50 am ---But the real question is; would it run the 3d gauntlets? :O
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People should start commenting if your stuff can run the Gauntlets, yet :(