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Below are some general facts to give you some idea of what kind of PC you'll need for PCSX2 - note that some games will be playable on PCs with lower specs but generally you will want to have or exceed what is listed here. | Below are some general facts to give you some idea of what kind of PC you'll need for PCSX2 - note that some games will be playable on PCs with lower specs but generally you will want to have or exceed what is listed here. | ||
* A dual core CPU - single core with HT support won't be enough. | * A dual-core CPU - a single-core with HT support won't be enough. | ||
* Budget CPUs (e.g. Celeron or Sempron) generally do not perform well. | * Budget CPUs (e.g. Celeron or Sempron) generally do not perform well. | ||
* For Intel it's | * For Intel it's recommended to use at least Code 2 Duo (from 2006), for AMD you may want to start from Athlon X2 CPUs (from 2005). | ||
* Upgrading from | * Upgrading from dual-core CPUs to quad-core CPUs will improve your PCSX2 experience if using you are using the MTVU hack and can help in [[GDSX]]'s software renderer mode. | ||
* A CPU frequency of at least 2 | * A CPU frequency of at least 2 GHz for Intel dual-cores is recommended, and at least 2.5 GHz for an AMD Athlon 64 X2 (index 4600+ and higher for stock CPUs). Overclocking Intel Core 2 Duo CPUs to 4 GHz or higher can help run games better. | ||
* Laptops can run the emulator every bit as well as desktops provided there is sufficient processing power. For example, a | * Laptops can run the emulator every bit as well as desktops provided there is sufficient processing power. For example, a laptop with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor from around 2007 just barely runs Disgaea (essentially a mostly 2D and very undemanding game - frills like voiceovers aside, one wonders why it wasn't released for the PSX) while everything else is rendered unacceptably slow (FPS were in the single digits). On the other hand, a laptop with an Intel Core i7 processor and a DirectX 11 graphics card runs most playable games at full speed. As [http://www.falcon-nw.com/laptops/drx seen in this example], laptops can pack as much power as desktops can now - the only difference being how much money you are willing to spend. | ||
As for GPU requirements please look at [[GSDX#Hardware requirements|GSDX page]]. Generally, you will be able to play at least | As for GPU requirements please look at [[GSDX#Hardware requirements|GSDX page]]. Generally, you will be able to play with at least an NVIDIA GeForce 6100 or an ATi Radeon X800. | ||
There are no strict memory requirements. | There are no strict memory requirements. | ||