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Harware requirements are very game-dependant although it must be noted that the bottleneck of this emulator in most cases is the CPU rather than than the GPU (video card): basically, a faster CPU should net you better PCSX2 performance. Some games however can be slowed down because of unoptimized GFX code or even because of weak GPU cards (for example [[Final Fantasy XII]] is said to use your GPU fully). Intel CPUs perform better than AMD ones although both can run the emulator. | Harware requirements are very game-dependant although it must be noted that the bottleneck of this emulator in most cases is the CPU rather than than the GPU (video card): basically, a faster CPU should net you better PCSX2 performance. Some games however can be slowed down because of unoptimized GFX code or even because of weak GPU cards (for example [[Final Fantasy XII]] is said to use your GPU fully). Intel CPUs perform better than AMD ones although both can run the emulator. | ||
Even though | Even though clock speed is one of the main factors for smooth PCSX2 emulation, clock speed is not the determining meter of success with PCSX2. Newer CPUs generally tend to perform better than the old ones using the same frequency. For example, an Intel Core 2 processor will generally outperform an Intel Pentium D processor despite the Pentium D being clocked higher due to the efficiency of the Core microarchitecture. | ||
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 - a single-core with | * A dual-core CPU - a single-core with Hyper-Threading 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 recommended to use at least Code 2 Duo (from 2006), for AMD you may want to start from Athlon X2 CPUs (from 2005). | * 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). | ||