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 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 the minimum and recommended requirements to run PCSX2
-* A dual-core CPU - a single-core with Hyper-Threading won't be enough.
+Minimum Requirements:
-* Budget CPUs (e.g. Celeron or Sempron) generally do not perform well.
+* Windows 2000
-* 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).
+* A CPU that supports SSE2 (Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64)
-* 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 [[GSDX]]'s software renderer mode.
+* A GPU that supports Pixel Shader 2.0 (NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 or ATi Radeon 9500)
-* 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.
+* 512 MB of system RAM
-* 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 with at least an NVIDIA GeForce 6100 or an ATi Radeon X800.
+Recommended Requirements:
+* Windows XP
+* Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2
+* NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or ATi Radeon X1300
+* 1 GB of RAM
+Notes:
+* To use GSdx's Direct3D 10/11 hardware renderer, you will need a video card and operating system that supports DirectX 10 (Windows Vista and NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS or ATi Radeon 2400 Pro).
+* To use GSdx-SSSE3, you will need a CPU that supports SSSE3 (Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD FX). To use GSdx-SSE4.1, you will need a CPU that supports SSE4 (Intel Core 2 45 nm CPU or AMD FX).
-There are no strict memory requirements.
 PCSX2 runs in Linux but at slower speeds (sometimes just slightly worse) and you won't be able to use the GSDX plugins (since they are DirectX only) so the graphics won't be as good in most cases. Plus it will require some knowledge to compile and configure PCSX2 on Linux for your system. Though this choice will rather be based not on difference in speed and visuals but your preferences.