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PC spec for retrogames (lemm.ee)
submitted 11 months ago by calavera@lemm.ee to c/retrogaming@lemmy.world
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Hi guys, I have been using a Raspberry Pi with Retropie for my emulation for ages. It's used for games up to PS1 and it's fine, but I wanted to upgrade my emulation to play games up to PS3/360. For that I think I need to use a PC right? What's the recommended spec for that use case?

It's gonna be used specifically for emulation hooked up on a TV on my basement and with Retrobat or some system like that

I appreciate your inputs.

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[โ€“] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Id recommend an Intel NUC, but Intel isnt really making them anymore and the old ones have for some reason jumped in price drastically. But even the old NUC7s can go all the way up to PS3 and X360 technically, but unless its a simple game there will be slowdowns. Demons Souls runs at about 20fps at 720p, for example.

However, a PC that you're building can have the following specs that will emulate everything currently available:

intel i5 12000 or higher CPU

nVidia RTX 2070 Super or higher GPU

16Gb RAM

Its possible that you might be able to squeak by with a GTX 1050Ti GPU, but I cannot confirm if that is true.

[โ€“] calavera@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

Thanks :)