Will my computer work well with No$GBA?

D3FAULT · March 14th, 2007

I am curious to know if my compy is going to work well with No$GBA.

OS: Windows XP
RAM: 512mb
Video RAM: 32mb (from what I've seen, this isn't good. x.x)
Graphics Card: Radeon 7000 AGP (I don't think this is good either.)

So?

mehiffa · March 14th, 2007

If i may ask, what is the speed of your computers processor, since that will also attribute to how well the emulator runs.

D3FAULT · March 14th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by mehiffa

If i may ask, what is the speed of your computers processor, since that will also attribute to how well the emulator runs.

Oh, right.

1.47 GHz

Chuckdawg · March 14th, 2007

Depends on what your emulating. NINTENDO GameBoy Advance games or NINTENDO DS Games. GameBoy Advance would be completely playable on what you have right now, but DS Games... I highly doubt your PC would be able to handle it. I could be wrong however, as I've seen some 16 MB Video PCs handle Nintendo 64 Games. Anyways, my suggestion to you is if your doing this for DS games, then try the Emulator out for yourself, if your doing this for GameBoy Advance Emulation, then you are COMPLETELY OK. GameBoy Advance doesn't require a too high powered core PC to emulate it.

ShakirMole · March 14th, 2007

i have a 1.7ghz cpu with 256 agp card and 1gb ram and it works fine with normal emulation but it is recommended for slow games to be played with double speed and turn the sound off or else it will crash. If the speed is fine only minor slow down on games like harvest moon then use 1.5 multi. I don't know if sound affects this setting but keep it off too since sound is not very well heard. Sure Martin Korth will come up with its solution next release. Desemu has better sound than no$gba but compatibility lacks.

SCHUMI-4-EVA · March 14th, 2007

ShakirMole your PC is still a whole lot better than D3FAULT's.

I would not trust your PC to get much better than slideshow graphics D3FAULT.

TosheX · March 15th, 2007

I recomend the following minimum configuration for DS emulation:
Pentium 4/AMD Sempron generation of processor with 1.6 GHz Clock
512 MB of system RAM
GFX Card with 128 MB of GFX RAM
24bit Sound Device

coronamon · April 2nd, 2007

try out a newer version

SCHUMI-4-EVA · April 2nd, 2007

The newer version is slower so no-go, more 3D = slower....granted it's not too much, but the slower the machine the more one will notice the difference between 2.3d and 2.4, at least I notice a performance drop between those two on my machine eventhough it is a performance machine I can't run 2.4 with TV card in the background without getting heavy lag on both the emulator and the TV image, whilst with 2.3d I could use both together with little to no lag and then only in the TV card.

cliffyboro · April 2nd, 2007

I've been meaning to try no$gba for a while. How will mine handle it?

Sempron 2600+ 64 @ 1.6Ghz
1gb ram
GeForce FX 5500 256mb

What sort of speeds will I achieve?

Cheers

Negativeone · April 2nd, 2007

No$gba will run good. When the speed is low just change the speed options to double speed or speed 1.5.

March 14th, 2007	#1 (permalink)
D3FAULT Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Your house. :0 Posts: 4	Will my computer work well with No$GBA? I am curious to know if my compy is going to work well with No$GBA. OS: Windows XP RAM: 512mb Video RAM: 32mb (from what I've seen, this isn't good. x.x) Graphics Card: Radeon 7000 AGP (I don't think this is good either.) So?

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mehiffa NDS Tester Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 25	If i may ask, what is the speed of your computers processor, since that will also attribute to how well the emulator runs. __________________ For fast NDS emulation support, aswell as the latest information for NDS rom compatibility, please use the IRC chat program and goto irc.star-fleet.net and join the #thegoldcafe channel. People will be willing to help you with your questions.

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Chuckdawg I'm a n00b! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 41	Depends on what your emulating. NINTENDO GameBoy Advance games or NINTENDO DS Games. GameBoy Advance would be completely playable on what you have right now, but DS Games... I highly doubt your PC would be able to handle it. I could be wrong however, as I've seen some 16 MB Video PCs handle Nintendo 64 Games. Anyways, my suggestion to you is if your doing this for DS games, then try the Emulator out for yourself, if your doing this for GameBoy Advance Emulation, then you are COMPLETELY OK. GameBoy Advance doesn't require a too high powered core PC to emulate it. __________________ Original Image Copyrighted by Antony LeVay and The Church of Satan. Note to the Admins: Sorry for the first sig that was too big, I have made it smaller to fit your demands.

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March 14th, 2007	#5 (permalink)
ShakirMole The Alpha and Omega Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tanzania Posts: 302	i have a 1.7ghz cpu with 256 agp card and 1gb ram and it works fine with normal emulation but it is recommended for slow games to be played with double speed and turn the sound off or else it will crash. If the speed is fine only minor slow down on games like harvest moon then use 1.5 multi. I don't know if sound affects this setting but keep it off too since sound is not very well heard. Sure Martin Korth will come up with its solution next release. Desemu has better sound than no$gba but compatibility lacks.

March 14th, 2007	#6 (permalink)
SCHUMI-4-EVA Devastating Force Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Xenophobia FTL Posts: 4,609	ShakirMole your PC is still a whole lot better than D3FAULT's. I would not trust your PC to get much better than slideshow graphics D3FAULT.

March 15th, 2007	#7 (permalink)
TosheX Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Macedonia Posts: 145	I recomend the following minimum configuration for DS emulation: Pentium 4/AMD Sempron generation of processor with 1.6 GHz Clock 512 MB of system RAM GFX Card with 128 MB of GFX RAM 24bit Sound Device

April 2nd, 2007	#8 (permalink)
coronamon satan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DREAMWORLD Posts: 26	try out a newer version

April 2nd, 2007	#9 (permalink)
SCHUMI-4-EVA Devastating Force Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Xenophobia FTL Posts: 4,609	The newer version is slower so no-go, more 3D = slower....granted it's not too much, but the slower the machine the more one will notice the difference between 2.3d and 2.4, at least I notice a performance drop between those two on my machine eventhough it is a performance machine I can't run 2.4 with TV card in the background without getting heavy lag on both the emulator and the TV image, whilst with 2.3d I could use both together with little to no lag and then only in the TV card.

April 2nd, 2007	#10 (permalink)
cliffyboro Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: England Posts: 1	I've been meaning to try no$gba for a while. How will mine handle it? Sempron 2600+ 64 @ 1.6Ghz 1gb ram GeForce FX 5500 256mb What sort of speeds will I achieve? Cheers

April 2nd, 2007	#11 (permalink)
Negativeone Negativeone Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: United States Posts: 6	No$gba will run good. When the speed is low just change the speed options to double speed or speed 1.5.