If I was to run PCSX2 on an ultra powerful rig...

[mark1221]

Something like:

Intel QX6700 Core2Quad Extreme Edition
3 x GeForce 8800 Ultra SLI
4 Gigs of the fastest RAM possible

Would I be able to run even the most demanding PS2 games? (Assuming that my PC won't burst into flames because of insufficient cooling)

[Godwin]

No. PCSX2 only uses 2 cores max and one video card and ram helps a little in speed.

[Fadingz]

All you need is some super OC'ed stuff

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[skoreanime]

Originally Posted by mark1221

Something like:

Intel QX6700 Core2Quad Extreme Edition
3 x GeForce 8800 Ultra SLI
4 Gigs of the fastest RAM possible

Would I be able to run even the most demanding PS2 games? (Assuming that my PC won't burst into flames because of insufficient cooling)

Facts...something people seem to not read up on before posting stuff like this

PCSX2 utilizes only 2 cores
PCSX2 does not have SLI or Xfire support
2GBs and 4GBs on XP and Vista respectively is more then enough for PCSX2


Also, the term "demanding" is a bit loose with the emulator. Todays mid to high end desktops are more then sufficient enough to run PCSX2 decently, it's just the optimization of running different games that's the WIP right now. Even with todays best hardware money can buy, some games won't break the 10FPS threshold.

[Barius]

Just out of curiosity, would an ultra-powerful rig like this one be capable of running all PS2 games at full speed?

- One PS2 console

/sarcasm

Seriously, if you're going to buy a new computer don't do it for PCSX2. It simply isn't worth it when you can use your console. Even a PS3 is cheaper than buying an uber-rig.

[mark1221]

I was just making a point, I'm never going to buy something like that because:

1) I will have to sell everything I own (including selling myself into slavery) to afford something like that

2) This rig has a terrible price-performance ratio, I would probably be better off running one Gefore 8800 GT than 3 Ultras.

P.S
I am just curious, I've never owned a PS2 and I've never tried PCSX2 or anything like that, I just like looking at the screenshots to see how far this emulator has come...
(Don't feel sorry for me, I'm going to get my Wii soon enough :P)

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[Fadingz]

You don't really need a QX-series, you can just OC a Q-series or even a E-series
and You will never need 4 Gig of RAM anywhere , unless you are an architecture who models some humongous crazy stuff.
and you can get a much better GFX compare to 3 8800's.

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[mark1221]

3 x ATI HD3870X2 Xfire?

[Fadingz]

You don't need three GFX's lol
1) it's a waste of money
2) they'll turn to ash and waste of money when new graphic cards come out
3) not many programs utilize 3 graphic cards

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[TwigFigure]

Even two cards in SLi/Crossfire is a waste of money.

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AMD 4800+
Leadtek 8600GT TDH
2GB RAM

[DaHumAn]

pcsx2 does not work with sli or xfire profiles, the gfx pretty much caps out at the 8600gt(7900gtish) lvl without all the aa and af fancy pants stuff if you don't run it at super high res which really has no point btw. cpu helps, but it won't be optimized for all the games and currently it only supports up to 2 threads, not 4.

[mark1221]

Oh by the way, will there be a big difference between the 8800GT 512MB and the 8800GT 1GB ?

[DaHumAn]

for pcsx2, no

[_Radamanthys_]

for games in general, NO too :P

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Intel Core2Duo E7300 @ 4.0Ghz + ZALMAN CNPS 9700 NT
Asus P5Q-E
2 x 1024mb Corsair XMS2 6400c4 @ 5-4-4-12 1000Mhz
Sapphire HD4850 512MB @ 675mHz/1000Mhz
TV tunner Asus Philips SAA-7135
LG DVD-RAM DL GSA-4167B
Hitachi Deskstar SATA II 82.3Gb - Seagate 7200.10 SATA II 250GB
Tagan EasyCon 480W

[mark1221]

Hehe... guess it's not worth the extra 30-40 bucks

[Fadingz]

it's for more professional usage to realize the difference

(game developing and model rendering)

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[Hellz]

How well would a Geforce 7300 (256)
1.5 gb of ram
AMD 64 x2 3800 dual core( 2.1 GHz)
Run most ps2 games?

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[Kaizen]

Originally Posted by Hellz

How well would a Geoforce 7300 (256)
1.5 gb of ram
AMD 64 x2 3800 ( 2.1 GHz)
Run most ps2 games?

badly

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[Hellz]

What would help the most for PCSX2?

BTW the cpu is dualcore

[Fadingz]

OC, as I said, and that is a Dualcore CPU indeed, but the clock speed is too slow for PCSX2

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