OK - I want appologize ahead of time if this is the wrong spot for this.
having said that ...
I wanted to get some opinions on this, and the more I get the better.
I want to build an Emulator Box - and while I know this is hardly an origonal idea, it is one that I have been toying with for a while
I know that you can mod an oldschool Xbox (and I actually have one that is softmodded) but I am kinda picky about my emulators and the features that they have - for example: the NES emulator on my Xbox has the ability to increase the FPS super fast by pulling the right trigger, but for some odd reason (odd in my opinion anyway) it does not have the ability to go super slow by pulling the left trigger. I have checked the options and forums and have found nothing that can add this ability either.
Anyway, I was wanting to get everyones opinion on how to go about this:
I want to be able to emulate just about everything I can find between the old pong machine all the way up to old school xbox PS1 and PS2.
-I was thinking about using Linux as my OS. I know that Linux support for emulators is not as vast as Windows but I also feel that Linux would be cleaner somehow. Also, getting ahold of a 64 bit copy of W7 might prove to be somewhat difficult
-I was thinking about going AMD (always been a fan). I was thinking about going tri-core, but do ya'll think I am going to need quad core?
-Video card - I am pretty sure that something with some power would be a good idea especially when it comes to the newer systems like xbox and ps1 / ps2
-Motherboard - not real sure on this one.
-Ram - How much do you guys think? I was thinking 4 gigs would be sufficient but i dunno
-Power supply - I know has to do with how much the components are pulling, and I can find this out with a watt calculator freely available on new egg
The case and other periferals - These I can probably get
So the short version of my probably unnecesarily LONG email is: please give me your opinions on how to get this done in the best possible fashion - and, like any good American I would like to get as much as I can for as little as possible. If I can keep it under 500 that would be great - if I can get it done for as little as around 400 that would be teh awesomeness
Thanks in advance you guys.
having said that ...
I wanted to get some opinions on this, and the more I get the better.
I want to build an Emulator Box - and while I know this is hardly an origonal idea, it is one that I have been toying with for a while
I know that you can mod an oldschool Xbox (and I actually have one that is softmodded) but I am kinda picky about my emulators and the features that they have - for example: the NES emulator on my Xbox has the ability to increase the FPS super fast by pulling the right trigger, but for some odd reason (odd in my opinion anyway) it does not have the ability to go super slow by pulling the left trigger. I have checked the options and forums and have found nothing that can add this ability either.
Anyway, I was wanting to get everyones opinion on how to go about this:
I want to be able to emulate just about everything I can find between the old pong machine all the way up to old school xbox PS1 and PS2.
-I was thinking about using Linux as my OS. I know that Linux support for emulators is not as vast as Windows but I also feel that Linux would be cleaner somehow. Also, getting ahold of a 64 bit copy of W7 might prove to be somewhat difficult
-I was thinking about going AMD (always been a fan). I was thinking about going tri-core, but do ya'll think I am going to need quad core?
-Video card - I am pretty sure that something with some power would be a good idea especially when it comes to the newer systems like xbox and ps1 / ps2
-Motherboard - not real sure on this one.
-Ram - How much do you guys think? I was thinking 4 gigs would be sufficient but i dunno
-Power supply - I know has to do with how much the components are pulling, and I can find this out with a watt calculator freely available on new egg
The case and other periferals - These I can probably get
So the short version of my probably unnecesarily LONG email is: please give me your opinions on how to get this done in the best possible fashion - and, like any good American I would like to get as much as I can for as little as possible. If I can keep it under 500 that would be great - if I can get it done for as little as around 400 that would be teh awesomeness
Thanks in advance you guys.