Hi, I'm shopping for a new computer to play movies on, possibly blu-ray, maybe not though because blu ray drives are still so expensive, I might get a usb one when they're cheaper and available. Mostly, I want something that can run them psx and snes emulators well. I want to go the desktop route because they're more powerful. I'm sorry I ever gave away my HP desktop to my mom :lol: . Right now I have a gateway laptop and it would run epsxe better then the other psx emulators but it still sucks at it. I used the fastest graphics software component(forget what it's called, I'm not very literate) with epsex and it would run at about maybe 10-25 frames a second at best. here's the specs of my current computer:
Vista 32 bit
intel pentium dual core 1.60 ghz mobile processor
2 gb SDRAM(I think)
and some crappy intel integrated graphics
crappy optiarc dvd burner (think it's probably worth about $20 and made by NEC or something)
I got this machine about three years ago for about 450-500 bucks refurbished. It runs alright but I just can't play them old games on here becuase I'm pretty sure this machine just isn't powerful enough. Can't really watch movies on it either because the optiarc dvd drive eats dvds. I would prefer to watch dvds on a computer monitor and using a computer as the player. I just don't like watching them on the TV for several reasons.
I really don't plan on playing any or very few modern games on my new machine. I plan on maybe spending about 800 bucks on a computer and monitor.
Anywho I've been eying HP, Dell, Cyberpowerpc, Cybertronpc and Systemax. I'm kind of scared to go with HP and Dell and because they supposedly tend to have a lot of defects in them anymore, die fast and are probably not tested before shipping. Cyberpowerpc seems to have a lot of defective products as well but they claim they test them. I don't know very much about cybertronpc and systemax other than they test them and have good BBB and resellerratings.com ratings. I was kind of thinking a gaming computer because they kind of look cool but looking cool is really not necessary for me. Also, I should point out I wouldn't be doing any upgrading or repairing of the hardware if something happens, I just don't know what I'm doing :eyemove: . If my new machine doesn't work out of the box I'm SOL and would probably have to send it back and suck up the shipping costs, that's what I'm scared of. I've never bought a machine though that never worked out of the box and they always lasted for years as well. I guess I've been lucky I've never had a hardware failure other than a fan that was about to burn out and a bad modem. Anybody have suggestions for me?
What would I need to run those emulators well? I was thinking maybe something along the lines of:
Windows 7 64 bit
4 gigs of ddr2 ram, whatever brand the manufacturer uses
2.3 ghz or above dual core processor, amd or intel
Asus or Foxconn motherboard or whatever the manufacturer uses.
500gb hard drive.
ATI Radeon HD4350 512MB or ATI Radeon HD4650 1GB graphics
Thanks guys, sorry I asked some questions that have probably been asked before and I'm sorry I don't write very well. :heh:
Vista 32 bit
intel pentium dual core 1.60 ghz mobile processor
2 gb SDRAM(I think)
and some crappy intel integrated graphics
crappy optiarc dvd burner (think it's probably worth about $20 and made by NEC or something)
I got this machine about three years ago for about 450-500 bucks refurbished. It runs alright but I just can't play them old games on here becuase I'm pretty sure this machine just isn't powerful enough. Can't really watch movies on it either because the optiarc dvd drive eats dvds. I would prefer to watch dvds on a computer monitor and using a computer as the player. I just don't like watching them on the TV for several reasons.
I really don't plan on playing any or very few modern games on my new machine. I plan on maybe spending about 800 bucks on a computer and monitor.
Anywho I've been eying HP, Dell, Cyberpowerpc, Cybertronpc and Systemax. I'm kind of scared to go with HP and Dell and because they supposedly tend to have a lot of defects in them anymore, die fast and are probably not tested before shipping. Cyberpowerpc seems to have a lot of defective products as well but they claim they test them. I don't know very much about cybertronpc and systemax other than they test them and have good BBB and resellerratings.com ratings. I was kind of thinking a gaming computer because they kind of look cool but looking cool is really not necessary for me. Also, I should point out I wouldn't be doing any upgrading or repairing of the hardware if something happens, I just don't know what I'm doing :eyemove: . If my new machine doesn't work out of the box I'm SOL and would probably have to send it back and suck up the shipping costs, that's what I'm scared of. I've never bought a machine though that never worked out of the box and they always lasted for years as well. I guess I've been lucky I've never had a hardware failure other than a fan that was about to burn out and a bad modem. Anybody have suggestions for me?
What would I need to run those emulators well? I was thinking maybe something along the lines of:
Windows 7 64 bit
4 gigs of ddr2 ram, whatever brand the manufacturer uses
2.3 ghz or above dual core processor, amd or intel
Asus or Foxconn motherboard or whatever the manufacturer uses.
500gb hard drive.
ATI Radeon HD4350 512MB or ATI Radeon HD4650 1GB graphics
Thanks guys, sorry I asked some questions that have probably been asked before and I'm sorry I don't write very well. :heh: