Hello all, it's been a while, anyway I have a Dell Optiplex 7020 with a 4th gen i5 in it (i5-4570) that I'm wanting to turn into a SFF (Small Form Factor) gaming/emulation PC. PCSX2 is one of the goals.
As mentioned before it's been a while since I've been here so I am unsure what the current system requirement landscape looks like anymore. I know that PCSX2 has typically been one of the most CPU intensive emulators out there so I was wondering if this i5 is up to snuff or if I should look into upgrading (the board is verified for up to an i7-4770 according to Dell's compatibility testing). I'm also curious if there's any notable difference in system requirements between the Windows and Linux builds as I'm actually leaning towards using Linux but if absolutely necessary I may dual boot to get better performance. TDP is actually a concern here as the relatively weak PSU I believe is running near its max with a graphics card attached. A CPU that lowers the 84W TDP of the current CPU would be ideal.
Current CPU
Potential Upgrade
Potential Upgrade 2
Potential Upgrade 3
All Compatible CPU's
I've already decided on an Nvidia GPU (1650 is the best GPU available that fits my case and power budget) as I know in the past there has been a lot of issues with getting AMD drivers to play nicely with many backends. I'm certain the GPU is more than powerful enough so I'm not really worried about it.
As mentioned before it's been a while since I've been here so I am unsure what the current system requirement landscape looks like anymore. I know that PCSX2 has typically been one of the most CPU intensive emulators out there so I was wondering if this i5 is up to snuff or if I should look into upgrading (the board is verified for up to an i7-4770 according to Dell's compatibility testing). I'm also curious if there's any notable difference in system requirements between the Windows and Linux builds as I'm actually leaning towards using Linux but if absolutely necessary I may dual boot to get better performance. TDP is actually a concern here as the relatively weak PSU I believe is running near its max with a graphics card attached. A CPU that lowers the 84W TDP of the current CPU would be ideal.
Current CPU
Potential Upgrade
Potential Upgrade 2
Potential Upgrade 3
All Compatible CPU's
I've already decided on an Nvidia GPU (1650 is the best GPU available that fits my case and power budget) as I know in the past there has been a lot of issues with getting AMD drivers to play nicely with many backends. I'm certain the GPU is more than powerful enough so I'm not really worried about it.