11-17-2014, 08:42 AM
I have an old computer, but something tells me it should suffice, at least for some of these few selected games:
1.Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty
2.Final Fantasy X, X-2, XII
3.Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and San Andreas
4.Hot Shots Golf Fore!
5.Kingdom Hearts I & II.
6.Dead 2 Rights.
(Yes, I own all of these games)
Here are the specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 2.53 - 3.10 GHz, 1,066 MHz FSB, and an Intel G45 Express Chipset. GPU is an Intel GMA X4500 @ 533 Mhz with up to 384 MB of RAM usage, and DX 10, Shader 4.0, and OpenGL 2.1. It has 2GB of DDR3 RAM @ 1,066 MHz, and that pretty much covers the important aspects to take into consideration here.
I know FFX should work flawlessly with any Core 2 Duo at 2 GHz or higher, DDR3 and with the GMA 4500/G45 chipsets/GPU combos (but that's on Windows builds; not sure how much behind Linux ones may be). Hot Shots Golf Fore! is a bigger pain since it has GFX issues and is demanding, so even with these specs I presume it may not even get 30 FPS with no speed hacks/etc. I don't know how demanding MGS2 is, nor any Grand Theft Auto series games on PS2, but from videos I've seen on YouTube some run pretty great on slower Core 2 Duos than the one I have. FFX-2 should be roughly the same as FFX, but possibly a little more demanding? FFXII might be bigger trouble as well, especially with the GPU. Just want some opinions, or if you've played them on similar rigs with similar specs, share your framerates and games tested.
I just want to play with native resolution; no enhancements of any kind. I'm looking for something in the range of (roughly) 50-60 FPS most of the time with at least some of these games. I fear some of these games may struggle with the GPU more than the CPU though.
1.Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty
2.Final Fantasy X, X-2, XII
3.Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and San Andreas
4.Hot Shots Golf Fore!
5.Kingdom Hearts I & II.
6.Dead 2 Rights.
(Yes, I own all of these games)
Here are the specs:
Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 2.53 - 3.10 GHz, 1,066 MHz FSB, and an Intel G45 Express Chipset. GPU is an Intel GMA X4500 @ 533 Mhz with up to 384 MB of RAM usage, and DX 10, Shader 4.0, and OpenGL 2.1. It has 2GB of DDR3 RAM @ 1,066 MHz, and that pretty much covers the important aspects to take into consideration here.
I know FFX should work flawlessly with any Core 2 Duo at 2 GHz or higher, DDR3 and with the GMA 4500/G45 chipsets/GPU combos (but that's on Windows builds; not sure how much behind Linux ones may be). Hot Shots Golf Fore! is a bigger pain since it has GFX issues and is demanding, so even with these specs I presume it may not even get 30 FPS with no speed hacks/etc. I don't know how demanding MGS2 is, nor any Grand Theft Auto series games on PS2, but from videos I've seen on YouTube some run pretty great on slower Core 2 Duos than the one I have. FFX-2 should be roughly the same as FFX, but possibly a little more demanding? FFXII might be bigger trouble as well, especially with the GPU. Just want some opinions, or if you've played them on similar rigs with similar specs, share your framerates and games tested.
I just want to play with native resolution; no enhancements of any kind. I'm looking for something in the range of (roughly) 50-60 FPS most of the time with at least some of these games. I fear some of these games may struggle with the GPU more than the CPU though.