PC Sherdog PC Build/Buy Thread, v6: My Power Supply Burned Down My House

[PEB]

That's not the point. Windows isn't lacking for emulators. The most accurate emulators are all available on Windows because Windows has the 2nd most users of any OS in the world (behind only Android). It has over 20x as many users. You can just install Retroarch if using libreto cores on the Mini PC.

Try running Switch, Wii U, or Wii games on a Raspberry Pi 5. Try running PS2 games. Try running Xbox games. And of course it won't run PC Windows game which is the most robust retro library of all.

Is there some virtue to Batocera above Windows emulation of which I'm not aware?

 

[Madmick]

I highlighted processing power deficiencies relevant to emulation for the Raspberry Pi, and I asked you a specific question about Batocera: "Is there some virtue to Batocera above Windows emulation of which I'm not aware?" Instead of answering, you copy-paste a Youtube video about Raspberry Pi emulation I could have Googled that isn't even about Batocera.

There isn't an answer to my question in that video. Is this an admission you don't have one?

 

[PEB]

 

[PEB]

I highlighted processing power deficiencies relevant to emulation for the Raspberry Pi, and I asked you a specific question about Batocera: "Is there some virtue to Batocera above Windows emulation of which I'm not aware?" Instead of answering, you copy-paste a Youtube video about Raspberry Pi emulation I could have Googled that isn't even about Batocera.

There isn't an answer to my question in that video. Is this an admission you don't have one?

Running around in a circle without explaining the simple answer that comes down to compatibility with projects. Oh if I need faster graphics I can buy a Pci express adapter but I don't need it and add Nvidia GPU? You build yourself a full size gaming cabinet and get back to me.

 

[Madmick]

Running around in a circle without explaining the simple answer that comes down to compatibility with projects. Oh if I need faster graphics I can buy a Pci express adapter but I don't need it and add Nvidia GPU?

So if you need faster graphics you can buy a PCIe adapter (turns out it actually takes more than one), an expensive separate GPU that will end up costing more than the Mini PC itself, a PSU to power that GPU, and a dock for that GPU to sit in. I don't doubt this is an option, but this voids the only thing I'm talking about, and that's value. I am curious, though: what is the max PCIe bandwidth you can reap from such a setup with the RP5?*

You build yourself a full size gaming cabinet and get back to me.

If the goal is a cabinet the Mini PC isn't a viable option since it isn't designed for that. Anyone doing that can ignore what I've said. Or at least it isn't without somehow improvising construction so that the mini PC sits inside the cabinet. Perhaps that would be a worthwhile pursuit for DIYers since they seem to be into improvisations that extract more value from hardware by applying ingenuity to a problem.

I just asked a simple question about Batocera.


*Edit: Well, I looked into it, and not only is it highly expensive, it results in a physically awkward setup, and most negatively, it appears to support at best PCIe 4.0x4 speeds via an Oculink port adapter. This means the GPU will will be limited to data exchanges at the same speed as graphics slots ran during the PCIe 2.0x16 generation. The last time motherboards came with that as the highest standard was before PCIe 3.0 became common in motherboards on the market in early 2012. PCIe 2.0 reigned as the standard from 2007 to 2011. The GTX 580 was NVIDIA's final flagship on that standard, and that card was less than half as powerful as the iGPU in the Ryzen 7 6800H:

Use an External GPU on Raspberry Pi 5 for 4K Gaming | Jeff Geerling

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[PEB]

 

[PEB]

So if you need faster graphics you can buy a PCIe adapter, an expensive separate GPU that will end up costing more than the Mini PC itself, and a dock for that GPU to sit in. I don't doubt this is an option, but this voids the only thing I'm talking about, and that's value. I am curious, though: what is the max PCIe bandwidth you can reap from such a setup with the RP5?

If the goal is a cabinet the Mini PC isn't a viable option since it isn't designed for that. Anyone doing that can ignore what I've said. Or at least it isn't without somehow improvising construction so that the mini PC sits inside the cabinet. Perhaps that would be a worthwhile pursuit for DIYers since they seem to be into improvisations that extract more value from hardware by applying ingenuity to a problem.

I just asked a simple question about Batocera.

Right to the point I have zero interest in making a PC for playing RaspberryPi level games. OK give it a rest. I know all this already but I have zero interest in pumping money into ether Intel or AMD to play 1980's and 90's video games.

 

[PEB]

 

[jefferz]

Batocera CRT operation.

Why are you spamming this shit?

You're aware you can do the same thing with an x86 build, right?

 

[KaNesDeath]

Why are you spamming this shit?

You're aware you can do the same thing with an x86 build, right?

When @PEB finds a new interest/hobby he spams insight into it. End of the day its just wholesome.

 

[PEB]

When @PEB finds a new interest/hobby he spams insight into it. End of the day its just wholesome.

Thanks anyway just wanted to get away from x86 stuff into arm technology. Here is an old time game I played today. Still got work to do on it but runs well. Jaguar game running in emulation. I have this cartridge lol my system does not work. Lol I think you should nuke them from space lol.

 

[PEB]

This build rocks unreal did not ask how much but I bet 6 grand.

 

[PEB]

Long video but complete build of an arcade cab.

 

[PEB]

Got the setups tuned in with my CNC shooting for 2 panels per hour or full cab perday.