Why is PCSX2 so resource hungry?

[Xigmas]

If you really feel the need to upgrade I'd advise keeping it at $200 or less total. That's enough to get an alright GPU (videocard) and a decent to good power supply (PSU). Just keep in mind that whatever you spend upgrading an aging rig. is money you could've thrown at a new one .

Yea i'll probably hold off upgrading for that exact reason.

Here is the PCSX2 Requirements ,


Minimum (most games will be unplayable slow)

Windows/Linux OS
CPU: Any that supports SSE2 (Pentium 4 and up, Athlon64 and up)
GPU: Any that supports Pixel Shader model 2.0, except Nvidia FX series (broken SM2.0, too slow anyway)
512MB RAM (note that Windows Vista needs at least 2GB to run reliably)

Recommended

Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32bit or 64bit) with the latest DirectX
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo @ 3.2 GHz or better OR i3/i5/i7 @ 2,8 GHz or better OR AMD Phenom II @ 3,2 GHz or better
GPU: 8800gt or better (for Direct3D10 support)
RAM: 1GB on Linux/Windows XP, 2GB or more on Vista / Windows 7

Yea, the system build i have lined up is way over the recommended specs so i should be alright lol

Thanks for all the replies and info, I appreciate it.

[reconuk]

PCSX2 recommended specs are no where close to realistic.

http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-CPU-B...based-on-FFX-2

You need more than that for a lot of games.