Hello,
I haven't seen a similar thread in the forum, so hopefully, this is not a duplicate. I've been playing around with launchbox/bigbox for a few days now on my gaming PC. My next step would be to migrate my launchbox folder to a new PC that will be in the living room and I'm struggling to chose an adequate machine (I've watched tons of video from ETA Prime but can't make my mind).
Not sure if it exists somewhere in the forum (or online), but ultimately it would be great to have a "minimal requirements" list for each platform (nes, snes, wii, etc.) with CPU/GPU minimal/recommended.
Back to my requirements:
- usage: in living room on 4K OLED TV
- platforms used: MAME, Naomi, N64, Dreamcast, PSX, 3DS and all the olders platform (from sega and nintendo) - I don't intend to play the "newer" platforms anytime soon as I've already Switch, PS5, Gaming PC for that
- form factor: micro PC or mini PC
- storage: not sure if external hard drive would affect speed but ideally internal ssd of 500Go minimum
- "quality of life" requirements: I'd like my system to load "fast" and play the games at the highest resolution/framerate possible (and to note that most of my media has videos associated to them)
Note that I live in China, so I virtually have access to all hardware imaginable... From the videos I've seen, it seems a micro pc similar to the one ETA prime reviewed would be ok spec wise but the m.2 spec is 2242 (sow lower writing/reading speed - not sure if it would affect the performance).
Any advice would be appreciated!