3dlollo Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I did score an alienware x51 for free; it is still functional in the original case. The CPU is an i5 2400 with 8 GB of RAM and a GTX 650Ti I was thinking to either use it as is, or remove the motherboard from the case, and use it for an upright arcade build. Would that be useful at all with LB/BB and retroarch (planning to use it for games up to PS2 probably), or it is just too old to be useful? I am in the process of cleaning it, since it was in storage for few years; and considering that those machines are quite old, I was not even sure if it would be useful, compared to a newer i5 from few years ago and a GTX1030 probably; but I thought that since it is free, why not Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 Since it's free give it a try and see how well it performs, obviously it's not as good as a more modern CPU and graphics card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dlollo Posted May 9, 2019 Author Share Posted May 9, 2019 I have to install windows on it, then LB and all the cores from RA; it will take me a while Does anyone have a similar machine, and can give me an idea about what is actually good for, as far as emulation? I may end up getting a 970 or 980 if I find it for cheap, but most of the emulators use the CPU, and being a pretty old one; I want to be sure that at least it can run my arcade cabinet for most of the games at 60 FPS. The only other machine I have, to compare is an old Lenovo x131e laptop with an i3 3227u and integrated intel; which I assume it is way below the Alienware X51. My only other machine is a modern gaming laptop, so I can't really make a comparison. In the worst case I donate it to the hardware recycle company in the area; those machines don't even sell on ebay, so it would not even be worth the hassle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmonkus Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I'm fairly certain it would be fine for what are you wanting to do on it though PCSX2 might be pushing it a bit hard depending on the game. The graphics card should be fine for emulation and resolution upscaling, it is a 1gig DDR5 vram card. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3dlollo Posted May 10, 2019 Author Share Posted May 10, 2019 Can't wait to restore it and hook it up to my 720p monitor! There is so much dust that I had to clean it outside with air cans, before I could even put my hands in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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