u/CandidCubs

Good afternoon!

I want to use a miniPC to make a game console for my kiddos. I have been doing a bunch of research and have gotten a little bogged down in the minutia. I may be asking really obvious questions, but I am challenging myself to understand all the components in order to know what I am buying accomplishes what I am trying to do. Given the much higher costs, I am trying to be as sure as I possibly can that what I am buying is capable of doing what I want it to do.

Goals:

- A device that emulates up to PS3

Devices Researched:

- Dell Optiplex with Intel Processors

- GMtec Devices

-Beelink Devices

Min Specs per RPCS3:

CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 5600/Intel Core I5-10400

GPU

AMD RX 5600 XT

NVIDIA RTX 2060

RAM

16GB

Questions

- I want my budget to be $600 or less. Is that too low?

- I am trying to figure out if Integrated Graphics is even an acceptable option.

- I plan on running Batocera so it is a plug and play for my kiddos.

Willing to buy a Optiplex if I can add a graphics card. Hoping for an all in one solution. Any feedback is appreciated. Happy to provide any clarity if I have not been specific enough.

Thank you!

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u/CandidCubs — 7 days ago

Good afternoon!

I want to use a miniPC to make a game console for my kiddos. I have been doing a bunch of research and have gotten a little bogged down in the minutia. I may be asking really obvious questions, but I am challenging myself to understand all the components in order to know what I am buying accomplishes what I am trying to do. Given the much higher costs, I am trying to be as sure as I possibly can that what I am buying is capable of doing what I want it to do.

Goals:

- A device that emulates up to PS3

Devices Researched:

- Dell Optiplex with Intel Processors

- GMtec Devices

-Beelink Devices

Min Specs per RPCS3:

CPU

AMD Ryzen 5 5600/Intel Core I5-10400

GPU

AMD RX 5600 XT

NVIDIA RTX 2060

RAM

16GB

Questions

- I want my budget to be $600 or less. Is that too low?

- I am trying to figure out if Integrated Graphics is even an acceptable option.

- I plan on running Batocera so it is a plug and play for my kiddos.

Willing to buy a Optiplex if I can add a graphics card. Hoping for an all in one solution. Any feedback is appreciated. Happy to provide any clarity if I have not been specific enough.

Thank you!

reddit.com
u/CandidCubs — 7 days ago