/vr/ - Retro Games

>>9107459
You should run what you know will work well from the research you did before buying it. Simple as.

Give it back, Tyrone.

>>9107459
Windows 10 LTSC.

honestly just load up linux mint because everything you probably want to run already has a native linux version
>>9107798
this guy is memeing you into wasting time on windows for no reason

>>9107485
>>9107487
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Put the OS and emulators you're most familiar with. The internet isn't going to hold your hand for your RETRO GAIM STASHUN

>>9107459
If you don't care about 6th-gen and beyond, Lakka will probably serve you well. It only runs RetroArch stuff, so you'll be stuck with gimped Dolphin and PCSX2 cores, but everything below that runs very well, with super low latency. No idea how well it runs with CRTs, though, but RetroArch has SwitchRes support, so maybe it'll do.

>>9107459
what specs is it? what consoles do you want to emulate? i would just run batocera if i were you. do you have another computer you can use to remote into it for transferring files?

>>9107803
>honestly just load up linux mint because everything you probably want to run already has a native linux version

Linux Mint is fine, I use it daily. Though, maybe go with an OS with a lighter UI like Mate? But yeah, most of the popular Linux distros have Retroarch in their repositories. Steam can run pretty well on most Linux platforms, though you do need video card drivers enabled.

>>9108312
>what specs is it?

That's all we really need to know. >>9108320
>Linux Mint is fine, I use it daily. Though, maybe go with an OS with a lighter UI like Mate? But yeah, most of the popular Linux distros have Retroarch in their repositories. Steam can run pretty well on most Linux platforms, though you do need video card drivers enabled.

Just get a cracked version of Windows

>>9108312
>what specs is it?

That's all we really need to know. >>9108320 (You)
>Linux Mint is fine, I use it daily. Though, maybe go with an OS with a lighter UI like Mate? But yeah, most of the popular Linux distros have Retroarch in their repositories. Steam can run pretty well on most Linux platforms, though you do need video card drivers enabled.

Or Just get a cracked version of Windows 7. It's not hard to get running on a non-UEFI partition. Windows 7 runs generally quite well on older hardware.

I recommend using this application called Rufus to make a windows or Linux USB installation drive:
https://rufus.ie/en/
It has a drop down menu for linux distros and will download them for you. You can run Linux in a 'live USB mode' to try it out. Learn how to boot to different devices/ drives.

>>9107803
>>9108320
>>9108328
One potential issue with Linux distros is that Xorg inherently adds at least a frame of input lag due to compositing. I've been hearing Wayland does away with that frame or more of lag, but I've not tested it and may be driver-dependent. Alternatively, you can run RetroArch outside Xorg (in what's commonly referred to as KMS/DRM mode) and also get rid of lag that way. Lastly, Windows 10 in exclusive fullscreen also achieves low latency.

>>9108337
>Xorg inherently adds at least a frame of input lag due to compositing.

>>9108337
>due to compositing
soooo.... disable it?
most DEs i used dont even have compositing enabled by default. so i get nice screen tearing and minimum input lag