Best OS for emulation

[Froggo56]

I'm building a mini PC and i don't know what OS to use. Goal is to have as many consoles on one PC as possible. The CPU being used is a i5 3740, it has 8GBs of ram, and it has a 480GB SSD.

With the limitation of space and my unfamiliarity of emulation i was wondering not only what OS is best, but what consoles should i emulate as well. Anyone have any good tips? 

[dgsddfgdfhgs]

1 minute ago, Froggo56 said:

but what consoles should i emulate as well. Anyone have any good tips?

for i5, ps2 emu works very well, and shall be its limit. 

fyi most nintendo stuff are pretty easy to handle

 

you didnt mention your gpu, suggest at least have a gtx550ti for ps2 emu

[Froggo56]

8 minutes ago, dgsddfgdfhgs said:

for i5, ps2 emu works very well, and shall be its limit. 

fyi most nintendo stuff are pretty easy to handle

 

you didnt mention your gpu, suggest at least have a gtx550ti for ps2 emu

yyeeaahhh, no gpu....

It's being fit in a NES, here is a link to the donor computer: https://www.ebay.com/itm/183889919847

The i5 3740T is being replaced by a normal i5 3740 and the 4gbs of ram is getting another stick of 4gbs thus 8gbs. Lastly the only change is a better cooler... 

[jhogan93]

honestly any gpu from the last 10 yrs should handle nes to ngc including ps1 and ps2. on board graphics can be hit or miss. just get a $50-$100 gpu that fits and you'll be fine.

[steelo]

On 7/29/2019 at 10:11 PM, Froggo56 said:

yyeeaahhh, no gpu....

It's being fit in a NES, here is a link to the donor computer: https://www.ebay.com/itm/183889919847

The i5 3740T is being replaced by a normal i5 3740 and the 4gbs of ram is getting another stick of 4gbs thus 8gbs. Lastly the only change is a better cooler... 

RX 480's are cheap and should be more than enough