Just to confirm, I tried playing GC Zelda: Twilight Princess on my Pentium D 915 setup, and it was slow as crap. I got 30-40 fps during the startup (Nintendo logo, healthy & safety warning), but once it go to the intro of the actual game, it dropped to 4-12 fps (one time as low as 0.25 fps 
). Even when I entered the menu (select saved game, etc.) it was still that sluggish. I tried the same game on my Q6600 setup (w/ a 9800 GTX+), and it ran like a dream.
System specs:
Pentium D 915 2.8 GHz
NVidia 7800 GTX
4 GB Kingston VR (2 x 2GB) 800 MHz
ASRock P45TS-R MB
Win 7 RC 1 x64
I can play N64 emulation all day long, and I can even play COD World at War on this system with medium settings (CPU stuck at 95%, but it's playable). All of my HW is up to date except for the CPU and video card, but the bottleneck is definitely the Pentium D. I'm pretty sure the 7800 GTX can handle the graphics, but the CPU is stuck at 98% (and 60 C) while in-game. Weird how the GC processor is rated at 485 MHz.
). Even when I entered the menu (select saved game, etc.) it was still that sluggish. I tried the same game on my Q6600 setup (w/ a 9800 GTX+), and it ran like a dream.System specs:
Pentium D 915 2.8 GHz
NVidia 7800 GTX
4 GB Kingston VR (2 x 2GB) 800 MHz
ASRock P45TS-R MB
Win 7 RC 1 x64
I can play N64 emulation all day long, and I can even play COD World at War on this system with medium settings (CPU stuck at 95%, but it's playable). All of my HW is up to date except for the CPU and video card, but the bottleneck is definitely the Pentium D. I'm pretty sure the 7800 GTX can handle the graphics, but the CPU is stuck at 98% (and 60 C) while in-game. Weird how the GC processor is rated at 485 MHz.