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These are recommended specs for using PCSX2,<ref>https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2#system-requirements</ref> but depending on the game you want to play; your mileage may vary. Some games need [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-LIST-The-Most-CPU-Intensive-Games high-end, possibly overclocked CPUs]<ref group=N name=CPU-intensive>[https://wiki.pcsx2.net/Category:CPU_intensive_games CPU-intensive games (PCSX2 wiki)] and [https://wiki.pcsx2.net/Category:GPU_intensive_games GPU-intensive games (PCSX2 wiki)]</ref> or [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-LIST-The-Most-GPU-Intensive-Games powerful GPUs]<ref group=N name=GPU-intensive>[https://wiki.pcsx2.net/Category:GPU_intensive_games GPU-intensive games (PCSX2 wiki)]</ref>, whereas some games run even on [http://forums.pcsx2.net/Thread-LIST-Games-that-don-t-need-a-strong-CPU-to-emulate weak processors].

Despite Windows 7 and 8.1 '''NOT''' being officially supported, 1.7-dev builds of PCSX2 can work with a few workarounds<ref group=N2>[https://i.imgur.com/BsFBw1w.png</ref> (v11.7.3581: latest build compatible -dev builds of PCSX2 can work with Win7/8.1)a few workarounds]. You'll need:

* [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/releases/tag/v1.7.3581 1.7.3581-wxWidgets build]<ref group=N2 name=win7build>Latest build compatible with Win7/8.1 [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/releases/tag/v1.7.3582 (v1.7.3582] (: stenzek's x86 PR merge) ] might cause issues, . [https://github.com/PCSX2/pcsx2/releases/tag/v1.7.3771 v1.7.3771] (latest wxWidgets build)</ref>