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Patrick
Patrick

Reputation: 779

How to limit PC performance to test software

I am developing a .NET application, and have the luxury of doing this on a fairly powerful desktop PC. I want to ensure it runs okay on PCs with much lower spec, but I don't have spare machines kicking around and can't really afford to buy them. Is there any way to simulate a lower-spec PC on my current PC, to get a feel for how the software might run?

Any help or advice would be very much appreciated.

*My PC is Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit with 8-core Intel i7 and 16GB RAM.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 569

Answers (2)

Kevin
Kevin

Reputation: 2730

You could install VMWare and install any OS you want, with any hardware specs you want, provided that they don't exceed your current working hardware of course.

Keep in mind that VMWare is just a virtualization layer. It emulates an OS but you are still running your code on the same i7.

Upvotes: 3

IntStarFoo
IntStarFoo

Reputation: 765

http://www.asp.net/mobile/device-simulators Here is an example of several Visual Studio plug-ins that emulate devices. You can also install Windows 8 and run hyper-v. It's great for this kind of thing.

Upvotes: 0

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