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retrometro:
I've been following various threads regarding mame performance and it seems that OC'ing a c2d cpu to 4ghz is still the most cost effective way to get the best perf out of the toughest games like gauntlet legends.

So what if money was no object?  What would be the best CPU you can get for running .120 or higher mame?

If only there was a place for people to properly post their hw/sw configurations...
Ginsu Victim:
If money wasn't an issue, I'd have the real machines.
DashRendar:
I would rather use a mid-level PC for MAME, and use something like ePSXe for Gauntlet Legends etc (which doesn't require a powerful PC to run).
Thenasty:
this had gone down in price. It use to be $200 more

http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0312975


When you get it, post us the benchmarks on this baby.
Paul Olson:
I don't think you can really get better than that right now. Intel is not increasing clock speed much, if at all, and MAME doesn't benefit from more than 2 cores. I am sure it will be optimized for more cores at some point, but I don't think it has happened yet. I think 4.5GHz will be good for most currently playable games. 4.0 is close, but the frame rate drops once in a while. I know some people were getting 4.5, but 4.0 is really pushing it on my e8400 with the cooling I have.

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