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Ion based ITX motherboard performance?
syph007:
I've been looking at the IONITX type all in one based mobos for my next bartop project. Specifically I'm thinking of this one:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500027&Tpk=IONITX-A-U
Does anyone have any experience with these, with respect to MAME and other emu preformance. Ideally I'd like something that is decent in MAME, Project64 and NullDC.
I found some older threads talking about the older atom processors, but nothing on the IONs.
milkit:
i am not 100% positive, but im pretty sure ion is just fancy video processing. Its still an atom CPU which is slow as molases. Just like with a "normal" pc the video card doesnt really matter on mame, its all cpu.
that being said, for $199 you can get a bad ass mobo/cpu combo that would blow this out of the water.
Atoms have their place, but imo a mame cabinet is not one of them
milkit:
i am stupid ignore this double post
Blanka:
For classics on an LCD screen it is good. The ION delivers decent up-scaling to ridiculous 2560x1600 if you want, and a 330 dual core is probably good to drive the emulation (I have a single core 270 with GMA 900, at that works for the classics).
BobA:
I have the exact mb that you show. It is good for most MAME games and even works with Future Pinball if features toned down. CHDs do not work well but they do not work well on most CPUs. It has been pointed out to me that I can now get a dual core Intel or AMD with a slot for a graphics card for the same price in the same board format. Those boards were not available when I got my IONATX AU board.