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reptileink:


--- Quote from: reptileink on August 19, 2010, 01:45:49 pm ---How does this one sound??

Hp Pavilion a562n
Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz
80 GB hard drive
2 GB DDR RAM
16x DVD(+/-)R/RW (+/-)R DL drive
16X DVD ROM
NVIDIA Gforce 2 GTSvideo
Realteck AC97 audio
Integrated 10/100 Base-T networking interface

Windows XP 2005

guy wants $75

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GUYS GUYS GUYS....READ!!!!!!!

I locked up this computer from Craigslist like 3 hours ago, and you guys are still offering up solutions...lol.  I think this rig will suit me fine..... :cheers:

deepblue:

Wait - read?
 :burgerking:

Good deal on that one - should suit you fine. You might even be able to overclock it a bitnfor some extra juice.


kronic24601:

for the money, it looks good to me.

If you upgrade in the future, you won't be out that much $.

Benevolance:

One of my emulation computers is an htpc running the atom chipset and Windows 7. I bought the system as a media PC, but with console emulation in the back of my mind. I have no complaints about the system at all. I don't emulate any of the current generation systems, since I've got those systems still hooked up, but everything N64 and older runs smooth as silk. I know people like to knock the atom set for its power, but for most games you want to play, those systems are more than adequate.

Personally, though, I have access to enough 'obsolete' computers through home and workplace upgrades, I wouldn't buy a machine for emulation. Grabbing a slightly older system like what reptileink is doing is really the way to go. :)

Digital Vandal:

I'm running a P4 3Ghz with 1Gb of ram on 478 board with a geforce 4 graphics card. Works great with mame, snes, nes, megadrive (genesis for those of you across the pond. never did understand the name change) but then I wanted to have every emulator that is possible with maximus arcade (damn you delusional et al having such amazing cabs  :laugh:) So i'm now looking at getting a better machine but the I5 and I7 systems, chipsets etc etc are so much more complicated than the previous chipsets. 1156, 1366(?) they both do both i5 and i7 from what i've read but different cpu's and different FSB. which is the best one to go for?!? budget is quite low so advice at the cheaper end of the scale please.

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