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Decent PC for MAME?
JODY:
Mame likes a fast CPU but also fast RAM. A better video card with onboard RAM usually means faster video RAM accesses than going through the system RAM. In that regard a video card is usually better. Also, I liked the features of separate video cards from Nvidia and ATI in the past over onboard graphics but with the PC I built recently the onboard graphics is built by ATI and while not as good as their high end cards it is as good as the separate cards I used a few years ago. The very fast system RAM helps compensate for its use as video RAM.
I haven't had any issues with using AMD chips with MAME.
Ginsu Victim:
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--- Quote from: oyama82 on August 23, 2010, 06:11:47 pm ---at least say a thanks,we were fighting for your sake...
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No really, thankyou everyone. I appreciate all the help immensly, I just don't want people becoming enemies over little ol' me! ;)
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You really shouldn't have given in to his demands.
CheffoJeffo:
Ginsu doesn't negotiate with terrorists! ;)
deepblue:
I'm not sure how there is even an argument here. Onboard video (REGARDLESS OF THE CHIPSET MANUFACTURER) consumes some of your computer's RAM to operate (i.e. if you have a 64MB onboard graphics controller and 512MB of RAM, you in effect only have 448MB of RAM).
In a low-end machine (in particular) where memory might be at a premium, there is a sacrifice being made there, in addition to the fact that an onboard card will steal some additional CPU cycles as well.
If you're running a game that is taxing from a memory/CPU perspective, you're better off with a dedicated video card vs. onboard.
I don' think anyone has said that onboard is bad here - but if you have the choice/budget, dedicated (even if it is just a cheapie) is going to serve you better performance-wise, for MAME or other applications.
runninblue:
--- Quote from: deepblue on August 24, 2010, 11:15:11 am ---If you're running a game that is taxing from a memory/CPU perspective, you're better off with a dedicated video card vs.
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So can anyone give me some examples of a not too expensive video card that'll do the job?