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| DillonFoulds:
I'm gonna be coming up with 3 generic Showcase Dynamo cabs that I'm going to MAME for a few guys at work, and in the process I'm looking to upgrade my MAME machine as well. Show me your ideal newegg shopping carts! I want to be able to emulate most (obviously excluding Midway/Vegas777 games) fluidly. I'll be loading up a HUGE hyperspin wheel as well. Ideally I'm looking for... 2TB HDD (Should be enough for what I have in mind) 2gb Ram (Shouldn't need more, should I?) Mobo/CPU Combo (Here's where I'm really looking for tips) Video Cards (I guess if I'm running PSX, DC, and N64 emulators, I should have beefier cards, no?) So I'm looking to order 4 identical rigs. What do you guys suggest? Edit: Not sure this will work, but... https://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=14247905 |
| Crazy Cooter:
--- Quote from: DillonFoulds on November 08, 2010, 09:17:46 pm ---Not sure this will work, but... https://secure.newegg.ca/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=14247905 --- End quote --- Didn't work. What's the budget? |
| DillonFoulds:
Cheaper is better, but I wouldn't be opposed to sacrifice price for performance. Ideally something that sits in around 400$ or less. SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 2TB 5400 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Model #:HD204UI Item #:N82E16822152245 $109.99 MSI 740GM-P25 AM3 AMD 740G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard Model #:740GM-P25 Item #:N82E16813130288 $54.99 Kingston ValueRAM 1GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model #:KVR1333D3N9/1G Item #:N82E16820134657 $40.98 AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor Model #:ADX620WFK42GI Item #:N82E16819103705 $89.99 Subtotal: $295.95 Prices in Canuckistan Bucks |
| Thenasty:
go for the TOP PROCESSOR if you can afford it http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0331322 This should be enought for all those hungry CPU games you want to play. :cheers: |
| newmanfamilyvlogs:
Currently there are diminishing returns past 2 cores in MAME, a higher clock speed is more advantageous: Consider this (Taken from NewEgg.ca): Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive Item #: N82E16822136514 $119.90 G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ Item #: N82E16820231098 $55.99 Subtotal: $175.89 ASRock A785GM-LE/128M AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 785G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard Item #: N82E16813157179 $59.99 AMD Athlon II X2 260 Regor 3.2GHz Socket AM3 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor ADX260OCGMBOX Item #: N82E16819103873 $73.99 Subtotal: $133.98 Total: 289.97 Still need a Power supply and a video card, however. DDR2 is cheaper than DDR3. |
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