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Justin:

Hello all, it has been about 8 years now since my first cab build.  Still loving it every bit as much... have not been as active here lately though, but the bug is biting!

My cab is needing a new PC, the 8 yr old dated hardware is giving me all sorts of issues, so Ive had enough.

Question:  I want a small form factor PC, but I still require a PCIe card in it (regular sized) so I can use a video card with S-Video output (the only input my monitor has unfortunately...)
I have not really been keeping up to date with PCs, so I don't know what the right terminology is... what is the 'form factor' I am looking for?   I don't want Intel Atom processors... just plain i3/i5 dual cores which is what most people seem to be using now.   Thanks for any pointers, having a small box is important to me.

I am also looking at building a pinball cabinet soon (using HyperPin) and here again I will want to buy a small but powerful PC that can take good PCI cards -- 3d acceleration in futurepinball is important, unlike MAME.

Thanks a lot in advance!

BobA:

This mini itx takes i3 and i5 and has pci-e as you were looking for.

Link to MB

Justin:

Interesting, thanks.

I was kind of heading in the direction of a 'ready-to-go- setup.  Like the Aopen PCs of a few years back... anyone have recommendations?


--- Quote from: BobA on September 24, 2011, 02:15:49 pm ---This mini itx takes i3 and i5 and has pci-e as you were looking for.

Link to MB

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equlizer:

This is what i have and plays every game ive thrown at it.  I put in 4gig of ram and a 250w power supply.  Some of the 3d games are a bit choppy but im ok with that since thats only maybe 3-5% of the mame games.

I can play MK1,2,3 and 4 with no problems.  Can play the street fighter series 2,3.  Super street fighter 4 arcade runs at 800x600 smooth with moderate settings.

Justin:

LINK?


--- Quote from: equlizer on September 24, 2011, 08:21:52 pm ---This is what i have and plays every game ive thrown at it.  I put in 4gig of ram and a 250w power supply.  Some of the 3d games are a bit choppy but im ok with that since thats only maybe 3-5% of the mame games.

I can play MK1,2,3 and 4 with no problems.  Can play the street fighter series 2,3.  Super street fighter 4 arcade runs at 800x600 smooth with moderate settings.

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