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MrKadroh:


--- Quote from: yotsuya on February 19, 2013, 05:54:19 pm ---I built a great MAME cab that ran almost everything, but I pulled the trigger when NewEgg was offering free RAM. If you're not in a super rush, you could keep an eye out for deals.

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What CPU did you decide on and depending on your monitor choice what GPU did you go with?

BadMouth:

(feel like I'm being fished by a puppet, but lets do this anyway)

Not sure I'd still buy an AM3 socket that's on it's way out at this point, but that's what I'm familiar with so:

Power supply $27 after rebate (I paid $20 for each of the three I've bought)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

Processor $55 (I have the triple core version in my driving cab and current build.  Usually spend $65 on processor)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103953

Mobo $46 (or $40 w/shopprunner free shipping)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135318

2GB Memory $22
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145252

250GB hard drive $50 (HD prices have gone up, I got 500GB drives for this price when I built mine.  there is probably a better deal out there)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152226

I have old Nvidia 8600GTs in my cabs.  I'm not sure what the new equivelant of it would be, so I'm just picking whatever looks like a decent $50 card.
$40 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130680
or $50 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133458

No case since it's going in a cab.
No keyboard and mouse because I have extra and it won't need them after it's in the cab.

I get XP keys from old junk business computers.
The 64 bit version is hard to come by.  I've only found one.   :-\

My current build has Vista on it, so I guess that could be added to the cost of the computer.
I think I paid $70 for the system builder version from newegg circa 2005 and was lucky enough to have it successfully register again when I built a new PC.  You can get Windows 7 for that price when it's on sale.





BadMouth:


--- Quote from: MrKadroh on February 19, 2013, 05:07:58 pm --- I'm building this for my dad so I dont need to be able to run ridge racer or SSFIV or anything like that.

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Ridge Racer won't run in MAME, but it will run in the Viva Nonno emulator.
The PC version of SSFIV runs just fine.

MrKadroh:


--- Quote from: BadMouth on February 19, 2013, 07:10:43 pm ---(feel like I'm being fished by a puppet, but lets do this anyway)

Not sure I'd still buy an AM3 socket that's on it's way out at this point, but that's what I'm familiar with so:

Power supply $27 after rebate (I paid $20 for each of the three I've bought)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

Processor $55 (I have the triple core version in my driving cab and current build.  Usually spend $65 on processor)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103953

Mobo $46 (or $40 w/shopprunner free shipping)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135318

2GB Memory $22
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145252

250GB hard drive $50 (HD prices have gone up, I got 500GB drives for this price when I built mine.  there is probably a better deal out there)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152226

I have old Nvidia 8600GTs in my cabs.  I'm not sure what the new equivelant of it would be, so I'm just picking whatever looks like a decent $50 card.
$40 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130680
or $50 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133458

No case since it's going in a cab.
No keyboard and mouse because I have extra and it won't need them after it's in the cab.

I get XP keys from old junk business computers.
The 64 bit version is hard to come by.  I've only found one.   :-\

My current build has Vista on it, so I guess that could be added to the cost of the computer.
I think I paid $70 for the system builder version from newegg circa 2005 and was lucky enough to have it successfully register again when I built a new PC.  You can get Windows 7 for that price when it's on sale.

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Well damn I didn't expect a list with links.. quite impressive good sir thanks for your input!

Anyone else want to add what they have went with or would go with

Brian74:

 I went with Intel Core i5-3570K BX806237i53570K Processor - Quad Core, 6MB L3 Cache, 3.40GHz (3.80GHz Max Turbo), Socket H2 (LGA1155), 95W, Fan, Unlocked, Retail. For the motherboard I went with  MSI Z77A-G45 Intel 7 Series Motherboard - ATX, Socket H2 (LGA1155), Intel Z77 Express, 2667MHz DDR3 (O.C.), SATA III (6Gb/s), RAID, 8-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN, USB 3.0, PCIe 3.0, SLI/CrossFireX Ready. The ram I got was Kingston HyperX Blu KHX1600C10D3B1/8G 8GB Desktop Memory Module - DDR3, 1600MHz, CL10, DIMM, 240 Pin. The video card is a EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Superclocked 1024 MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI SLI Ready Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1463-KR.  The power supply is a Corsair CMPSU-700G Gaming Series GS700 700W Power Supply - 700W, ATX, 140mm Fan, Tri-color LEDs. Last but not least. First thing I did was try running all the NFL Blitz games. To my disbelief, it ran all three with no problems at all! Next up, Gauntlet Legacy and Gauntlet Dark Legacy. They run good too.

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