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deathrow:
Hey all,

Bit of a lurker saying hello  ;)

I have had a read around the site and have looked at various threads of old and have learnt a few things but there is still much for me to learn.

I built a twin sitdown racer here from scrap bits and old tv's etc:







Its the first project or this type ive ever attempted.

She runs two ps2's linked up on a LAN and I have hacked a couple of logitec driving force (pre ex) type wheels. (also pc compatible)
I have dons this by mainly reading this site and learning what I can.

I got this working and have had fun but its too much hassle with visitors and game menus and the games are too complicated for quick sit down and race thrashes.

I really want sega rally. daytona etc etc so have decided I would like to strip out the ps2's and go the Sega Model 2 route.
Now heres the bad bit... I don't understand computer trickery, the terms, the jargon or any of it. I have read a few things on here and I am soooo lost by hdd, mem, graphics cards, sound cards, emulations, front ends, hyperspins etc etc.

Can anyone help me in simple terms of what computers I needs, what spec I need them and how roughly to get going? Or maybe point me to threads I have missed that do this?
Cost is a factor.. Lower the better  ;)

I can learn easily from a good teacher.

I am sorry that my first post is a question.

To introduce myself though, I am from Norfolk, England and I am a welder frabricator and car restorer that has a new hobby. My wife doesn't understand me or my "toys" lol

Thanks very much in advance
Dr Deathrow

deathrow:
Am I posting in the wrong section?

I have read the how to thread on here thats very helpful but my main question is about the pc spec etc.

BadMouth:
Right place, bad timing.  I'm replying via my phone, so will post a more thorough answer when I back home. 

Model 2 emulator requirements aren't too bad.  Probably need at least 2.8Ghz to ge by.   3D games inMAME are very demanding.  That speed will just barely get the cuisin' series playable.  I have a 3.4 GHz X3 and after a ton of tweaking, California speed is playable, but it took alot of tweaking.  SF rush runs at 90%.  Ridge racer and the Gaelco games are nowhere near running.   you need at least that speed for Suprmodel emulator.  It utilizes up to 3 cores.   Buy the fastest processor your budget allows for and keep in mind that a slower advertised i5 will beat the pants off an AMD advertised half a Ghz faster.

deathrow:
Thanks Badmouth.

To be honest I will be happy with model 2 only and use the ps2's for other games when visitors have gone.

Me and my sons are happy to use the ps2's but it takes ages on each game to explain to everyone the menus and settings etc.

To have sega rally, daytona usa, indy 500 and touring cars etc would be great as a learning project and would meet my needs.

If supermodel does become a 2 player link option in the future then maybe I will think about upgrading.

I have loads of two player lan games for the ps2 that give huge amount of 2 player fun so the model 2 stuff is mainly to re-live my youth and entertain family when I burn food for them in the garden.

So would two of these be ok for just model 2 with hyperspin front?

1gb, 40gb hdd:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Professional-3D-Gaming-PC-2x3GHz-CDRW-DVD-1GB-40GB-Dual-Head-Radeon-X1300-Video-/280974535636?pt=UK_Computing_DesktopPCs&hash=item416b632bd4

2gb, 80 hdd:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280960272202?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

4gb, 80gb hdd:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261094685105?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

or bigger hdd's?
This is just for model 2 or lower demand stuff. (Im a serious newb)

Seem very cheap.

The i5 and i7 stuff I can look at in the future when the prices come down. My machine has to live in the conservatory as the wife doesn't want my toys indoors. A few hundred pounds of computers out there would keep me awake at nights lol

Thanks very much for helping me.

Howard_Casto:
It seems kind of small in regards to hdd size. 

Remember windows itself is gong to take around 10 gigs of space.

If you add any pc racers they can be upwards of 4 gigs a piece.   

Hyperspin isn't exactly conservative on the artwork either. 

The roms are usually the smallest part of your rig in terms of hdd space. 


My 2 cents... the 80 gigs would probably be ok (although it'll be tight) but the 40 gig is probably too small. 

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