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Do you guys mind posting what specs you use for your build? Need help/ideas
DLinkOZ:
--- Quote from: NewToBuilding on May 09, 2013, 01:10:12 am ---nice!
I found this for $90 OBO, what do you think?
Intel Pentium D processor @ 3.40ghz (Dual Core)
2gb DDR2 Memory
80gb SATA HDD
DVD R/W Drive (DVD Burner)
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Depends on your market. I live in a larger area, and the used computer section of CL is absolutely flooded. That brings the prices down. When I was looking today, core2duo desktops were $100 and laptops were $150. When I checked with a seller about this machine @ 100 bucks, he hadn't sold it so I staked my claim and will pick it up tomorrow. So in this market, I would not pay $90 for a Pentium D. In a less-flooded market, the prices could be higher and that could be the going rate.
Slydsho:
in my fix it felix cab im running hyperspin and every 2-button mame game i can find on it with just a "Biostar AMD A780L3C & AMD Athlon II x3 450 Bundle" and 8gb ram, on board graphics, it was a pretty cheap mobo-processor combo at just over $100, heres a link to amazon "Click Here"
the games all run beautifully, i havent experienced a hickup yet, the only downfall i've experienced is that Mame Direct3D Scanline options dont work.
NewToBuilding:
Thanks for all the replies guys :)
mgb:
I've been running console emus (Atari, nes, snes and genesis) and mame from a core 2 duo with 4 gigs of ram and xp (I know some of that ram is waisted) along with hyperspin and its been running pretty well.
But I'm not doing the latest 3d games.
My arcade cabinet has an old Sony vaio with xp and only 512k of ram and it runs fine.
Again, I'm running mostly classics and neo geos. Nothing super new but I do run some mid to later 90s shmups.
On some bullet hells that have a lot going on, I get a little slow down for a short section but not much.
michelevit:
Your a starving student. Your first mame cabinet should just get an old Pentium 4 from Craigslist or Ebay. 100 bucks max.
Build it. Sell it. Upgrade. Repeat.
Graduate.
Make $.