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DickTurpin:

Hi Chaps

Want to run:

Arcade
Neo Geo
PS1
PS2
AmigaCD32
Super Nintendo
Megadrive (Genesis)
C64
and Amstrad CPC464

games on it. I have the original games so transferring would be roms I own legally. I want them to run nice and smooth.

What do you think ?

Dual Core 3Ghz AMD ATHLON II X2 250
8GB Ram - Currently 4
1TB hard drive
has internal GFX AMD / ATi HD3000 shared memory - But theres 8GB
Windows 7 - Currently have XP

Thanks


BadMouth:

Probably won't do the PS2 without a video card and even then will probably only to 2D games.

It's easily enough for everything else mentioned.

EDIT: I assume by arcade you mean MAME.  It will run the 2D games in MAME fine.  It would probably run Model 2 emulator fine.  Supermodel no.  Demul, not without a video card and then it will be hit or miss per game.  I'm running the gun games in Demul on a 2.9Ghz X3 with an 8600GT, but it chokes a little bit on the shmups.

rpgposer:


--- Quote from: BadMouth on July 10, 2013, 11:45:59 am ---Probably won't do the PS2 without a video card and even then will probably only to 2D games.

It's easily enough for everything else mentioned.

--- End quote ---
Seconded.  I have a dual core intel 3GHZ and it does everything except above except PS2 games.  You might squeak by with a discrete video card, but some games will still have slowdown issues.

DickTurpin:

Ok so take out the PS2.

The rest is good to go? I have a fully built arcade cabinet I can buy for £350. Which includes delivery.
Its a robust one as they use them in pubs. Its black and has a steel control panel with the button holes already cut out.

My idea is to put the joysticks and buttons in and then put my computer in as is. It has plenty of room.

Yes I do mean Mame.
I don't know if you can see properly from the photo but it has 2 player six buttons.


Edited: Demul. I have looked and I don't think I need it. I have never heard of some of the systems it emulates

BadMouth:

You should be fine.  Sounds like your expectations are reasonable.  You'll be able to play the 2D fighters from the 90's and maybe Tekken depending on which revision of MAME you use (older ones are less demanding).  Tekken can be run on Zinc emulator (playstation based arcade hardware) if it doesn't work on MAME. ...and of course everything older than that.

You'll have a LOT for not so much investment.  Building PCs for emulation is a game of diminishing returns.  You can use what you have and play a couple thousand games, spend $500 to make it play a couple dozen more....and then another $500 to get only a half dozen more working full speed.
Gotta draw the line somewhere.

(I'm hoping to draw my next line past Ridge Racer in MAME which requires a current top shelf processor)

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