Possible MAME PC?

[xads308]

Not sure if this is the right place for this, but I need an opinion: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1jqnv
How does that look for a MAME PC? I want something that's good for all the old games, as well as the new ones (I'd LOVE to be able to play Blitz on this thing, though from what I've heard it's a difficult process to get those 3D games to run on even top of the line machines). So, what do y'all think of this build? Will it work well for MAME? Also, I was thinking of getting an arcade VGA card instead of the card I've got selected...how would that affect performance

[dandro]

I have a core 2 duo 3.0Ghz, it would not run Blitz as It was too choppy. I ditched the idea of running Blitz on it as well as Gauntlet Legends... that is until I can get something fancy enough to run them.

[BadMouth]

I have a core 2 duo 3.0Ghz, it would not run Blitz as It was too choppy. I ditched the idea of running Blitz on it as well as Gauntlet Legends... that is until I can get something fancy enough to run them.

For Blitz, go into the service menu and disable Interlaced Video.
That and using the 64-bit version of MAME makes a pretty big difference on that particular game.

[xads308]

Are you talking about the MAME service menu, or the Blitz service menu?

[BadMouth]

Are you talking about the MAME service menu, or the Blitz service menu?

Blitz service menu.

EDIT:  and 2.83Ghz probably isn't going to cut it.  The 3.0Ghz just might if it has a 64-bit OS & there aren't any other processes running in the background.  With a little overclock, I'm pretty sure it could.

[Malenko]

run the PSX or DC version of Blitz and the DC version of Gauntlet Legends.

[xads308]

I've got a 2 player 6 button/player set up, is there enough buttons to define all the controls for the PSX version?

As for my CPU, if I did want to try emulating Blitz thru MAME instead of PSX, would an i3 or an i5 processor cut it?

[BadMouth]

As for my CPU, if I did want to try emulating Blitz thru MAME instead of PSX, would an i3 or an i5 processor cut it?

Depends on the speed.  Saying i3 or i5 means nothing.  You really need to get up in the 3.5-3.8Ghz range to run the more demanding 3D games.
Keep in mind though that you're spending hundreds of dollars more to add a half dozen games in MAME.  If you have an OS newer than XP and decent video card, you can run Demul which would add a dozen or two more (which actually work right).  If you're interested in PS2 emulation, then it may be more worth your while.

[Malenko]

I've got a 2 player 6 button/player set up, is there enough buttons to define all the controls for the PSX version?

PSX version uses 3 action buttons and start.

[xads308]

Thanks for all of the information! I'll probably stick to using the PSX/Dreamcast emulators as opposed to MAME. As faithful as I'd like to be to the classics, I still have to stay rational about it.