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Newbie Here. First M.A.M.E. arcade cabinet project.

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Caparo8bit:

im using this dinosaur and works great  ...emulators  atari ..nes..snes...mame..n64...sega... and im about to try psx

dell latitude c510
ProcessorCeleron 1.06 GHz
Memory 256.0 MB
Display Type14.1 in
Graphics ProcessorATI Mobility Radeon M6P

cant make it work with soft 15 so im taking arcade monitor out and installing led 32"  + ipac
this is my pjoject:


DGP:

Caparo8bit,

I love those Dynamo cabs, almost bought one but they are just so dang big. :hissy:


craig.anderson,

Grab the fastest CPU you can figure into your budget so you're not limited to what you can play, something in the 4Ghz multi-core range is a good goal (unless of course all you want is old school DK/PM/SI).

Just recently I went from a 2.8 dual to a 3.4 dual to a 4 ghz quad and saw a nice bump in performance each time. I can now play those games that are known to be the most difficult to emulate.

As for GPU some emu's use it more than others and you'll want something decent here if you wish to run some of the console oriented emu's as well as some PC games that are great on a cab (like SSFIVarcade).

Best of luck, nice find.
Jason




craig.anderson:


--- Quote from: stigzler on July 25, 2013, 08:15:25 am ---Good specs on the PC. You could run higher emulators on that - probably PS2 emulator - PCSX2.

When I started designing/conceptualising 4/5 months ago - mine, too started as 'old skool' - mame, C64, etc

However, as I tried more emulators, also relaised was loving the more modern arcade boards (NAOMI, Sega Model 3 etc) - remebering these machines form the end of my arcade youth.

Don't limit your emulators - you might get the bug. My advice: start off with as high spec as you can get - will also allow you to expand function of your cab in the future. Don't do like me + buy upgrade after upgrade form low spec- in for a penny - in for a pound ;)

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Thanks.

So with the above specs, I should most certainly be able to play those emulators including gamecube (dolphin)?

I only ask again because I recently returned this computer (above specs) to walmart (after the hard drive crashed (it was still within 14 day warranty)), But before it crashed I noticed that some of the gamecube games were really scratchy/cracky sounding. I didnt know if that was the emulator not being perfected or if the computer was too wimpy to play it.??

Stupid question...can one add a new graphics card to any desktop?? ie...if i buy this same desktop again, and i want to upgrade graphics card, will i be able to? thanks

could a new sound card get rid of the scratchy/cracky sound? It was most noticeable on lego star wars just fyi...

thanks

craig.anderson:

Any easy way to get the x-arcade with ball controller panel to fit an old machine like the space invaders machine in my first post?

http://www.xgaming.com/store/arcade-joysticks-and-game-controllers/product/x-arcade-tankstick-includes-usb-cables/

the base of the arcade panel is a few inches larger from left to right and 5 inches or so deeper from front to back..

i was thinking about building little extensions sticking out from the top of the original control panel thus forming a little platform to set mount the xarcade panel on. i guess that would raise the height of the controllers a little bit as well...


just thinking

newbie here

thanks

thanks

GiMiK:


--- Quote from: craig.anderson on July 26, 2013, 02:16:58 pm ---Stupid question...can one add a new graphics card to any desktop?? ie...if i buy this same desktop again, and i want to upgrade graphics card, will i be able to? thanks

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Without getting overly technical, the answer is yes you can add a new graphics card to any desktop. The only reasons you would not be able to, is if it's an ultra compact desktop, or for some reason there is no available slot. Almost every standard modern desktop will have a PCI-E 16x slot available for installing nearly any modern graphics card. You will usually see a significant performance boost over integrated graphics on anything that is even remotely drawing on graphics. Internal graphics also use a portion of your system memory, also modern versions of windows draw heavily on the graphics unless you turn a lot of settings off, causing even some older games to get better performance.

What graphics is right for you? That I will leave to members more experienced with emulation.

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