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Time to upgrade my arcade PC...
MagicMan:
Any chance I can get by with an Intel Quad Core over the i3?
Fursphere:
--- Quote from: MagicMan on October 23, 2013, 08:41:59 am ---Any chance I can get by with an Intel Quad Core over the i3?
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"Intel Quad Core" is pretty vague (technically an i3 is a dual core chip btw...)
List out the model of the specific CPU you're looking at.
smalltownguy:
3.5ghz is the safe zone for most of what's playable in MAME these days.
I had a 3.0HT (hyperthreaded) in my MAME rig and it stuttered on Area51: Site 4 (CHD game) pretty badly.
A good budget system would include an E8400 that's been overclocked. Read up on setting it up for 4.0ghz stable and you should be all set.
You should read this thread, there's LOTS of good info in there:
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=72776
MagicMan:
--- Quote from: Fursphere on October 23, 2013, 10:37:23 am ---
--- Quote from: MagicMan on October 23, 2013, 08:41:59 am ---Any chance I can get by with an Intel Quad Core over the i3?
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"Intel Quad Core" is pretty vague (technically an i3 is a dual core chip btw...)
List out the model of the specific CPU you're looking at.
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Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor
Haze:
--- Quote from: MagicMan on October 23, 2013, 01:13:45 pm ---
--- Quote from: Fursphere on October 23, 2013, 10:37:23 am ---
--- Quote from: MagicMan on October 23, 2013, 08:41:59 am ---Any chance I can get by with an Intel Quad Core over the i3?
--- End quote ---
"Intel Quad Core" is pretty vague (technically an i3 is a dual core chip btw...)
List out the model of the specific CPU you're looking at.
--- End quote ---
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor
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it's only 2.4ghz which means it will be slower for 99% of MAME than a 3ghz Core 2 Duo, and probably not fast enough in single core performance for the games that benefit from more than 2 cores.
Generally not a good MAME choice.