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Automark:
If you have the money, buy something decent. I ordered once this http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Brand-New-Zero-Delay-Arcade-USB-Encoder-PC-to-Joystick-for-MAME-HAPP-Fight-Stick-Controls/941345749.html
and it is crap, big time/. It worked for 2 days, and then it shorted, and had to through it away. Never happened with an ipac. Happy my pc is still working.
JDFan:
The newer versions of MAME while slightly more demanding on the CPU also have many improvements overall, so I'd suggest trying a newer version (seems 0.149 is one of the most readily available) though the file size for a complete romset download has also exploded (0.149 romset is about 42.6GB not including any supporting art files and chds etc.) so be prepared for a fairly lengthy download. Figure you can always go back to an earlier version if you find you have problems but for the games you are using the 2GB of ram and Core Duo CPU should be fine.


--- Quote from: Automark on June 05, 2014, 09:45:35 am ---If you have the money, buy something decent. I ordered once this http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Brand-New-Zero-Delay-Arcade-USB-Encoder-PC-to-Joystick-for-MAME-HAPP-Fight-Stick-Controls/941345749.html
and it is crap, big time/. It worked for 2 days, and then it shorted, and had to through it away. Never happened with an ipac. Happy my pc is still working.

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I've been using the same encoder for 2+ years and had no problems at all with it and normally electronics will not short out after a couple days if installed properly (either they will not work at all if manufactured incorrectly or shorting out would require some contact with an outside source or static charge)
DeLuSioNal29:
If you ordered the set on the link, you ordered Japanese parts.  As such, they need to be mounted a bit differently than US joys and buttons.  You need a 30mm bit for the buttons, as they will not fit in the standard holes (Japanese buttons are slightly bigger).  The joystick is meant for a metal CP so is shorter than US joysticks, so you need to mount it on top (if you want it flush mounted you need to route the joystick mount space from the top.).  You can mount it underneath, but it will be a nub.  HOWEVER, you can mount it from underneath if you use 1/2" wood, which is thinner.

Good Luck!

DeLuSioNaL29
JDFan:

--- Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on June 05, 2014, 12:38:55 pm ---If you ordered the set on the link, you ordered Japanese parts.  As such, they need to be mounted a bit differently than US joys and buttons.  You need a 30mm bit for the buttons, as they will not fit in the standard holes (Japanese buttons are slightly bigger).  The joystick is meant for a metal CP so is shorter than US joysticks, so you need to mount it on top (if you want it flush mounted you need to route the joystick mount space from the top.).  You can mount it underneath, but it will be a nub.  HOWEVER, you can mount it from underneath if you use 1/2" wood, which is thinner.

Good Luck!

DeLuSioNaL29

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^this as is mentioned in Laminars thread that I linked earlier :

--- Quote ---I used a 1-1/8" Forstner bit to drill for the buttons but it ended up not being big enough - I had to use a 1-1/4". They are snug in the hole, but will pop out easily if pushed from below, as they're friction fit.

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so 30mm or 1 1/4 inch bit should work fine for the button holes. And the joys are fine undermounted on 1\2 inch panels (I used the same on a mini bartop (pic below) build recently built with 1\2inch MDF and it sits about 1 inch from the CP panel to the bottom of the balltop or 2 1\4 inches to the top of the balltop mounted that way.
BadMouth:

--- Quote from: owkenobi on June 05, 2014, 09:23:41 am ---With 2 GB of RAM and a Core Duo processor, should I run an older version? I hear the newer ones are slower; admitted I'm most familiar w/ versions based off of 0.37, as I was a GP2x user for quite awhile. I'm not really planning on running anything newer than Marvel v Capcom.

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1.3Ghz Core Duo?  3.6Ghz Core Duo?
Processor speed is everything in emulation.

.37 is very old.  It's more for people running old Pentium 3's.
You'll be missing out on a LOT of good games by using it.
Using a newer version isn't an issue if you have a processor made in the last five years.
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