Nice to meet you all. I've been a lurker for awhile while waiting for my account to get approved and have been searching various sites for ideas. I think I may be on my way to actually starting, but I had a question about the CPU. I want to build this from scratch if possible and make it portable so I can unplug it from my cabinet and maybe take it somewhere else with me with a controller. Any suggestions / warnings about a build?
I've been looking into the mini-itx towers/mother boards. I'm trying to figure out if I can make it light / small enough for portability without sacrificing too much power. I want to be able to play all mame / other system emulators as well. My desktop build for PC gaming /HD movies came out to over $1000, but that was over 2, 3 years ago. If I'm going to be spending around that amount for the arcade PC I'm thinking I may just go with a full sized motherboard instead of the mini. My goal is around $500, but I think I'd be willing to spend more if needed.
Thanks for any help you can give me! I apologize if I'm asking this in the wrong location.