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Processor Advice
jonnik:
About to start my first MAME build and shopping about for processors would Intel i3-550 Core i3 Dual-Core Processor -3.20GHz be suitable to run MAME ?
nitrogen_widget:
well,
what games do you want to run?
jonnik:
Most things up until end of 90s I would think ... possibly looking at adding some emulators like dreamcast to it as well if possible.
jonnik:
I should perhaps put a bit more detail.
this will be my first MAME build and I am looking to play 2d possibly some 3d games NFL Blitz if I can but thats not important.
Was also thinking about running SNES PSX possibly Dreamcast emulators as well but that is not as important as MAME for me.
I have been looking at the above processor was wondering if that would have sufficient juice to run it, any advice on motherboard or other hardware would be appreciated also.
Additionally its likely I will use a flat screen as my monitor I have been told there may be some software i need to run to get the games looking like they did originally ! any advice on any of the above will be greatly appreciated.
pbj:
Buy the most expensive Intel processor you can afford.
Make sure you remove all network functionality from your MAME cabinets. People have gone to prison for their ROM collections.