Building a Bartop

[Deno2411]

Hi guys,

New to the site and must say i am loving it.

Remembering the 80's and 90's. Ahhh..

So like most guys its been a dream of mine to own an arcademachine. So why not build one yourself.

At this point i have been researching a bit and my conclusion is that it should be a Bartop.

Though i need some help from you guys Spec-wise.

Do you think that these parts would be acceptable?

From Ultimarc:

17 x Classic Pushbuttons from Happ Controls.
I-PAC 2 Interface.
2 x Joystick Mounting Kits
Type: 6mm for Mag-Stik
2 x Mag-Stik Plus
2 x Mounting Feet
Ultralux Logo Inserts
Logo: Pack of Start1,2,Coin ($)
Wiring Kit

Computer Parts:

CPU:
http://www.proshop.dk/CPU/Intel-Pentium-Dual-Core-G2030-IB-Box-2416160.html

Motherboard:
http://www.proshop.dk/Bundkort/ASRock-H61-Pro-BTC-2438561.html

Power Supply:
http://www.proshop.dk/Stroemforsyning/Corsair-VS450-V2-450W-PSU-2455314.html

Memory (Ram):
http://www.proshop.dk/RAM/Crucial-DDR3-1600-SC-4GB-2400863.html

SSD (Hard Drive)
http://www.proshop.dk/Harddisk/Samsung-850-EVO-SSD-120GB-2463594.html

Monitor:
http://www.proshop.dk/Skaerm/HP-17-ProDisplay-P17A-2437345.html

Speakers:
http://www.proshop.dk/Hoejttaler/Trust-Remo-2.0-Speaker-Set-2288085.html

Don't mind the language on the links.
I live in Denmark, so i found those parts from a danish site.

Thanks in advance

[johnrt]

About the computer: Have you considered the Intel NUC? Have you checked the price for a NUC compared to that PC? I recently bought a NUC with an Intel Core i5 CPU, 120 GB SSD and 4 GB of RAM, and it is the fastest computer I have ever had! I have traditonal motherboards in my builds, but for my current build I'm going for the NUC. My NUC fires up Windows 7 in about 12 seconds! (including the automatic logon). And that with just 4GB of RAM! Please consider it.

[Deno2411]

I have not considered the NUC, but comparing the prices it's more expensive.

Must say I am so much in love with the NES Bartop here and the WeeCade.

So thinking of building a mix of those two.

Though I have not considered a theme for the artwork yet.

[EMDB]

Selection joysticks for a build is THE most underestimated part. It depends on the games you want to play (the early 4 ways like pac man or donkey kong, newer fighters like streetfighter or a mix). The magstik plus is a nice solution to switch from 4/8 way easily BUT its a very explicit stick as it is quite stiff and has a very short trow. I would try some sticks before actually mounting them to an expensive cabinet or even better make the mounting of the sticks modular. I tried magstik, Sanwa JLF and ended with the more expensive programmable U360. I could swap them on my CP as you can see here:

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php/topic,130690.msg1364530.html#msg1364530