Who has a PC that can handle gauntlet dark legacy & others ?

[ctozzi]

I'm looking to upgrade my Mame pc that's a lot more powerful than my older unit. I'd really like to be able to play the genuine Mame roms like gauntlet dark legacy, blitz, as well as all the newer emulators for ps2 and so on. I will be using my Tri-sync makvision 24.8" flat screen arcade monitor.
Any system suggestions is greatly appreciated
Thanks
Chris


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[nick3092]

Your budget is really going to be your limiting factor.  I have an i5 4690k that I have overclocked to 4.5GHz on air (with a very large cooler).  Getting 4.4 to 4.6 on this processor on air shouldn't be an issue.  It can handle most things I throw at it.  A few minor slow downs here and there on modern systems (PS2, GC) depending on the game, but not that many.  It can be had for about $220 right now.  Get that and a good cooler, and you should be pretty happy with it.  Go with a liquid cooler, and you might squeeze a few more MHz out of it.

Or if budget isn't a problem, go for an i7 6700k for around $360.  Those are rumored to run at 4.5 to 5.2, with most people reporting the 4.8 as average.

But as with any overclock, your mileage will vary.  There are a lot of variables in it, even the CPU itself.  You can get 5 of the exact same CPU, put them all in the exact same set up, and get 5 different max speeds.

[Thenasty]

you want to run everything, just get one of this (problem solved)

http://www.microcenter.com/product/437205/Core_i7-5960X_30_GHz_LGA_2011-V3_Boxed_Processor

[nick3092]

you want to run everything, just get one of this (problem solved)

http://www.microcenter.com/product/437205/Core_i7-5960X_30_GHz_LGA_2011-V3_Boxed_Processor

That is really not a good option here, especially considering the price.  You are just wasting money on an 8 core CPU for emulation, as nothing is going to take advantage of all 8.  Some emulators take advantage of 2.  I doubt any in the near future would ever take advantage of more than 4, let alone 8.

[Haze]

you want to run everything, just get one of this (problem solved)

http://www.microcenter.com/product/437205/Core_i7-5960X_30_GHz_LGA_2011-V3_Boxed_Processor

that's actually a rather poor choice, both budget wise and performance wise, the other i7s previously suggested will run rings around it as far as MAME is concerned.

[DarthMarino]

Intel's "Devil's Canyon" is a great choice if you don't want to worry about overclocking.  It does 4.0 GHz right out of the box:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117369&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Processors+-+Desktops-_-N82E16819117369&gclid=CKjSwb7T3ssCFUpZhgodKwYHnQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

[ctozzi]

great info thanks guys that last one looks to be the ticket.

[Peabo]

great info thanks guys that last one looks to be the ticket.

I have a I7 2600k clocked at 4.0ghz that runs everything just fine.  It's been running for close to 5 years now.  I upgraded to a GTX 970 graphics card last year just to keep up with some PC racing games video demands.  You can find these used pretty cheap