Hey all, thanks as always. Im sure some of you saw my "what would you do to beef up these pcs" post.. I said i was only throwing limited money and time at it. At the end, i invested about 20 dollars into the pc, and have hyperspin running amazing, except it seems when im using any type of video card or converter to hdmi, i experience lag and problems with consoles, *nes, snes etc*. anyways, i can only spend so much time on it, so im just going to consider that pc a perfect mame pc and put it on the shelf for a project. I have my panel completely done, except now lacking a good pc. I wanted to either stop by microcenter and see what i can grab, or order online. I have the psu, ram, gpu, cords etc, so i believe i really only need a mobo and processor. I know this is a glorified millionth "what kind of pc should i use" but to this day im still not very educated on actual pc specs and things to look for. I cant drive around town hoping to find a curb pc, so my next option is just to go ahead and purchase. Id like to keep my cost, obviously minimal. Im running hyperspin, with mame, nes,snes,sega,turbografx, ataris, and random other old obsolete emulators. I know microcenter has a big clearance rack, but id be lost looking around it not knowing what im doing. So, who would be nice enough to basically, just point me in the direction of a mobo and processor that will never give me a problem.. if the 10 dollar curb pc is JUUUUUUSSSSST under running, i assume i shouldnt have to spend toooo much. Anyways, ive left a craigslist link to my local area incase maybe you see something i can grab. id be happy to order online, but kind of having a productive day and would love to grab it at microcenter if possible.
thank you all, and trust me im sorry for the obligatory "what pc should i buy"... maybe one day someone will make a database of pc builds that people can just follow to suit their needs lol. thanks again.
also.. the "asap" is because i have a buyer and now have a reason to make efforts to replace this/fix the issue.