Hey All,
I bought a used DreamArcades (~3 years old) that is running Windows XP and would like to upgrade the setup. Been wanting one of these machines forever and I'm so thrilled w/ my purchase. I've been playing Robotron way too much!
Reasons for upgrading OS:
DreamArcades FE is very basic and I'd like to put in something that looks better (HyperSpin?). I'd also like to put some other emulators in the FE for Nintendo and C-64.
I'm looking at getting a refurbished desktop to put into the machine. It has Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3,800+
80gb hard drive
2x512mb DDR2 667 memory
It takes 1.5 minutes to boot up the system currently and a new OS will make it quicker...would also like to upgrade to an SSD eventually...lastly, I'd like to setup the new system separately so I don't have any down time on the current setup...I know the FE can be a little tricky.
I was thinking Windows 10 but seems a lot are running Windows 7? What are the pros and cons of 7 vs 10?
Thanks in advance for your help!