New Build - Bought ArcadeVGA (Wrong decision?)

[csnow]

I am in the process of converting several machines over to MAME.  These all have standard res 25" monitors.  I bought a JPAC and ArcadeVGA card for each machine.  I made the assumption that the ArcadeVGA was a good choice since the ipac and jpac boards are held in high regard.  Lately, it appears that the ArcadeVGA may have been a bad decision.  My plan is Windows 10 based i5 systems with GameEX.  I would like to use the ArcadeVGA since they are paid for.  However, if I made a wrong decision, I don't want to go down a road of hard knocks.  Would someone mind shedding a little light on what I should do please?

Not sure if it matters, but one of these machines is a horizontal build that will only have three buttons.  I don't plan on running any of the later arcade titles.  This will be Joust, Track N Field, Ghost n Goblins, etc type games.  I may have some of the 90's beat em ups.  The other machine will be a dedicated 8 way vertical cab that will have games like Zaxxon, Time Pilot, 1942. Raiden, Commando etc.  Once again, all older titles.

[buttersoft]

There's nothing inherently wrong with the ArcadeVGA cards, but crt_emudriver with any analog capable Radeon 5000-series card or newer, APU's, mobilities, etc, is cheaper and gives better bang for your buck. Which last makes zero difference in this case because MAME and GM rely 100% on the CPU, the GPU is just there to push a video mode. (This changes with emulators like demul or PC games that need a little GPU grunt.)

If Ultimarc does a Win10 driver, it should install. If not, get your money back?

The IPAC and JPAC are still awesome, either way

[csnow]

There's nothing inherently wrong with the ArcadeVGA cards, but crt_emudriver with any analog capable Radeon 5000-series card or newer, APU's, mobilities, etc, is cheaper and gives better bang for your buck. Which last makes zero difference in this case because MAME and GM rely 100% on the CPU, the GPU is just there to push a video mode. (This changes with emulators like demul or PC games that need a little GPU grunt.)

If Ultimarc does a Win10 driver, it should install. If not, get your money back?

The IPAC and JPAC are still awesome, either way

Thanks man, those were my thoughts exactly.  Newegg has the same AMD card for $60 while the ArcadeVGA was $89.  I didn't mind paying $30 for simplicity and ease of use.  I couldn't see a lot of graphical horsepower needed for CGA resolutions and the fact that MAME does most, if not all, of its processing within the primary CPU.