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800 mhz or 533 mhz FSB?
Sylentwulf:
Seems half the people know you're talking about FSB, and the other half think you're talking about CPU speed :)
A 533mhz FSB is plenty. MAME isn't really going to be using it in any way that the increase would matter. Of course, if it's only $10 more, then by all means, you might as well get the 800 bus speed.
Minwah:
--- Quote from: Sephroth57 on February 03, 2004, 06:03:28 pm ---pentiums are more efficient, but as far as pricing you could get a faster rated AMD for the same price as a lower rated pentium, therefore the difference is usually made up and you end up gaining bang for your buck
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Agreed, but 'bang' in terms of power and NOISE! I want my cab to be as near as silent (apart from the speakers!)...
Going back to the overkill factor, I notice that my AMD 1.4Ghz has a job running some games like Bubble Bobble 3 at full fps now - it had no problem in the past. They say MAME gets slower each release, and I want to keep using latest versions, but I don't want my cab PC to start struggling in a hurry.