What to do after mame HDD crash - Video card - Frontend etc

[Squizzy2]

   It's been a while and now my Mame cabinet HDD has died.

So I'm wondering now where to go next, I have a WG 9200 Monitor that supports  15/25/31KHZ
 I had a ArcadeVGA AGP card but now worried that the next thing will be the Motherboard that will go.
Used to run mame with Maximus Arcade as a Front end loader. 

Questions:

1:   I'm keeping the WG9200, But cannot find a ArcadeVGA PCi 5000 card any where! ( And Andy no longer sells them )
 So is there a video card that can support the 15,25 and 31Khzv around?   

2:  If no other card supports the  15/25and 31khz,  Do I just keep the old PC and ArcadeVGA AGP Card and get a new HDD

3: I used to have Maximus Arcade as a Frontend, Is this still ok?   Just seen that Groovy mame now seems to be the winner.

[Zebidee]

You can keep your old computer, though I bet it is getting a little tired.

Suggest you update your old system with a new SSD (to replace your dead HDD).

You may want a more recent computer to run latest MAME & emulators anyway. If you get something new(er) with PCIe, then get a CRT_Emulator ("Groovymame") compatible video card as well.

CRT_emulator + Groovymame gives you more options that ArcadeVGA can. Sorry Andy, love your stuff, but I have several ArcadeVGA cards that I'm not using anymore.

You can keep using Maximus, but there are other options available nowadays (Launchbox, Hyperspin, Attract Mode, F.E.E.L.,to name a few).