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| paigeoliver:
--- Quote from: DrewKaree on November 21, 2004, 06:48:04 pm ---If you have the cash to drop right now, and don't mind spending it right now, then get the 360's. If you are looking to trim some money and want to still be able to play, just get some Supers or Comps and save yourself a phat chunk of change....see if you can get a layout diagram for the 360 so you make sure you leave enough room to upgrade in the future. I dunno about NFL Blitz, but IIRC, someone posted here that Killer Instinct would play with ~2 Ghz pc, but take that for what it's worth, as I'm going off of memory there. Still and all, I'm betting you can roll your own on a PC with a 3 Gig proc for less than that, after all, you don't need a case, sound card, modem/NIC and all the other fancy junk on a case. If someone else here can tell you if a 2 Ghz is fine for those two games you mention, then you can DEFINITELY build yourself an AMD machine that'll work and for WAY cheaper than that. The modular PSU isn't the way to go to save money, but if money isn't an issue right now, I'd say spend some money there. Reading quarterback, he just got darn close to the specs you think you need for WAY less money. Help us help you further. Do you have a budget for this machine that is flexible, or not. Meaning, does this need to be a money saver, is price not an object, or do you have an amount set aside to spend already that you want to stay within? Next, you still didn't tell us what you mean by "tools". Do you have to buy them, and what do you need to buy? --- End quote --- I really doubt he is worried about costs, not with that kind of price lists. He is already at $2K and is missing A TON of stuff. Personally I would just buy a $100 PC (my buddy just picked up a 1 ghz 256 RAM one for a $100), and spend the other $500 ON a Blitz machine or a Killer Instinct. In 5 years your $600 computer will be worth $50, but the Blitz or KI machine will still be worth what you paid for it. |
| JCKnife:
"Missing a TON of stuff?" Like what? I've done a lot of reading already and I'm not sure what you mean? Any hey, those aren't the only 2 games that take some processing power to run properly--just 2 I cited. I don't have room for 2 cabinets (I'm lucky to get one in the house). |
| paigeoliver:
--- Quote from: JCKnife on November 21, 2004, 10:29:30 pm ---"Missing a TON of stuff?" Like what? I've done a lot of reading already and I'm not sure what you mean? Any hey, those aren't the only 2 games that take some processing power to run properly--just 2 I cited. I don't have room for 2 cabinets (I'm lucky to get one in the house). --- End quote --- Coin door. Glass of all type. Wire marquee control panel overlay. Marquee brackets. Cabinet feet. Paint. As for the no room for 2 cabs in the house bit, I NEVER believe that one. I have 10 uprights, 2 cockpits, 1 cocktail, and one bartop in my 2 bedroom apartment, which is smaller than any house. |
| JCKnife:
Hee hee, you're right, I didn't mean "room," I meant "clearance from the wife." And thanks for clarifying the incidentals. |
| DrewKaree:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on November 21, 2004, 10:38:30 pm ---Coin door. Glass of all type. Wire marquee control panel overlay. Marquee brackets. Cabinet feet. Paint. --- End quote --- That's what he was saying the "misc" was for, at least some of those things --- Quote ---As for the no room for 2 cabs in the house bit, I NEVER believe that one. I have 10 uprights, 2 cockpits, 1 cocktail, and one bartop in my 2 bedroom apartment, which is smaller than any house. --- End quote --- COME ON! Seriously, Paige, we've seen pictures of your apartment, and you're making the argument that he can fit them, but do you really believe there are tons of other people out there who are willing to use a perfectly good cocktail cab for their kitchen table? :-) Seriously, though, you ARE the exception to the norm in that area, as you don't have to worry about a wife or girlfriend living with you telling you to "get that crap outta here"! You've even posted about how if you find the future Mrs Paige that you'd pare down your collection. |
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