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| Wackychimp:
Getting ready to build my first MAME cabinet and since I'm still in the planning stage I'm wondering a few things: MAME runs all the classic stuff on my home PC just fine(PIII500MHZ 256RAM 16MB AGP card) but the newer games like Mortal Kombat 3 run so slow that they're unplayable. In the cabinet, I'm shooting for a new 1GHz machine with 265RAM and at least a 16MB AGP card -- will this run the newer stuff or do I need to get a "bigger" PC? Does everyone around here prefer Athalon or Pentium PCs? Does everyone around here prefer Win2000, Win98, or something else (like what)? Who will send me $1000 so that I can afford to do this? ;) Thanks, Dave |
| SNAAAKE:
well... i think you will be fine with 1ghz..but mame has it that you need 1.2ghz to run everything 100%..i saw it somewhere.cant remember..i have 1.4 ghz..only paid $110 with shiping..they run cheap these days..so get 1.4 ghz for future stuff..also for powerfull pc games..256 ram is more then enough for mame..and amd is better..cheap.while its the same thing as pentium..maybe some difference we wont ever notice. i had 16 mb pci card before and i did not do full screen so i got a 32mb rage fury pro AGP..everyhing is solid now..runs anything 1000%..make sure you get motherboard with agp slot.pci is crap to be honest..the cards cost a lot and they are no good.also windows 98 is the best for mame.i ran xp...it look super blocky and jaggy on my vga arcade monitor..DONT USE XP!!! |
| SirPoonga:
Athlons are better than pentiums. Look at price per performance on pricewatch.com. You'll probably end up getting a Athlon XP 1800.As mame gets more newer games in it the more horsepower it will need. So right now get the fastest you can afford. |
| Lilwolf:
1st... AMD Athlon all the way... faster per $ in all cases... but even more so in Emulation (since it is faster with programs that use a lot of integer computation)... ie, a 1ghz Athlon outperforms a 1ghz Intel more in emulation then everywhere else. Next... goto www.pricewatch.com and get the best price/performance. 1ghz will run most games at 100%... just some of the new ones wont... but for 20 bucks more you can get a 1.4ghz... and for 20bucks more you can get a 1.8... I think the 2ghz one is only about 80 bucks more then a 1ghz machine... WORTH IT!. Win98 is the best for all out speed and compatibility. If you are going to do anything else with it, consider going with XP (MUCH better OS for everything other then games) 1k for the computer alone? or with all the arcade stuff? You should be able to with np... depends on what you get for your cabinet. btw, what video option are going with |
| Wackychimp:
Ok so 1 vote for XP and 1 against. ;) I have a copy of Win2000 is that worth it with MAME? Maybe I"ll just buy a machine with Win98 -- I've always thought that Win98 crashes a lot. Thanks for the info on Athalon vs. Pentium. I'm going AMD. ;D I'm thinking that I'll just use a computer monitor since there will be less issues & wiring. However, I've heard that hooking it to a TV looks good too (and is cheaper). Is there an easy solution for PC to TV? I haven't seen one around here. Thanks! |
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