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vrf:
I'm not sure the the clockspeed ratings on the Epia CPUs really give an accurate idea of how quick they'd be. Like it seems I've heard a 1gig Epia CPU is more like 500 mhz or something. The price you pay for the fanless nature of it, I guess. If I knew the 1.2 ghz Via board would go as quick as a 1 ghz P4, I think I'd be okay with it. But the rough equivalent of 500 mhz is a little slower than I'd like to be.

But, if you say it would still run just about everything, than maybe it's still a good idea...

Here's the mobo I was thinking of:

http://www.mini-itx.com/reviews/mii12000/default.asp?page=2

Could I play Metal Slug 4 or 5 at full speed with this thing?
paigeoliver:

--- Quote from: vrf on March 17, 2005, 07:55:47 am ---I'm not sure the the clockspeed ratings on the Epia CPUs really give an accurate idea of how quick they'd be. Like it seems I've heard a 1gig Epia CPU is more like 500 mhz or something. The price you pay for the fanless nature of it, I guess. If I knew the 1.2 ghz Via board would go as quick as a 1 ghz P4, I think I'd be okay with it. But the rough equivalent of 500 mhz is a little slower than I'd like to be.

But, if you say it would still run just about everything, than maybe it's still a good idea...

Here's the mobo I was thinking of:

http://www.mini-itx.com/reviews/mii12000/default.asp?page=2

Could I play Metal Slug 4 or 5 at full speed with this thing?

--- End quote ---

I don't have those roms (I stopped updating about the time the hard drive games came out), but the other Neo Geo games go full speed on a 400 mhz computer with mame .55

The problem is that those games aren't in the old mame versions, and the newer mame versions require about 3.5 times as much horsepower for neo geo.
Lilwolf:
You should do the follow.

1) See what you already have... many have extra crap computers laying around... these are prefect to start (you can always upgrade later)

2) Ask your friends.
cholin:
Yeah ask a few friends :P  I use MSN and within 10 minutes of asking somebody offered me a free one because Windows wouldnt boot on it and the case was a little messed up -- perfect :D  I figure, I get it, wipe the HD, boot it all up without the case and I've got myself MAME!
daywane:
I just put Mame 56 on a PII 200 mhrtz (200 + )
not sure yet how much CPU power yet
has win 95 2 gig hard drive
all old school games are running fine with sound.
as a mater of fact galaga is running to fast? go figure
I have tried to install 98 on it but It just upgraded it ( :P)
I will format it and try again this week end.
also 64 meg memory
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