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pointdablame:


--- Quote from: CPickler on April 05, 2005, 11:22:34 pm ---how do they run them in the arcades then?

whoa.... do they have to run like quad Xeon boards or something?

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No.  Its just that the hardware used in the arcade.. when run through standard computer components... takes a lot of horsepower.

Remember, our PCs are EMULATING these games.  A lot of people forget that emulation requires the compter to BECOME the hardware, for lack of a simpler analogy.  You are not just playing Cruisin' USA.. you are turing your computer INTO a Cruisin' USA machine.  When you factor in the fact that every chip/board/processor/etc has to be emulated, you can see why games could run full speed in the arcades years ago, but can't be played right on PCs

Cruisin' and other games didn't use super uber 1337 hardware when they were made... they were simply made in a way that makes emulating it a very processor and system intensive process.

SOAPboy:


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--- Quote from: CPickler on April 04, 2005, 07:35:16 pm ---This makes me feel inferior.

I am running a P3 for my MAME system.
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IntruderAlert:

I ended up with a good deal on a P4 2.4ghz and 512mb ram.
I'm planning to try mame096b unless you guys recommend a different version for this setup.

AlanS17:

If you have have a local Fry's, I'd check there. They have weekly circulars that ALWAYS include at least one cpu/mobo combo on the front page. They post these circulars in the store, too, in case you don't get the newspaper. These sales usually go from friday til tuesday. They happen every wekk, though. They're pretty much always AMD combos, but some of them are rediculously cheap.

Case in point, the sale ending today has an AMD Sempron 2600+ with mobo for $69.99. Don't worry, though. They'll have something comparable coming up this weekend again. They ALWAYS do.

I know it's not quite the stats you're looking at, but it plays that vast majority of truly playable games. Anything faster may be an exercise in futility.

DISCLAIMER: I have not read all the posts following the initial post so I don't know if the person in question has already chosen his CPU/mobo. However, this info is still good for anybody.

IntruderAlert:

LOL 
..eh .. read the post right above yours dude  ;)

..thanks for the suggestion though :)


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