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I ordered A new computer, Will it run newer mame games well?
rlemmon:
Hi, I just ordered a new computer from dell. I told them it would be used primarily for gaming and they helped me customize it within my budget (I only had $1500.00 to work with) My question is, Will it run newer games well (and some older ones like the Simpson's and ninja turtles I can play them on my current pc but the graphics are blocky no matter how I adjust the settings) Here are the main specs :
Dimension 4700 Series,Intel Pentium 4 Processor 520 with HT Technology (2.8GHz)
Dimension 4700 Series,
Intel Pentium 4 Processor 520 with HT Technology (2.8GHz)
1GB DDR2 SDRAM at 400MHz
Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Desktop Solution
19 in (18.0 Viewable) M993 Monitor
256MB Nvidia GeForce 6800 Graphics Card
80GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)
3.5in Floppy Drive
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition,Service Pack 2,English
Intel Pro 100M Integrated PCI NIC Card
56K PCI Data Fax Modem
16X DVD ROM and 48X CDRW
Integrated Audio Dell A215 Speakers
Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Desktop Solution
Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Ron
JoyMonkey:
--- Quote from: rlemmon on May 11, 2005, 02:46:12 pm ---Will it run newer games well (and some older ones like the Simpson's and ninja turtles I can play them on my current pc but the graphics are blocky no matter how I adjust the settings) Here are the main specs :
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These are old games you're talking about; they'll appear blocky no matter what because that's the way they were made. You could use one of AdvanceMame's scale filters to make it appear less blocky, but that's about all you can do.
That PC should play 99% of games in Mame perfectly, with the exception of Cruisin USA and a few other 3D games.
GGKoul:
That machine will play HL2 or Doom3 well too...
That's a little over kill for a Mame only machine.
Also having a good graphics card has real benefit in Mame. As Mame doesn't use Directx or OpenGL to render graphics.
AlanS17:
--- Quote from: GGKoul on May 11, 2005, 03:04:42 pm ---Also having a good graphics card has real benefit in Mame.
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pointdablame:
Nope that system will not play the Simpsons. You'd be lucky if you were able to play PacMan on that heap.
My opinion is.. if you ONLYYYYY had $1500 to spend, you shouldn't have even tried. You won't play any old arcade games well until you cross into the $3000 range.