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Joystick Jerk:
I'll play devil's advocate and recommend you keep the PC innards inside an actual PC case. Obviously if you want ultra arcade realism, taking the mobo and related parts out of the case and mounting them in the arcade cab is the best option. If you don't care about that sort of thing though, it's far better to leave the PC parts in a standard PC case. PC cases are designed for optimal airflow, and even though it's cramped inside, your PC will actually run cooler inside a case rather than exposed to the air inside a cab.

BUT, this is MAME were talking about, and it's not exactly taxing on a CPU(especially if you''re running a fast CPU), so it's not going to cause your computer to heat up that much.
Tiger-Heli:

--- Quote from: Joystick Jerk on May 21, 2005, 05:35:17 am ---BUT, this is MAME were talking about, and it's not exactly taxing on a CPU(especially if you''re running a fast CPU), so it's not going to cause your computer to heat up that much.

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Actually, depending on the game, MAME is one of the most CPU-intensive programs you can run, much worse than Word Processing or E-mail or Net-surfing.

But a good Heatsink and Fan should take care of all your problems.
Joystick Jerk:

--- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on May 21, 2005, 07:33:50 am ---Actually, depending on the game, MAME is one of the most CPU-intensive programs you can run, much worse than Word Processing or E-mail or Net-surfing.

But a good Heatsink and Fan should take care of all your problems.

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If we discount the 3D arcade games that used RISC processors, I've never seen a Mame rom raise my CPU temps as much as any typical 3D PC game does.
spriggy:
Try this method..you won't turn back!
Just buy the small black flexi plastic Sprinkler Risers used for your garden mist sprays.
cbmeeks:
damn....and I just paid $2.95 for some "motherboard stand offs"...lol

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