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Level42:
Do you guys think this would be a good basis for a Mame cab ?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1293723&Sku=MBM-MAM2V-340

 It would be replacing a Celeron 333 Mhz so it will be a huge improvement anyway, but should I need a real Pentium instead ?
elvis:
Just a warning:

Despite saying "Prescott Ready" this board does not support 800MHz FSB:
http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=p4mam2-v&class=mb

So you will need to find a 533MHz FSB CPU to match.  You cannot buy 533MHz FSB Pentium4 chips new any more - you need to source them second hand.  You can buy 533MHz FSB Celerons, but with the low cache they can be a bit of a performance crippler under MAME.

Other than that, going from a 333MHz celeron to the lowest current prescott-core Celeron on the market (2.4GHz Celeron "D") will be a pretty huge jump performance wise, assuming you'll be running identical software. :)
NIVO:
not to mention the celeron D is a helluva overclocker, should the need arise to "bump" in the future.
AceTKK:
I'd say that's a good deal and a fine system for a MAME cab considering the board and processor are included.  I wouldn't count on getting that rebate any time soon; Tiger Direct is notoriously bad at honoring them.

-Ace-
elvis:

--- Quote from: NIVO on September 02, 2005, 08:13:42 pm ---not to mention the celeron D is a helluva overclocker, should the need arise to "bump" in the future.

--- End quote ---

Ooh... good point.  Looks like people are getting 2.4-2.8GHz Celeron D's up to 3.0-3.6GHz without too much effort or extra cooling!

The 1/4 L2 cache is still a performance killer, but at those speeds it probably evens out a little.
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