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Voodoo_Ray:
Hi folks
To keep costs down I was thinking of just using an old Pentium 2 to run the show off eBay. Will I have any problems using an old system? I know old classics will run fine on this but is there anything else I'm missing?
Seperately, I plan to follow Saints book but it would be more convenient for me to paint the cabinet near the end of the project. Will this cause me any problems?
Thanks in advance
Steve
RayB:
--- Quote from: Voodoo_Ray on September 09, 2005, 01:22:17 pm ---To keep costs down I was thinking of just using an old Pentium 2 to run the show off eBay.
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What show??
JCL:
All depends on the games you want to play. You may be better off saving a little longer, especially if this is going in to a full cab.
You are going to spend quite a bit of money on the whole project. If you don't have a budget for a reasonable computer (based on you needs, ie. "what show" are you aiming at), then you don't have a budget for the project.
GameOver:
A guy at work gave me a PII last week. It only has a 2 gig HD. I've got MAME running on it now, and was amazed at how many games would fit.
I plan to make a 'countertop' arcade w/it that I'll put in one of my kids rooms. It's not too bad, but as expected the more graphics, sound or CPU intense games don't work or don't work well.
Go ahead & start your cab. I waited pretty much til the end to paint mine, that seemed the smart thing to do. If later you can scrape up a better PC, just swap out the 'ole PII & put the new one in there.
Good luck!!
Scott84:
You could get a pentium 2... if you saved a bit more money though, you could get even more games playable... each little bit of extra speed will make a differnece when your dealing with those kind of speeds.
I remember running MAME on a 300 MHZ.. i think got a P3 550 on it and it blew it away (the other one) with a lil bit more ram too.