Computer question

[Rok]

Well, the only computer i have available to use in my cabinet is a laptop, so it cannot be upgraded.

16 MB vid card
512 RAM
30 gig hard drive


Will I be OK with this and be able to run most non-new games?

[Xam]

Ummmm.I'm not even nearly an expert...but CPU? ANswer fast before Drew sees this...he's not as nice as me...lOL!j/k Drew. He actually provides some good info...but he will baste you for not providing nearly enough info.

Xam

[Rok]

Gah, i have no idea about that. My laptop is packed up, we're moving...

Ill get more specs after i find it in the boxes... 

[miles2912]

Well, the only computer i have available to use in my cabinet is a laptop, so it cannot be upgraded.

16 MB vid card
512 RAM
30 gig hard drive


Will I be OK with this and be able to run most non-new games?

I had the exact same question months ago and here is what I did.   Grab a very fast new game w/ CHd's and try it.  On my machine I got 2 FPS's.  Ok... drop the CHD's and try a similiar game.   24 FPS.  Ok.. I can live with that.

If you want to REALLy know what will run.. grab a handfull of ROMS and give it a shot.  No guesswork involved.

Don

[TOK]

I have an older P3 800mhz laptop with MAME on it. With the new builds, I get the sound stutters that occur when a MAME machine is too slow. The Japanese shooting games like the Cave stuff bring it to it's knee's.

You're mostl likey going to have to run an older build (even .84 stutters a bit on my laptop) and you might have to stick with early 90's and back games.

[bleemus]

I have an 866P3 with 786MB and a GF4 Ti4200, it seems to run most of the older games well.  The most taxing game i have tested is Street Fighter II, no problems at all.

That begs the question, what is a good ROM to test a machine with to be sure it will fit the bill?  I'm sure there is a thread around here for that somewhere...