Ordering my PC, Suggestions Wanted

[Duster72]

Here's what I am looking at ordering from NewEgg.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated:

Barebone Systems
1   MSI MBOX K8MM-V AMD Socket 754 AMD Athlon64/Sempron VIA K8M800 Barebone - Retail
Model #:MBOX K8MM-V
$74.99        $74.99

CD/DVD ROM Drives
1   SONY Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s - OEM
Model #:DDU1615/B2s
$19.99        $19.99

Internal Hard Drives
Qty.   Product Description   Unit Price   Savings   Total Price
1   Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3808110AS 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #:ST3808110AS
$50.99        $50.99

Memory - System
2   PNY Optima 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model D512MPC32OPT - Retail
Model #:D512MPC32OPT
$37.75        $75.50

Processors

1   AMD Sempron 64 3000+ Palermo 1600MHz HT Socket 754 Processor Model SDA3000BXBOX - Retail
Model #:SDA3000BXBOX
   $84.00        $84.00
          SubTotal:   $314.82



Then I was going to pick up an ATI Radeon 9550 at Best Buy since it has component video out.

Thanks for the help!

[toyfiend2004]

depending on what youa re wanting toplay... most of this may be overkill.  is this a cabinet/emulator system or.... 

need more info to gauge clearly.

[leapinlew]

depending on what youa re wanting toplay... most of this may be overkill.  is this a cabinet/emulator system or.... 

need more info to gauge clearly.

I agree. Unless you plan on playing PC games - this is alot of firepower. If you plan on playing PC games all bets are off. If you just plan on playing some mame games - you might as well get the loss leader pc at Dell for $400.

Thats what I did. Your mileage may vary

[michelevit]

where do you live?
i no longer purchase new stuff for my mame creations. there is an abundance of
used computers that people are getting rid of where I live (san jose ca)
try craiglist.com for used computer stuff. i found some great deals for used stuff.
i just picked up 4 computers for 20 bucks.

as far as your specs- sounds awesome(and expensive). I'm sure it will
be a fast rig. I'd love to be typing on what you listed.

ps. i've found that there is a performance ceiling that most people can't sense
around the 2ghz. I have a 1 ghz, 2.4 and 3 ghz pentium machines and it is hard
to notice the difference on non gaming usage.

I also got tired of shelling out hundreds of dollars for the latest and greatest only
to be trumped in 6 months by a faster and cheaper chipset. so now i don't play
that game.

[aumameman]

Another idea is an obsolete model of Compaq/Hp/Dell, etc. Here in Australia you can sometimes pick up a discontinued model brand new in box cheaply.  The specs arent the latest and greatest but the price is right!

[Duster72]

Thanks for the feedback, guys.

I agree that it's probably a bit much, but I really want to be able to put this thing in my cabinet and then not have to worry about it.

I will also be doing some other emulation besides MAME, which can use more horsepower.  I would like to emulate as much as possible and then I can throw my Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube in there.

Since I have moved over to HDTV, I am considering this my ultimate "original aspect ration" 4:3 system.


Thanks for the feedback, though, I think I'll go ahead and order it.