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| johnperkins21:
P4 2.8GHZ $85 shipped (add $12 for heatsink). http://www.starmicro.net/detail.aspx?ID=119 Abit Mobo $61 shipped. http://www.pcprogress.com/product.asp?m1=pw&pid=ABSG%2D71 1 GB RAM (2 512MB sticks) $75 shipped. http://www.stalliontek.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=DDR2700%2D00400 450W PSU $15 shipped. http://3btech.net/ch45atxposup.html 200 GB SATA HD $65 shipped. http://www.basoncomputer.com/MX6B200M0/item.aspx Radeon 9200 128MB $35 shipped. http://3btech.net/chatira92se8.html Total cost: $348 It's possible, but you're not getting a case with this or an optical drive. I would agree that you're better off bumping up your expectations to at least $400-$450 for something you'll really be happy with. Edit: I didn't include an operating system. You can get Linux for free, but you're probably looking at $100 (at least) for a WinXP disc. |
| javeryh:
--- Quote from: johnperkins21 on June 13, 2006, 02:56:39 am ---P4 2.8GHZ $85 shipped (add $12 for heatsink). http://www.starmicro.net/detail.aspx?ID=119 Abit Mobo $61 shipped. http://www.pcprogress.com/product.asp?m1=pw&pid=ABSG%2D71 1 GB RAM (2 512MB sticks) $75 shipped. http://www.stalliontek.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=DDR2700%2D00400 450W PSU $15 shipped. http://3btech.net/ch45atxposup.html 200 GB SATA HD $65 shipped. http://www.basoncomputer.com/MX6B200M0/item.aspx Radeon 9200 128MB $35 shipped. http://3btech.net/chatira92se8.html Total cost: $348 It's possible, but you're not getting a case with this or an optical drive. I would agree that you're better off bumping up your expectations to at least $400-$450 for something you'll really be happy with. Edit: I didn't include an operating system. You can get Linux for free, but you're probably looking at $100 (at least) for a WinXP disc. --- End quote --- Thanks!!! I have an old DVD drive I can use off of an old computer and my slightly new laptop came with XP so I think I can just install that (don't they allow like 2 computers to use it in the home or something?). Do you think really upping the budget will make me happier? When I say MAME, SNES and NES only I definitely mean it. I won't be using it to play music, send emails or anything else - it's purely a gaming machine that will go in the corner of the TV room. I've spent a lot on building my cab so far and I don't want to skimp with what's probably the most important part so an extra $100 to be way happier in the long run is probably worth it to me. That said, I'd rather not unless it's necessary. I want to be able to play KI and KI2 at 100% but I will probably be playing games like Mr. Do! and Ms. Pac-man the most. I just want the option to play some fighting games when friends come over and KI seems to be the most demanding out of the fighters I like to play... |
| johnperkins21:
--- Quote from: javeryh on June 13, 2006, 12:00:47 pm ---Thanks!!! I have an old DVD drive I can use off of an old computer and my slightly new laptop came with XP so I think I can just install that (don't they allow like 2 computers to use it in the home or something?). Do you think really upping the budget will make me happier? When I say MAME, SNES and NES only I definitely mean it. I won't be using it to play music, send emails or anything else - it's purely a gaming machine that will go in the corner of the TV room. I've spent a lot on building my cab so far and I don't want to skimp with what's probably the most important part so an extra $100 to be way happier in the long run is probably worth it to me. That said, I'd rather not unless it's necessary. I want to be able to play KI and KI2 at 100% but I will probably be playing games like Mr. Do! and Ms. Pac-man the most. I just want the option to play some fighting games when friends come over and KI seems to be the most demanding out of the fighters I like to play... --- End quote --- That deal is for a refurb mobo. I would throw an extra $100 on the things that are tougher to upgrade later like the mobo and processor. Maybe start off with a <100GB HD and 512MB RAM. It also might save you some headaches if you can get all the parts from one place. It might cost a little more, but dealing with returns/exchanges and shipping will be easier. Ultimately it's up to you what will make you happy. This system will probably play the games you want, but I can not guarantee it, nor do I vouch for any of the vendors I listed. Go to http://www.pricewatch.com and you'll find some good deals. Using old parts like your DVD drive is a great way to save some money. Good luck, John |
| javeryh:
That's a great idea - I think I picked a better motherboard at the expense of RAM and hard drive space... I tried piecing something together from newegg... how does this look? Am I going to be able to play KI, MK3 and SFA3 with this setup? Am I missing anything? Most importantly: do all of these parts "talk" to each other?? OK, here we go... Hard Drive: $45.99 [80GB] Western Digital Caviar SE WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM Model #: WD800JD Item #: N82E16822135106 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822135106 Motherboard: $89.99 EPoX EP-8NPA SLI Socket 754 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail Model #: EP-8NPA SLI Item #: N82E16813123257 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813123257 Processor: $97.99 [2.0GHz] AMD Sempron 64 3300+ Palermo 1600MHz HT 128KB L2 Cache Socket 754 Processor - Retail Model #: SDA3300BXBOX Item #: N82E16819104233 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819104233 Memory: $40.99 [512MB] CORSAIR ValueSelect 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) System Memory - Retail Model #: VS512MB400 Item #: N82E16820145026 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145026 Video Card: $49.99 GIGABYTE GV-NX57128DP Geforce PCX5750 128MB 128-bit DDR PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail Model #: GV-NX57128DP Item #: N82E16814125194 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125194 Power Supply: $74.99 [485W] ENERMAX Noisetaker EG495P-VE SFMA ATX 485W Power Supply 115/230 V UL (Level 3), cUL (Level 3), VDE, CB, NEMKO, SEMKO, DEMKO, FIMKO - Retail Model #: EG495P-VE SFMA Item #: N82E16817103457 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103457 TOTAL: $399.94 Thanks!!! |
| johnperkins21:
I'll look at that setup tonight when I get home. I can not comment on speeds for playing those games as my current setup is less than that and I haven't tried those 3 games. Maybe someone here with more experience using MAME can speak to that point. |
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