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| JeepMonkey:
FWIW, I bought a 1.2 GHZ machine with 256MB RAM, 6 GB HD a few months ago for $75. It runs my MAME with no problems. |
| sirwoogie:
--- Quote from: JeepMonkey on June 26, 2006, 11:51:28 pm ---FWIW, I bought a 1.2 GHZ machine with 256MB RAM, 6 GB HD a few months ago for $75. It runs my MAME with no problems. --- End quote --- As the OP pointed out, the goal was to be able to run most any current emulated game and most current PC games as well. You're right for your machine that it'll run MAME, but at a different MAME level, or with the more classic ROMs. |
| krick:
--- Quote from: sirwoogie on June 13, 2006, 06:13:39 pm ---Don't skimp on a power supply (especially with a more recent processor). Nothing but headache if you slap a cheap 300W in there. If you go cheap, you have a possibility to experience "weirdness" in form of crashes, burnout of components, and other un-fun events. --- End quote --- There's two kinds of cheap. Quality and price. The two are often, but not always, linked. The trick is finding the highest quality possible at a reasonable price point. Anything under $30 nowadays is pretty much guaranteed to be crap. I had pretty good luck with the 300-400 Watt Fortron power supplies (various models) for about $40. But my current favorite is the Seasonic S-12 330W for around $55 shipped. It's one of the top rated power supplies at Silent PC Review. Very quiet and crazy efficient. Plus it comes with a 3 year warranty. It's hard to find the 330W model but it can be found if you look hard enough. Try searching Froogle and sorting by price. |
| NightGod:
--- 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?). --- End quote --- Just for the record, no, they don't allow you to install a OEM copy (the type you get with a commercial built system) on more than one machine. In fact, you'll likely have ALOT of problems getting a branded version of XP (assuming they branded it, which they normally do) to install on a non-manufacturer system (as in, it likely won't install at all). |
| javeryh:
--- Quote from: NightGod on June 27, 2006, 02:00:53 am --- --- 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?). --- End quote --- Just for the record, no, they don't allow you to install a OEM copy (the type you get with a commercial built system) on more than one machine. In fact, you'll likely have ALOT of problems getting a branded version of XP (assuming they branded it, which they normally do) to install on a non-manufacturer system (as in, it likely won't install at all). --- End quote --- Crap. I thought so. I don't know what else to do though - I certainly don't want to spend a ton of money for an operating system on something that will only run MAME... |
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