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| severdhed:
i'd stick with win98 on a PC with those specs, XP needs alot more system resources, 98 would run much better on that setup. but like everyone else said, you may want to look into an upgrade. Check local pc repair shops, you may be able to get a pentium 3 system for next to nothing. I fix PCs for a living, we often get old computers donated to us, usually pentium 2s and 3s...some arent bad though(thats how i got my mame pc) we usually end up giving them away to people we know who need computers. so check locally, you may find something good. |
| sphetr2:
You may get an upgrade if you wish, but I have a 400 mhz PC w/ 256 mb RAM and Win XP installed and TMNT and XMEN and Simpsons all run at full speed on my PC. Of course, I use MAME .55...using an older version of MAME lets you run faster games on slower PCs btw, in case you didn't know. If this will be your only project, upgrade. If you're like the majority of the people on this board, you'll make more then one cab ;D , and that pc should be just fine for this cab. P.S. Please send me the link for the $20 1 ghz on ebay 8) never seen prices like that. Oh and you might be able to run street fighter with fastmame. And wow...1.3 MHZ processor and he runs the same games I do :D |
| divemaster127:
Sharidan is dead on you need at least a 1.0 or higher your really wasteing your time with less plus with a the newer mame versions lots of nice goodies, & if you wish to run a frontend you need a faster system, esp. for gameex dm |
| Texasmame:
--- Quote from: japangreg on September 08, 2006, 02:51:16 pm ---Greetings, BYOACers. First set of questions re: comp. set up: I'm planning on using an old PII, 400mhz 128mb 10gig system as the guts of my cab. Hoping to build this on the cheap, it's a left over comp. with Win 98 installed. With a focus mostly on mid-to-late 90's games (the Street Fighters, X Men, etc.) as well as some of the earlier favorites, is that processor/memory combo doable? Is upping the ram to 256 going to make a difference, or should I just go for a new processor? I've read a ton of threads on OS recommendations, and was surprised to see 98 as an occasionally favored one: does this still hold true (thread was from 04 or 05, I think) or will I have to find a way to talk MS into letting me install my XP home on a second box? Any help/recommendations welcome! --- End quote --- As far as the comp, I'll be using this box. It's my PII 450. That runs the classics fine. Since you'll be wanting to run later games (Street Fighter and such), I'm pretty sure you'll need to upgrade. You box SHOULD be fine for the true early 80's classics but beyond that, probably not. Welcome aboard, John in TX |
| divemaster127:
The computer you are running will run the 80's no problem, the following is just my "opinion" for all of the time(lots of it), money(lots of that to) & for no more than a computer cost anymore, computers are so cheap now, I would not have built a cab if I could not have put a pretty descent system in, its like spending a ton of money on a nice sports car & then skimping on the engine, again this is my opinion only dm |
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