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--- Quote from: javeryh on July 04, 2007, 10:51:22 pm ---we just had a baby boy!

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Congratulations!! :applaud:  And a pat on the back to Mrs javeryh for her fine efforts. 

Kaytrim:

--- Quote from: javeryh on July 04, 2007, 10:51:22 pm ---I'll try to get a picture showing scale soon.  In other news, it looks like I'll have to build "Jack's Arcade" sometime in the next 3 years... we just had a baby boy!   :cheers:

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Congrats on the baby boy. :cheers:  For him why not do a Donkey Kong mini, the color is right. ;)

TTFN

javeryh:
Thanks everyone!  He has been great so far!  The project is sort of kind of on hold for a little bit until I get used to my new schedule with the baby and everything.  I will be sneaking some work in on it when I can though.  Right now I think I'm going to be buying a new computer.  I don't want to but I also don't think I will get things looking right with what I've got.  I need a new video card and motherboard at a minimum so I figure why not go all out...  plus, it will give me something to do this week when the kids are napping since I'm off from work.

Anyway, I posted this over in the main forum but maybe I'd get some more help here.  I'd like to hear from people who know more than I do before I actually pull the trigger.  The only thing I care about is outputting to a 4:5 (vertical) monitor and that the picture will stretch to the edges.   I have a Dell 197 LCD.  I guess I'll also be putting some horizontal games on Bella's cab as long as they aren't too small or anything on the vertical monitor (and are playable with a joystick and 3 buttons or less).

Here goes:

Power Supply/Case
Video Card
Memory
Motherboard
Processor
Hard Drive

The total is under $300 shipped.

Thanks!!   :cheers:

GlennM:
It seems like a good PC build for your purposes, I would check some online reviews of the parts you are purchasing though.  Also, the Mobo has on board video it seems, why not find a similar one without it or else ditch the video card?

theCoder:
That's a lot of computer for under $300.  The hard drive is a bit small, but as long as you have the room to install another one later you should be fine. 

Congratulations on your newborn son.

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