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BamBam:

--- Quote from: whatzcrackn on January 04, 2007, 07:04:25 pm ---CPU cheaper?

No way.  The xbox is $99 used and another $50 to mod it unless you can do it yourself, then it would be $20 more.  So on average $119.99 to $149.99.

The xbox MAME is great for classics and scroll games.  If you are looking to the high quality graphic and some medium graphic games, then this is not for you (xbox that is).  I have two modded xboxes and have never looked back. 


My current cab has a PS2 and Xbox in it.  Why you say, the abilty to play those types of games on the system.  Some games will not play without the digital function, thus I have to open the coin door and have the wireless or wired controllers hooked up.  The wireless controllers actually work with the coin door closed.  So it is not that bad. 

So I guess in the long run it is what you want.  If you want to play MAME and every game on it, then you must go the PC route.  Unless you can find someone to add RAM to the xbox, I have yet to find someone to do it for me.  But it will increase your RAm and open more games.   Either way you should have hours of fun.

My .02 on the subject.  I am off my  :soapbox:

PS
Xbox has some other emulators that run full speed too.  I do not have a problem playing the Neogeo, SNES, N64, and other emulators.  It is MAME that demands that thing called RAM.

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Hmmm. I bought 1.1 Ghz AMD Athalon system with 512MB RAM, 64MB GeForce Video, SB Live Audigy, 20 Ghz HD, Ethernet card in a case with a 500 watt power supply for $100.00 CA. Not to mention the free 17" monitor I found in the recycling center at our local dump.  It wouldn't be fair if I didn't tell you that I had to replace the CPU fan for $13.00.  Total cost $113.00 :cheers: Ya baby!
Uh...So my vote is PC  ;)

John
whatzcrackn:
But that set-up will not play all the CHD files.  And if so, isnt sluggest and not at full speed?
Chris:

--- Quote from: whatzcrackn on January 05, 2007, 10:01:04 am ---But that set-up will not play all the CHD files.  And if so, isnt sluggest and not at full speed?

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The fastest PC setup in the world won't play all the CHD games at full speed.
Hoagie_one:
xbox ram upgrade = extremely difficult solder job
ChadTower:

Go to your local town recycling center or wherever your town brings the thrown away PCs.  Ask to take home a couple of dead ones.  Pick out anything with USB ports and bring it home.  9 times out of 10 it's a simple easy fix or the thing isn't even broken.  Worst case is you build one or two PCs out of the parts of 4 dead ones.

This will generally get you things in the 500mhz-1ghz range easy, as much RAM as you need, and a couple of hard drives good enough to do the job.  It probably won't get you a 15mhz capable graphics card but it just might.

And it's all free.  Just don't take any monitors from there as they rarely work.  Go to Freecycle.org, sign up, and ask for spare monitors there.  So many people have a spare 15-17" CRT sitting around from their last PC that it will be easy to find one (or more) for free.

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