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whatzcrackn:
What is needed to run all emulators at full speed?  I what MAME, ZINC, DC, PSX, PSX2(?) and what ever else I can play at full speed.  Is there a preferred video card.  I will just be using a CRT or LCD not an arcade monitor.  Thx!!
Katana Man:
Some emulators struggle with speed problems even with a fast machine. There is a lot of translation being performed.  So if you want a good PC for all emulators, you want to buy yourself a very fast one. It is my understanding that 64 bit OS, multiple CPU's, and multiple core CPU's will not be helpful.  I think you want raw CPU Ghz power. (I could be wrong on the mulitple core CPU's.)  Someone feel free to chime in.

I would also think that pretty much all of the last few years video cards would be sufficient for any emulation.  Especially if you aren't planning on running higher resolutions. But some of today's latest PC games can really take advantage of the new video cards. You can't go wrong with the NVIDIA Geforce line of cards.
Apollo:
Do you mean you want to run all 'games' at full speed? If so you are on an impossible mission.
solderguy1:
I'm struggling with this issue myself.  Don't want to spend big money on a new computer, one problem is they all come with Vista now and I want XP.  Plus paying extra for unneeded 64bit hardware and dual-cores seems silly.

There was a Dell Optiplex GX280 (2.8mhz P4, 8 USB jacks, XP pro, small case) on ebay for $205 including shipping that looked nice, but I've seen threads that people have trouble getting ArcadeVGA to work on them. 

Decisions descisions....
LPZ:
Whatever happend to playing the classics on a 486?

....sheesh......

LPZ
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