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taz-nz:


--- Quote from: savj14 on March 11, 2009, 01:29:42 pm ---I'd love to be able to play Blitz and NBA Showtime on my machine. Has anyone test NBA Showtime? I assume it will run just fine though.

I recently upgraded my Motheboard, and I am really considering getting a new CPU and anything else I need so I can play Blitz and NBA Showtime. I am a noob when it comes to Overclocking, so below are my machine specs. I am hoping someone can tell me if this can be done and what I'll need.

My Motherboard: http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=G31M3-F&class=mb
RAM: http://www.directron.com/kvr667d2n5k22g.html
PS: http://www.directron.com/w0070ruc.html

I was looking to get the following CPU: http://www.directron.com/bx80570e8400a.html

I only have the generic heatsink/fan, so I assume I would need something better? What do you suggest I get?

Will I be able to do this with my machine?

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Sorry to say the odds are stacked against you on this one, chipsets with intergated graphics are limited in the amount you can overclock them before the onboard graphics start to give you grief, the G31 chipset is not know for it's overclockablity, and due to the entry level nature of the board it's probably going to be harder to get stable.

On top of that your ram is DDR2-667 which mean if you fit a E8400 CPU with a 1333 (333mhz) FSB  the ram will be running and it maximum factory spec before you even start to overclock the CPU, which means you will have to overclock the RAM as well, which increase the difficulty of getting the system stable.

The Power supply should be fine as long as you don't add a half dozen Hard Drives of a Radeon HD4870 to the system.

If you are going to try and overclock on this board I'd suggest you get a Core 2 Duo E7500 , with it's lower 1066 (266Mhz) FSB and high 11x multiply, you will be able to get a high CPU Clock speed without the need to crank the FSB to high (which is likely to cause you issues with the motherboard and RAM you have).

Since you like to shop at Directon, I'd suggest you get the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Heatsink fan, otherwise I'd suggest the Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer.

But the best advice I can give is to save some extra cash and upgrade the motherboard and RAM at the same time as the CPU.






BASS!:

I just tried showtime out on my rig and it runs damn near perfect. I am on the other hand having emulation issues though, the game does have weird lock up issues where the music just plays and the screen is frozen.

specs of machine

Gigabyte g31m-es2l
Core2 e8400 3.0 ( @ 3.96ghz ) w/ stock fan heatsinks 33c idle 57c peak load.
2gb 1ghz ram
xp x64
wd black 640gb hdd
Radeon x850 xt ( running soft 15khz)

On a side note a new heatsink would be nice but I am officially out of money. I will have to come back to this part in a bit. I don't really ever max this out right now unless I am running prime95.

savj14:

@Taz, first off thanks for the nice reply, very very helpful.

I do have an older Radeon Video card......it's a ATI Radeon X300 SE, it's decent for running MAME games right now. As I have used Powerstrip to add some custom resolutions for my Arcade monitor.

Do I need to upgrade my Video Card? I was thinking about getting an Arcade VGA, not sure if that is good enough.

I just bought the Motherboard/Ram not too long ago, but I suppose I could upgrade them. Is there any way I could just upgrade the RAM and be able to pull this off? If so what RAM do you suggest?

If not what Motherboard and RAM should I purchase from Directron?

I'll post what Video card I havel, to see if that needs to be upgraded as well.

Thanks again for the help

massive88:

Mame doesnt use any 3d acceleration, so even base level cards will work fine.

The deal with the onboard video is that it creates problems when overclocking, not that it is insufficient for Mame.

A dedicated card you can keep at the AGP bus speed (separate from the FSB) and thus you take it out as a mode of failure for overclocking.

That said I recently snagged a 9800 GTX+ so that I can run PS2 games on my arcade machine  =D

savj14:

@uprightbass360

How far into the game were you able to get before it locked up? Did it lock up every time you played(in the same spot)?

Sounds like it might be an issue with the ROM itself........Has anyone else tried playing NBA Showtime?

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