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| savj14:
My current machine is more than enough for MAME, but I don't want to dedicate my machine. So I am looking around for a cheap machine for my Cabinet. Here is my current setup: I have a used 19" Arcade Monitor. I hacked a VGA Cable so I can plug it directly to my computer. I am using Powerstrip right now so I can run Windows on the Arcade Monitor and to Fire up MAMEWAH as my Frontend. Games I Typically Play: Street Fighter 2 Series Mortal Kombat Series NBA Jam Series Anything other than that is going to be older games Computers I am currently looking at to buy: Dell SX280 - $145 Important Specs: * Intel P4 2.8GHz Processor * 1GB Ram * 80GB SATA Hard Drive * Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 128MB Dell GX270 SFF Desktop - $150 Important Specs: * Intel Celeron 2.4Ghz Processor * 512mb RAM * 40GB Har Drive * Integrated Graphics Card/Upgradable to AGP Half Size Now both look like decent options, but I am concerned with the Integrated Graphics cards on both machines.......Will I be able to Use my Arcade Monitor and use either Powerstip of Soft-15Khz??? I assume both are more than enough to run MAME un Windows to play the game I listed?? Any thoughts/suggestions? |
| EwJ:
I havn't enough experience to comment on integrated graphics and arcade monitors/powerstrip/15Khz. However, if either of those motherboards have an empty agp/pci/pci-e slot, you could always add a graphics card and disable the integrated graphics in the bios. |
| savj14:
Yeah looks like the Dell GX270 can add a Half Size AGP, but the Dell SX280 doesn't look like it has Slots to add anything. Not sure why they did this. Are these a good deal on the computers?? My instict says I need to jump one of these.......but which one is the question?? |
| BobA:
Go with the SX 280 Faster CPU Double the memory Double the Disk Drive size |
| savj14:
If I knew the Arcade monitor would work with the PCs I would buy it........I don't see why it wouldn't work but figured I would run it by everyone here. |
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