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Intel Celeron, 32MB Ram and 4gig HDD??? Enough to run M.A.M.E??
jardine:
Hey guys,
As mentioned n the subject this is the pc i have and was hoping to run mame 32 with. I wish to play most games like Raiden, the MK series and Street Fighter etc... Not sure what speed the celeron chip is but i am running 98SE with it.
As for the sound and video....probably crappy. 16 colour graphics card is all it can handle at the moment so looking at updating this at the very least.
Will this be enough or should i just build one for $300-400(AUS). Went into the wiki for help and wow...was there some debate, so i know it's a loaded question of sorts.
Any help and guidance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanx
TelcoLou:
While that setup might be enough to run some older games, it barely cuts it ... especially in the RAM department.
I advise building a new rig.
jardine:
Bugger :hissy: thought as much...any suggestions for min requirements without causing a massive thread on the matter
TelcoLou:
Well, I will soon be upgrading to a new PC, but am currently using an old laptop as a "test setup". It runs about 90% of the 2000+ games at full-speed, but I need to upgrade due to a couple of issues:
• Lack of USB 2.0 ports (its only got 2 USB 1.1 ports)
• Lower specs causing the 10% or so of the newer games to run sloooow.
Here's the lappy's specs as a benchmark:
P4 2.4 ghz
512MB ram
32MB integrated Radeon 7500c gfx chip
40GB HD
I plan on getting a pc with:
Pentium Core Duo (Unsure of what speed)
128MB Radeon Gfx card (any kind really, as I don't need s-video out since I'm using a PC Monitor)
2GB ram
80GB HD (minimum)
Decent sound card (any kind since I'll only be using a 2.1 speaker setup)
Hope this helps :)
jardine:
Thanx TelcoLou....will probably follow your spec advise...cheers...
Oh....Windows XP??? or 2000??? I think from memory XP is a better system, more stable than 2000 but i guess for mame may not worry