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gonzo90017:
Looks pretty cool. You even integrated a driving wheel.  :laugh:

Seriously though it does depend on what games you want to run. If you have an older pc you can use an older version of mame along with other arcade emulators.
I've had great results with Mame36 !686 using a Pentium 233mhz 160mb ram.
shardian:

--- Quote from: thatitalian on July 11, 2008, 12:19:32 pm ---Now now we were all new to this once!

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That is true, but this kind of question is so far on the lazy side that I can see how it irritates people.

I recommend one that has a motherboard. Those empty cases don't work too well, even if they have a dvd player.


Instead of asking such a broad based question, how about saying what your intentions are, what games you want to play, how manygames, what kind of budget you have, etc.

You can use anything from an old 90mhz pentium pc, to the newest top of the line pc on the market. There are trade-offs though of course.
javeryh:


I predict that within 100 years, computers will be twice as powerful, 10,000 times larger, and so expensive that only the five richest kings of Europe will own them!

Like everyone else has said, it all depends on what you want to do.  If you want to "run everything in MAME at 100%" well, you can't yet so it's kind of hard to list a be-all-end-all computer that everyone can use.
shardian:
I personally use pc's in the Pentium II or III range that I can get free or cheap. I have no desire to run 3d games or games made in the late 90's or newer.

For simplicities sake,  I have also used 2 48-1's in old beater converted cabs.
Blanka:
Do you need a new one? Plans to spend some money on it?
I like MacMini's for the cabs (they run windows too!), but an XBOX on linux/windows is also a good one.
The Mini only uses 50 watts, drives many screens, horizontal and vertical both analog VGA/S-video and digital.
The Mini can be had pretty powerfull. The C2D version 2Ghz plays modern streetfighter games, N64 and PS1 fluently.
It has Bluetooth for easy remote keyboard access.
It has good audio out with volume control.
Does not run hot and always finds a place in the cab.
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