Shuttle PC for MAME Cabinet

[Chase]

Hey Everyone,
Looking for some personal suggestions here for setting up a Shuttle PC for MAME (and other emulators) for my new MAME Cabinet.

Cabinet Here:  http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=82364.0

The Shuttle is a AMD Based System:

Athlon 64 - 3200+ Processor (Socket 939)
2 GB of RAM
1 TB of Space

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My question is, what OS and FE would give me the best bang for my buck.  I am completely open for suggestions!

Thanks everyone!

- Chase

[pinballwizard79]

I run XP & Maximus Arcade

[Chase]

I run XP & Maximus Arcade

XP 32 or 64?

Do you also have it "autoboot" into Maximus?

[Chase]

Anyone else have any input?

[massive88]

Performance should not be an issue on the FE, so find one you like.

As for OS, with that processor, you probably wont need the boost that 64bit XP gives you, as it wont be enough to bridge the gap to newer games.

If you want to play some games that you think might be questionable on your hardware, check it out on 32bit XP, if you are within 15% of how fast it needs to be, then it might be worth trying 64bit XP.

Else with that setup, I would probably just settle on 32bit XP and console emulators to fill in any gaming gaps.

[Chase]

Performance should not be an issue on the FE, so find one you like.

As for OS, with that processor, you probably wont need the boost that 64bit XP gives you, as it wont be enough to bridge the gap to newer games.

If you want to play some games that you think might be questionable on your hardware, check it out on 32bit XP, if you are within 15% of how fast it needs to be, then it might be worth trying 64bit XP.

Else with that setup, I would probably just settle on 32bit XP and console emulators to fill in any gaming gaps.

Good suggestions and help!

I was planning on wiping the system and starting from scratch.  Should I eliminate some components from the installation to help with performance?

Or is everyone just using default options?