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just upgraded my main pc, should i upgrade my arcade cabinet?
ark_ader:
If the PC is working for you then leave it alone. I would give it a clean of dust bunnies and maybe backup that drive in case it goes south.
I'm thinking of the same thing for my next cab. I have a Athlon 3000 with ATI X1550, but could dumb it down to just the Xbox. Since I just play the classics and Laserdisc games you don't need much.
Maybe with those spare parts you can build a server to stream content around your domicile.
If it aint't broke don't fix it. ;D
TheShanMan:
Do a test: install a 64 bit OS, then try some of the games you wish you could play before putting it in the cab. That should help you make the decision.
severdhed:
well, i already have a pc that serves as a file/media server, so i don't really need another one, it is an athlon xp 2800+ with 1.5gb of ram, so it is just fine the way it is.
as for another cabinet...i am in the process of getting rid of some cabinets. i had one good working cabinet for a while, then a few months ago,i decided to get two more...one for gun games (using a playstation 2), and one for vertical classic games with a trackball, 4way, and spinner. well, about 2 weeks after i picked up 2 empty cabinets, my wife and I get the bright idea to start looking to buy a house (we currently rent a house). well, we found a house we really like, but the basement isn't finished like the one we are in now, and due to the way it is laid out, i'm not sure if I am going to bother finishing it..since there isn't alot of open space. there is a family room on the 1st floor where my home theater setup and cabinet(s) would go, but i'm not sure if i really need 3 cabinets taking up all that space. so i am going to keep my first cabinet. i have two friends who are interested in taking the other 2 cabinets, both of which will need my help to get them up and running (they are just empty cabinets at this point) so i will still get to work on them, just at someone else's expense. my one friend however is unsure if he has the room for one now, so he has to let me know in the next few days if he still wants it. if not, i may end up keeping it and putting it in the basement. there is a workshop setup down there, so I will probably spend a good bit of time down there anyway. so i guess it depends on if he takes the cabinet or not.