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| Shieldwolf:
my 4 player cab computer stuff. I'll be running my mame,daphne emus and probably and old console or two on Xp. 80 gig hard drive ethernet card 500+ ddr ram (is this overkill) some sound card 4.1 to 5.1 I'm planning on using a tv instead of a monitor (unless you guys think a montior is a lot better), in which case an ATI card (which model should i get) 27 inch tv ( anyone have favorite?) A Really good and cheap set of speakers (any suggestions) dvd rom and floppy drive. Any suggestions on how to keep it cool. i know i can build my computer without a case, but I'm hesitant to do that. Am I missing anything? |
| mccall:
The ram isn't overkill if you are running XP. You don't need the floppy drive. You didn't say why you needed the ethernet card, but it's obviously not a necessity. I'm guessing the DVD drive is for Dragon's Lair? I've never used Daphne but couldn't you just place an image on the hard drive? With 80 gigs you'll have the space. I have Logitech Z340s and love them. It's a 2.1 setup though. |
| Shieldwolf:
Well I don't need a floppy u are right. The ethernet card is so I can connect and update from time to time. Dvd rom is or cdrom, I guess I don't need it, but in case I wanted to load something from a cd or other. |
| Mike:
--- Quote from: mccall on June 19, 2003, 04:59:14 pm ---The ram isn't overkill if you are running XP. You don't need the floppy drive. You didn't say why you needed the ethernet card, but it's obviously not a necessity. I'm guessing the DVD drive is for Dragon's Lair? I've never used Daphne but couldn't you just place an image on the hard drive? With 80 gigs you'll have the space. I have Logitech Z340s and love them. It's a 2.1 setup though. --- End quote --- I'd say the nic card is a necessity it's really the only way to get stuff on there unless you like burning a ton of cds. I'd also put the floppy in because you can live without a floppy until the one time you need it. Then you think to yourself i spent a $1000 on this computer but i was too cheap to buy an $8 floppy drive. 512 of ram is about right. I used a pc monitor in my cab because it was easy and i can't really tell the difference. but if you want 27" I'd go with which is cheaper at the time an arcade monitor or tv. I have the 3 piece creative speakers in my cab and they sound great. They sounded pretty good when i used them with my desktop, they sound awesome in the cabinet. They usually cost around $29 for the set. |
| Shieldwolf:
I don't want to spend 1000 on a computer I should be able to do it for a lot less I have xp already I don't need keyboard monitor mouse modem I need a good cheap sound card good cheap ati video card cdrom ethernet card floppy 80 gig hard dirve ram 512 megs of ddram speakers I think I could get that for less than 600 |
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