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Title: My PC is dead - whats a good replacement ? ps2 / keywiz concerns ?
Post by: Tonyjambo on September 25, 2012, 10:32:11 am

So when i built my cab i just used an old Dell Dimension 4450 I had lying around, yesterday the AGP graphics card died and I think i might use it a san excuse to put in a better machine. Any thoughts as to what I should be looking at ?  One thing I'm conscious of is that I'd like a PS2 interface for the keywiz and the trackball if possible and i dont see too many pc's nowdays with ps2 ports.

Am i worrying about nothing with the keywiz and would it be fine with a ps2 -> usb adapter ?

Main reason for extra processing power is to run emus other than mame.

Title: Re: My PC is dead - whats a good replacement ? ps2 / keywiz concerns ?
Post by: RandyT on September 25, 2012, 01:14:45 pm

I bought an Asus Core-2 Quad a couple of years ago, which is a lot of machine, and it has a PS/2 port for the keyboard.  A PS/2 to USB converter is fine for a trackball, but not the best solution for a KeyWiz.

I don't know what your budget is, but this i5 Quad (http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=DX4860-UB33P-FB-R&cat=SYS) looks like bargain, and it has both.  There are still plenty of options out there with the full complement of ports.  It's only the systems or manufacturers looking to save a buck, or don't have the space on the back panel,  which exclude the legacy ports.  If you're into building your own, it's also not difficult to find new motherboards with both.