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Title: ideal computer for mame?
Post by: GodSin on October 31, 2003, 05:24:55 am

ok since my PII 450 runs mame like crap  :-\
what would be the ideal mame computer?

that would be able to play all current games at best speeds?

cpu / video card / sound card  and what not

Thanks again in advance ...

Title: Re:ideal computer for mame?
Post by: paigeoliver on October 31, 2003, 05:38:28 am

Quote from: GodSin on October 31, 2003, 05:24:55 am

ok since my PII 450 runs mame like crap  :-\
what would be the ideal mame computer?

that would be able to play all current games at best speeds?

cpu / video card / sound card  and what not

Thanks again in advance ...

Try reading around a bit more. This gets asked every single day.

The quick answer is that your computer can already run 95+ percent of the games in Mame, and there will never be a computer that can run them all because they keep adding new ones that won't run full speed on current hardware.

The money you would spend buying a new computer in a feeble attempt to run EVERYTHING would be better spent elsewhere.

Title: Re:ideal computer for mame?
Post by: dphirschler on October 31, 2003, 10:41:09 am

If you love the old classics, you can play several great ones on a Pentium 100mHz using Sparcade.  A 400mHz can play many games in DOS mode that it may struggle with in Windows.  Also, try using an older version of MAME such as ver. 036.  I can play Outrun on a 300mHz in DOS mode, so I know your 400mHz can do more than you think it can.


Darryl

Title: Re:ideal computer for mame?
Post by: Jetto Funk on October 31, 2003, 07:40:47 pm

My Amd Athlon XP 1600 with 512 megs of ram doesn't even run all the games at full speed.

Title: Re:ideal computer for mame?
Post by: DAmnb on November 01, 2003, 09:11:31 am

My P3 733 with 256mb ram runs almost all games and the games that doesnt run perfectly doesnt run perfectly on my P4-1800 either so  ::)
If you only want Mame then the reqs. on the comp needed is very low, if you want other emulators and PC games then you might have to get a more uptodate machine.

Title: Re:ideal computer for mame?
Post by: TalkingOctopus on November 01, 2003, 06:42:04 pm

Quote from: DAmnb on November 01, 2003, 09:11:31 am

My P3 733 with 256mb ram runs almost all games and the games that doesnt run perfectly doesnt run perfectly on my P4-1800 either so  ::)
If you only want Mame then the reqs. on the comp needed is very low, if you want other emulators and PC games then you might have to get a more uptodate machine.

Hm..... My pIII 733 cant run the mortal kombat games very well, but I am guessing your p4 would do those just fine.  I was never a MK fan anyway, but there are other examples (although not too many).

Title: Re:ideal computer for mame?
Post by: DAmnb on November 02, 2003, 07:36:51 am

Always these MK games, I just got the PC ports for MK and they work fine on my P3-733  :P

Title: Re:ideal computer for mame?
Post by: Lilwolf on November 02, 2003, 08:01:19 am

I enjoyed when my mame machine when from 1ghz to 2.1ghz... because then I could run area51 and a few games of that generation.

97 with 2ghz
95% with 1ghz...
90% with a 500mhz

Pick a few MUST HAVE games and ask again.  

with the Pii 450... you will want to start looking at other emulators for CPS1/2 games.