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Title: Been using a laptop to run my Mame machine forever, would this Desktop work?
Post by: SpatzST on June 30, 2015, 11:36:15 am

http://www.microcenter.com/product/434815/Envy_700-215xt_Desktop_Computer?ob=1 (http://www.microcenter.com/product/434815/Envy_700-215xt_Desktop_Computer?ob=1)

I know I have seen several forum posts on PC specs to run mame but I searched for awhile and I couldn't find any.

Anyhow, I would be running Mame, S/NES, Genesis, probably a handful of Dreamcast, Street Fighter IV (the Steam game).

If that PC isn't adequate, what is it lacking?

also, I would get the open box one, which is about $400.  Would it be more cost effective to build one myself? I was just worried that the power supply is kind of low, and the gfx card is probably not that great.


thanks

Title: Re: Been using a laptop to run my Mame machine forever, would this Desktop work?
Post by: haynor666 on June 30, 2015, 11:47:34 am

It's more than good ;)

Title: Re: Been using a laptop to run my Mame machine forever, would this Desktop work?
Post by: big10p on June 30, 2015, 11:52:32 am

That thing should be able to run pretty much anything without even breaking a sweat.

Title: Re: Been using a laptop to run my Mame machine forever, would this Desktop work?
Post by: SpatzST on June 30, 2015, 12:28:19 pm

Cheaper to buy this than make my own most likely?

Title: Re: Been using a laptop to run my Mame machine forever, would this Desktop work?
Post by: haynor666 on June 30, 2015, 03:22:53 pm

I've built cheap PC with:

Proc: Pentium G3258 (overclocked to 4,2)
board: Asus H81M-E
ram: Kingston Value 2048 Mb DDR3
graphics: Asus Radeon 4350
PSU: FSP 400 W (that's more than enough for this PC)
case: cheap and small SilentiumPC
HDD: Seagate 500 Gb SATA 3

and that's very good configuration for MAME, Taito Type X games.

Title: Re: Been using a laptop to run my Mame machine forever, would this Desktop work?
Post by: johnrt on June 30, 2015, 03:42:21 pm

That PC isn't lacking anything. It's almost overkill. But it's nice to have a PC that loads fast.

Title: Re: Been using a laptop to run my Mame machine forever, would this Desktop work?
Post by: SpatzST on June 30, 2015, 04:23:01 pm

Quote from: haynor666 on June 30, 2015, 03:22:53 pm

I've built cheap PC with:

Proc: Pentium G3258 (overclocked to 4,2)
board: Asus H81M-E
ram: Kingston Value 2048 Mb DDR3
graphics: Asus Radeon 4350
PSU: FSP 400 W (that's more than enough for this PC)
case: cheap and small SilentiumPC
HDD: Seagate 500 Gb SATA 3

and that's very good configuration for MAME, Taito Type X games.

how much did something like that cost you?

Title: Re: Been using a laptop to run my Mame machine forever, would this Desktop work?
Post by: haynor666 on June 30, 2015, 05:55:47 pm

1000 zl so about 270 USD here in Poland.