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Main => Monitor/Video Forum => Topic started by: csnow on November 07, 2017, 07:05:08 pm
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I am in the process of converting several machines over to MAME. These all have standard res 25" monitors. I bought a JPAC and ArcadeVGA card for each machine. I made the assumption that the ArcadeVGA was a good choice since the ipac and jpac boards are held in high regard. Lately, it appears that the ArcadeVGA may have been a bad decision. My plan is Windows 10 based i5 systems with GameEX. I would like to use the ArcadeVGA since they are paid for. However, if I made a wrong decision, I don't want to go down a road of hard knocks. Would someone mind shedding a little light on what I should do please?
Not sure if it matters, but one of these machines is a horizontal build that will only have three buttons. I don't plan on running any of the later arcade titles. This will be Joust, Track N Field, Ghost n Goblins, etc type games. I may have some of the 90's beat em ups. The other machine will be a dedicated 8 way vertical cab that will have games like Zaxxon, Time Pilot, 1942. Raiden, Commando etc. Once again, all older titles.
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There's nothing inherently wrong with the ArcadeVGA cards, but crt_emudriver with any analog capable Radeon 5000-series card or newer, APU's, mobilities, etc, is cheaper and gives better bang for your buck. Which last makes zero difference in this case because MAME and GM rely 100% on the CPU, the GPU is just there to push a video mode. (This changes with emulators like demul or PC games that need a little GPU grunt.)
If Ultimarc does a Win10 driver, it should install. If not, get your money back?
The IPAC and JPAC are still awesome, either way :)
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There's nothing inherently wrong with the ArcadeVGA cards, but crt_emudriver with any analog capable Radeon 5000-series card or newer, APU's, mobilities, etc, is cheaper and gives better bang for your buck. Which last makes zero difference in this case because MAME and GM rely 100% on the CPU, the GPU is just there to push a video mode. (This changes with emulators like demul or PC games that need a little GPU grunt.)
If Ultimarc does a Win10 driver, it should install. If not, get your money back?
The IPAC and JPAC are still awesome, either way :)
Thanks man, those were my thoughts exactly. Newegg has the same AMD card for $60 while the ArcadeVGA was $89. I didn't mind paying $30 for simplicity and ease of use. I couldn't see a lot of graphical horsepower needed for CGA resolutions and the fact that MAME does most, if not all, of its processing within the primary CPU.