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Title: WOuld this systems be worth using for a mame coctail machine?
Post by: creatine28 on January 31, 2003, 07:04:50 pm

WOndering if these machine would be good for a mame cocktail cabinet?

http://shop2.outpost.com/product/3541744 (http://shop2.outpost.com/product/3541744)

Title: Re:WOuld this systems be worth using for a mame coctail machine?
Post by: Homebrew on January 31, 2003, 07:55:00 pm

1 drawbrack i can see is that it has onboard video, or at least thats how it sounds to me.  Also no mention of an AGP slot.  Granted you could later add a pci video card.  Its powerfull enough for mame, no question.  Just comes down to whether or not you'd need S-video or other add-ons since your limited to one PCI slot.  Not sure this would be a first choice for a mame cabinet, but it could suffice.

-Kevin

Title: Re:WOuld this systems be worth using for a mame coctail machine?
Post by: eightbit on February 01, 2003, 03:16:59 am

Built in audio and built in video could give you problems. Especially the video since its sharing your system memory with the video card. If your lucky they work if your not they will play badly. I'd recomend against it. I know space is tight in a cocktail but you could always just mount a mother board without a pc case in there.

You have to ask yourself, Do you feel lucky? Well Punk, do ya?

Title: Re:WOuld this systems be worth using for a mame coctail machine?
Post by: SirPoonga on February 01, 2003, 03:39:10 am

The onboard audio on that isn;t that bad, not sb quality, but good for most of mame.

I don't get
"On board AGP on COM2"