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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Duster72 on May 15, 2006, 11:49:43 am
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Here's what I am looking at ordering from NewEgg. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated:
Barebone Systems
1 MSI MBOX K8MM-V AMD Socket 754 AMD Athlon64/Sempron VIA K8M800 Barebone - Retail
Model #:MBOX K8MM-V
$74.99 $74.99
CD/DVD ROM Drives
1 SONY Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s - OEM
Model #:DDU1615/B2s
$19.99 $19.99
Internal Hard Drives
Qty. Product Description Unit Price Savings Total Price
1 Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3808110AS 80GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
Model #:ST3808110AS
$50.99 $50.99
Memory - System
2 PNY Optima 512MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model D512MPC32OPT - Retail
Model #:D512MPC32OPT
$37.75 $75.50
Processors
1 AMD Sempron 64 3000+ Palermo 1600MHz HT Socket 754 Processor Model SDA3000BXBOX - Retail
Model #:SDA3000BXBOX
$84.00 $84.00
SubTotal: $314.82
Then I was going to pick up an ATI Radeon 9550 at Best Buy since it has component video out.
Thanks for the help!
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depending on what youa re wanting toplay... most of this may be overkill. is this a cabinet/emulator system or....
need more info to gauge clearly.
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depending on what youa re wanting toplay... most of this may be overkill. is this a cabinet/emulator system or....
need more info to gauge clearly.
I agree. Unless you plan on playing PC games - this is alot of firepower. If you plan on playing PC games all bets are off. If you just plan on playing some mame games - you might as well get the loss leader pc at Dell for $400.
Thats what I did. Your mileage may vary
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where do you live?
i no longer purchase new stuff for my mame creations. there is an abundance of
used computers that people are getting rid of where I live (san jose ca)
try craiglist.com for used computer stuff. i found some great deals for used stuff.
i just picked up 4 computers for 20 bucks.
as far as your specs- sounds awesome(and expensive). I'm sure it will
be a fast rig. I'd love to be typing on what you listed.
ps. i've found that there is a performance ceiling that most people can't sense
around the 2ghz. I have a 1 ghz, 2.4 and 3 ghz pentium machines and it is hard
to notice the difference on non gaming usage.
I also got tired of shelling out hundreds of dollars for the latest and greatest only
to be trumped in 6 months by a faster and cheaper chipset. so now i don't play
that game.
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Another idea is an obsolete model of Compaq/Hp/Dell, etc. Here in Australia you can sometimes pick up a discontinued model brand new in box cheaply. The specs arent the latest and greatest but the price is right!
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Thanks for the feedback, guys.
I agree that it's probably a bit much, but I really want to be able to put this thing in my cabinet and then not have to worry about it.
I will also be doing some other emulation besides MAME, which can use more horsepower. I would like to emulate as much as possible and then I can throw my Xbox, PS2, and Gamecube in there.
Since I have moved over to HDTV, I am considering this my ultimate "original aspect ration" 4:3 system.
Thanks for the feedback, though, I think I'll go ahead and order it.