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UberCade:
--- Quote from: joeH on February 09, 2010, 01:40:20 pm ---Whenever I replace my desktop, the C2D 8400 will take it's spot, and I'll need a new PCI-x card to go with it.
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Hmm.. I didn't know anybody ever made a PCI-X graphics card. ??? I do know of hardware RAID expansion cards and other server implementations which make use of a 64-bit PCI-X slot, but never a graphics card. You made a classic error in confusing PCI-X with PCI-Express, which are two very different technologies. A semantic error I'm sure, but I just had to point that out because it can cause some confusion.
I also don't see much benefit of using XP 64-bit for a MAME build, except for the option to use more than 3 GB of RAM, in which case I don't think it would make much if any difference in how well MAME runs. I think for most instances XP 32-bit is perfect for a MAME only PC, because Vista really is a buggy, bloated pig of an OS, and XP (especially an nLite build) has a much smaller footprint and is much more stable than Vista. I use Windows 7 on my main PC and I love it, but it's entirely too much for a MAME only PC. XP 32-bit can do everything I will ever want my MAME cabinet to do and can run all the software I'll ever use on it. The only reason I can think of for using Windows 7 on a MAME PC is if it's also a multi-purpose PC. Other than that, XP is where' it's at.
joeH:
Good catch. Yes, I meant PCIe (or PCI express). I was in a hurry and had a typo. :P
I believe from reading the old Taz-nz thread, that the 64-bit optimized versions of Mame had generally higher FPS than compared with the 32-bit versions. I think that is why some people are were asking for an XP x64 build.
Havok:
The 64bit Mame versions performance blows away 32bit on the same hardware, hence the desire to run XP64. Even though I love my Win 7 machine, it's still the case that the newer O/S requires more horsepower than XP, that's why you still see people using XP. Although, in Frizz's case he's got a pretty beefy system, so going to Win 7 wouldn't be that much of an issue. Unless of course, you actually pay for your Windows install...
;)
DeLuSioNal29:
Perhaps I overlooked it, but does anyone know how much RAM the AVGA 3000 has on board?
Also, here's a link to the issues people were having with the SF4 and the older AVGA2 cards. Kudos to Andy for the upgrade!
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=93345.msg989249#msg989249
DeLuSioNaL29
AndyWarne:
--- Quote from: DeLuSioNal29 on February 09, 2010, 09:16:31 pm ---Perhaps I overlooked it, but does anyone know how much RAM the AVGA 3000 has on board?
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You didnt overlook it as I forgot to mention it on the website! Its 512 Mb.
Andy
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