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Blux:
I just got one of these for free from work.

We recycle old computers and had someone come in with a dead power supply, dead mobo, no HDD machine they got at a garage sale.

I told them it just needed to be recycled.  I then asked them if I could have the processor out of it.

They said yes!

So, is this worth spending $150 on to get a mobo/ram/video card off of newegg to have to put in the arcade machine.

Grimoz:
I would say yes do it, for $150 you could end up with quite a decent PC setup. Im still stuck in the Dual Core days myself  :-[

Donkbaca:
Actually a core 2 duo is the best processor for Mame (and most gaming)  quad cores are optimized for multitasking, so real world work stuff is good for it.  Most games only take advantage of dual cores, and if they don't, then its the fast processors that matter the most, and core 2 duos are easier to overclock.

For 150 you can get a 3 ghz core 2 duo off flea bay.

Do you even know if the processor you have is alive?

Blux:

--- Quote from: Donkbaca on August 15, 2011, 03:51:33 am ---Actually a core 2 duo is the best processor for Mame (and most gaming)  quad cores are optimized for multitasking, so real world work stuff is good for it.  Most games only take advantage of dual cores, and if they don't, then its the fast processors that matter the most, and core 2 duos are easier to overclock.

For 150 you can get a 3 ghz core 2 duo off flea bay.

Do you even know if the processor you have is alive?

--- End quote ---

That is where the real test comes in.  One of my friends has a LGA775 socket mobo in his HTPC.  He told me to bring the processor and some thermal paste by and we'll test it out.

Hopefully its not shot.

drventure:
If you've got a fry's nearby, I know they can test CPUs. When my house got struck by lightning, they were able to test all the components individually and point out which parts were toast.

Places like Bestbuy and such +might+ be able to do it, to, but when I took mine in, all they'd do is give me a "verification that the PC was bad" for insurance purposes, which is to say, they just plug it in and see if it comes on.  :banghead:

The snag with testing components is you run the risk of frying the good part if the part being testing is bad in such a way that it shorts out the good part you're testing with.

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