Golden Tee cab to Mame conversion finally done!!!

[redbeard30]

Finally completed my MAME cab! Just waiting on a few "upgrades" to come in the mail(a few buttons, and new t-molding). Its running MAME .144, SNES, Dreamcast, NES, Sega Master sys, Sega Genesis, Gameboy ADV. w/ Hyperspin FE of course!
This was a project from the start to do as cheaply as possible, but still have some what "quality" build. Also tried to reuse/recycle anything i could to save $$$ and time. TV was free from craigslist, cab was 90$ craigslist, PC was recycled parts, as were some buttons. The art was found in the bargin bin at Game on Graphixs, I dont think i paid over $40 shipped for it. The speakers have a semi transparent woofer that glow from the marquee light, which is a cool effect! This being my first MAME cab, and total cost was under $500, I think it turned out great. Only negatives - the cab weighs a freaking ton, a few emus (dreamcast) run a little choppy on a few games due to the slower cpu/gpu(i think). Took about 4 and a half months to finish. Next project is to gut my mini digital pinball cab and turn it into a full size cab!


Full specs:
27" toshiba TV via component video
2.2ghz AMD Athlon 2 X2 dual core cpu
ATI Radeon x18000xl all in wonder 256mb gpu
4gb ram
550watt cooler master PSU
25 watt stereo amp
2 - 4.5" car speakers

Controls:
2 8 way Zippyy joys
1 4 way Zippyy joy
Ipac2 encoder
7 led buttons per player
Happ led lit usb 3" trackball

Marquee and CP art was bargin bin from Game on graphix.

[phyrosis]

looks good, nice to see more completed cabs on here... i know i have two on the go and am about to start a few more....