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wesbrown18:

--- Quote from: Brian74 on April 28, 2013, 09:51:29 pm ---Here are some links from a guys video that says it cost 250 with a DVD drive and a case. It doesn't include a hdd. SeaSonic SS-300ET Bronze 300W http://tinyurl.com/258bktj

AMD A6-5400K Trinity 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) http://tinyurl.com/coo6x9z

Crucial Ballistix 4GB DDR3 1866 http://tinyurl.com/ahmgsac

LG 24X DVD Burner http://tinyurl.com/bawpr64

APEX PC-389-C Black Steel ATX Mid Tower http://tinyurl.com/n9x9ku

ASRock FM2A75M-DGS http://tinyurl.com/8d3kvuc

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This is about right.  The A6-5400K Trinity is a bit on the high end, and is much of the machine's cost at $75 -- you can get a dual-core Trinity for $54, but that's not worth the $21 difference to give up quad-core.  The ASRock is $54, and can't be gotten cheaper without skimping on quality.  The guy in the video made a configuration error -- you really want DIMMs in pairs rather than singletons.

Here's a pair of 2GB DIMMS for $19 each.  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231395

The DVD drive is questionable in need -- but it can make setup, installation and transfer of data easier, if you don't have a network.

The case is so cheap, and it includes the PSU -- but you might want a higher grade of PSU and get that instead of a case for $35.  Or you can get just a PSU for $15.

Decent PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171046

Cheap-ass PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817170012

You will need a system disk in addition to above -- a 250-500GB drive will set you back about $50.

I'm a fan of using a SSD in a cabinet, however.   32 to 64GB models can be gotten for $50-60.

So the total system cost as configured above would be about $250, including the components that are missing from the list above.

Trinity - $74.99
ASRock - $54.99
Pair of 2GB DDR3 - $37.00
32GB SANDisk SSD - $47.99
PSU - $30


--- Quote from: BillinIndiana on April 28, 2013, 02:10:48 pm ---edit:...Also I would have guessed a graphics card would have cost $150.

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Nope.  The AMD APU has a capable GPU onboard, and for emulation purposes, a $150 card is a total waste.


--- Quote from: JDFan on April 28, 2013, 04:35:29 pm ---Only advantage to buying a prebuilt at times is the copy of windows is included vs. paying $100 just for the operating system software that you want to hide anyway but you can usually find someone with an old copy of the OS they are no longer using instead of buying a new one ! IF you don't want to attempt the build yourself check your local pc shops and craigslist and you should be able to find something that can run things fine fairly cheap since it doesn't need top of the line components.

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My answer to this is GroovyArcade, which doesn't run Windows. :)  Free.

mcseforsale:
If you need dual core, try an off-lease:

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?InvtId=DC7900SFF-C2D30-MAR-12R&cpc=RESX

If you don't, use an old P4.  This is a Dell OptiPlex GX260 P4 3.2Ghz with 2 GB ram on Windows XP Pro, Mamewah, Mame, Daphne, SNES and Atari 2600 emus.  It also runs SKJukebox:



This cab runs an old Dell Optiplex GX150 Celeron M 3.2Ghz (I think) with 1GB of RAM on Windows XP Pro, Mamewah, Mame, SNES and Atari 2600.  No jukebox on this one...he doesn't want the added complexity.  It runs Killer Instinct just fine, which is my litmus test since I'm not really interested in games after that.  And KI is pretty resource intensive.




AJ

severdhed:
i'm running a p4 3ghz with 4gb of ram in one of my cabinets, and an athlon xp 2500+ with 2gb of ram in my other cabinet (both windows xp).  They don't handle the 3d fighting games very well, but everything else runs just fine. 

BillinIndiana:
Thanks for all the replies, SO Many options... Be nice if I could get something that could play everything.. I'm not even sure what all can be played ?

05SRT4:

--- Quote from: BillinIndiana on April 29, 2013, 11:26:51 pm ---Thanks for all the replies, SO Many options... Be nice if I could get something that could play everything.. I'm not even sure what all can be played ?

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That's a good question. Being able to play everything is a tough one, not only does it come down to PC power but also compatibility. Meaning the Roms and Emulators used sometimes if you was to run a certain game you need a specific version, then other games may not run on that version of MAME so finding that medium is kind of rough at first.

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