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GGKoul:
Also, you don't need a high end video card. Just make sure it has s/video/TV-out.
daywane:
I have been told that Intel chip sets are best. I would not know personally because all my PC's just happen to be Intel chip sets. ( I do not know why or how it makes a difference)
Lilwolf:
other items to consider...
what monitor... best is really a true arcade crt. If you go that route (and you can get a new 19" delivered for 200... 27" are more (around 500 I think).... Then you want to go with arcadeVGA cards hands down.
But if not.. .You might consider going with a 3d card with some backbone... (not a lot, but some)... there is a new group of emulators for vector games that should work with FSAA... And poping a tv-out with native resolutions and 4xAA should be a great solution for those games...
Then you also have Zinc... GREAT for some 3d games.
Then you have M1 / Nebula. This works MUCH better with nvidia cards.. ATIs suck with it.
Fat_Trucker:
Don't know if it helps but I've just put my first PC together for use in my (nearly completed)cab.
It runs just about everything MAME has to throw at it. A couple of the more intensive CHD games are dog slow and several more need to be frame skipped to maintain a playable frame rate but mostly it loves it. Specs:
AMD Athlon 2800XP
MSI K7N2 Delta Mobo 4x usb ports
Creative Soundblaster Live (non digital)
512Mb DDR PC3200 (333) RAM
Arcade VGA from Ultimarc
Creative Soundworks 4.1 speakers (replaced front satellites with Kenwood 6x9 car speakers).
Hantarex 26" Monitor
If you are running an arcade monitor in your cab the AVGA is an absolute godsend.
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