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mo1e:
win xp
pentium 4
2.8ghz
60gb hd

testicle187:
Pick up a new ATX power supply for that computer.  That is definitely not trash material just yet, and is overpowered for most MAME games that are playable anyhow. 

Here is a link to one on newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103934

You can get cheaper ones, but Antec's are reliable at least.

Mark70:
Tell you what.  Don't make the simple fix of putting a new power supply in that rig.  You just send that piece of junk to me, and I'll make sure it doesn't clutter up your house anymore.   ;)

Seriously though.  It should be an easy fix.  I recently did it to my 1.7Ghz.  Not all of us are lucky enough to be on the 3.4Ghz razor's edge all of the time.

Actually I've found this to be a good excuse for buying arcade parts.  I told my wife, "...But honey, I've found something that I can do with obsolete computers.  This will cut down the urge to buy new hardware and it's cheaper than a new computer system."

mo1e:
yer im thinking about getting a power supply and rebooting the pc from start and getting mame only on it it has a nvidia mx400 graphics card too

RayB:
Geez. The system I use on a daily basis for work and gaming isn't as powerful as your broken one. Your graphics card is pretty weak though for a 2.8 ghz system. I'm running a 2.0 ghz with an ATI 9800 Pro. Pretty happy with it. Runs Half-Life 2 great.

If it felt like a crappy system before it broke down, it's likely that mx400 card. BLEAH!

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