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cadis12:
I was surfing some deal pages today and ran accross this combo setup at Newegg.com.  How would this be for a good Mame setup?

~ Foxconn Socket 939 MicroATX Motherboard +
~ AMD Athlon 64 3400+ Venice 2.2GHz CPU +
~ Crucial 512MB PC3200 DDR for $120
$10 rebate [Exp 6/30] - $20 rebate [Exp 6/15] + $7 shipping =

$97 shipped after rebates.

Cheap powersupply (I have a powersupply that I got free after rebates through Frys) and a case (or just install the parts in the cabinet directly) and I should be good to go? 

I know this has been asked before but my understanding is that 512megs of ram should be enough for mame.  CPU is more important.  What's your opinion on this combo deal?

Kaytrim:
That is a nice deal.  You still need a harddrive otherwise it looks good to go.  Just install the parts in the cab using PCB Feet on the MB and you should be ok.  I decase my computers anyway but I still use the sheet metal that the MB is mounted on.  This way I have a good way to attach the MB to the side of the case.  Look at my bartop project (link in sig), I show that part of the construction.

TTFN :cheers:
Kaytrim

TheAdMan:
Yeah, that;s a pretty good deal, although I never count on rebates to save money.

SavannahLion:

--- Quote from: TheAdMan on June 08, 2007, 02:12:27 pm ---Yeah, that;s a pretty good deal, although I never count on rebates to save money.

--- End quote ---

Never count on them for saving money but rebates are still worthwhile. It just sucks that by the time you get the rebate back in the mail, the part you bought is obsolete and you're not even using it anymore. During the whole rebate madness during the late 90's. Every part I put in one PC had some sort of rebate. By the time I started getting the first rebates back, the PC was already retired, dissasembled, scrapped and parted out. I was three generations away from the original video card before I got the rebate for the first one. :dizzy:

Rebate centers are a little better about sending back rebates nowadays. Still takes forever, but it doesn't take so long that whatever you bought is already obsolete. I'm not sure, but I think there's a time frame that they have to send you the rebate back or deny it. In the past four years, every rebate came back within the year.

edit:You know what? After a little more thought. They're not worth it at all. All the time you spend filling out and chasing after rebates just doesn't make it worthwhile. Buy the product based on its merits and send the rebate in. If the check comes back, consider it a little bonus.

ArtMAME:
Sounds like a good deal.  512MB of RAM is plenty for all the playable MAME stuff out there.  The CPU is nice and beefy too.  I have an AMD 64 3000 (1.8GHz) in my main desktop and I test MAME on it all the time with great results.

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