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tommy:
The reason a lot of guys use a good video card is for running PC games and emulators along with their Mame.

I like to have everything i need in the box in case i decide to use something later on that will take advantage of that good video card.

SpeedEng:

--- Quote from: genesim on October 22, 2007, 11:29:54 pm ---I would look into the Arcade VGA made by ultimarc.   The new version works with PC monitors.

As for a video card not doing good with MAME...while technically true when it comes to utilizing video ram, it does free up CPU power which is inherently what MAME works with.

But for me, it is also about using it for other applications as well.   Not to mention other emulators that do utilize Open GL support.

I still would get away from on board though because of bogging down the CPU.

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well I would like to keep the price as low as poss. so arcade vga is out.. :(
im going to be using atomicfe so it does use directx (dx7 min. i think)

if I were to use a agp card for video which of these cards would be better for mame only bartop (or is it all the same?)

geforce 2gts 32mb
geforce 2mx 32mb
geforce 4mx 420 32mb
geforce 4mx 440se 64mb (the only card that is 8x agp)
geforce 4ti4600 64mb
ati aiw (rage2 chipset) 16mb

the mobo im using does accept 8x agp (but I know mx440se cards stink ;) )

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