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Diet_Pepsi:

--- Quote from: smalltownguy on July 24, 2012, 05:46:47 pm ---I just bought an i5 3570k Ivy Bridge today - I'll be swapping this into my rig to run more tests. Once I get the overclock stable on it, I'll benchmark a few more games again.



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It would be interesting to see if your 3570k is able to run these games at stock settings -- I suspect that it might be able to.

smalltownguy:
That'll be my first test, actually.

Hockeyboy:

--- Quote from: Diet_Pepsi on July 24, 2012, 05:43:41 pm ---
--- Quote from: Hockeyboy on July 23, 2012, 10:10:45 pm ---So...reading in the Main Forum CPU FAQ led me to here (apparently way outdated, started in '03), and I'm curious about my proposed equipment for my upcoming cabinet:

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3L motherboard
Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q9450 (12M Cache, 2.66 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB)
Kingston DDR2 800 MHz SDRAM, 4x1GB sticks for a total of 4GB RAM
CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 V2 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
EVGA 01G-P3-N988-TR GeForce 9800 GT HDMI 1GB 256-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
DVD-ROM drive
Hard drive - use either spare SATA 250GB or purchase new 60GB SSD w/SATA II

I'm planning on using my MAME version 0.103u2 (Jan 11 '06) and also putting DAPHNE on to run Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair II, Space Ace, and Cliff Hanger. Now I'm hearing about Gauntlet Legends -- will the above setup be able to play it or will I have some serious issues and not worry about it? Thanks in advance for the advice.

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Out of curiosity are you pretty much set on the above specs?  If you already have the machine you might as well start running tests to see what you can do (and how much you are able to overclock).  If you don't already have the components there are probably better options out there in terms of CPU's (for mame) -- one example earlier on this page has a Core 2 Duo overclocked to 4ghz, and I was running an i3-560 overclocked to 4.2 and was able to run all of these games (nfl blitz, gauntdl).  

If you are set on a socket 775 motherboard, Core 2 duos tend to overclock better than the core 2 quads because the extra cores and cache of the quads generate more heat.

If you go Sandy Bridge you don't need 4.8ghz to run these games.  I have a 2500k @ 4.2 and it runs these games with room to spare.  I just happen to be assembling a new system based on an i5-2400 (Sandy bridge @3.1 ghz) and can try to run these games when I get home tonight if you want.  

I agree that there appears to be emulation issues in gauntleg, so you will want to try to run either gauntleg12 or gauntdl.


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I quoted the above specs because that's what I have as my "spare" PC that I'm going to build my MAME cabinet with. I could go out and buy a new set of computer components, but I'd really rather not spend the money -- it's been enough of a fight just to get my wife to let me build a cabinet in this smaller house that she claims has no space available. As for not being able to run Gauntlet Legends, although that's a loss, it's not a huge deal, but I admit it would have been nice to play one of my favorite families of games with Gauntlet. Right now my main concern is being able to play most of the arcade games -- I can always upgrade the PC later after the cab is built.  ;D

Diet_Pepsi:

--- Quote from: Hockeyboy on July 25, 2012, 03:35:46 am ---
 Right now my main concern is being able to play most of the arcade games -- I can always upgrade the PC later after the cab is built.  ;D

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Absolutely no worries in that regard -- your system is plenty powerful for that, even at stock settings.

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