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Got a computer I need help getting ready for MAME.
tophatne1:
I just picked up a Dell that I want to use for MAME.
Here's the stats:
Dell Dimension 8300
Windows XP Home Ed.
P4 2.6ghz
512 Ram
NVidia GeForce4 MX 440 with AGP8x
My on-board sound card doesn't seem to be detected or working so my guess is that I will need a new sound card. I have a 2.1 speaker set up I want to use. What card would you suggest I get? Do they even sell 2.1 cards anymore?
Also will I be able to run almost everything up until MK II on this computer?
Thanks guys!
Kajoq:
That PC is pretty similar to the one in my cab.
Mine is 2.4 ghz, 1gb ram, Arcade VGA (so radeon 9800).
It runs all the 2d stuff perfectly, and some of the early 3d stuff as well. If you run into problems with games like MK2 and other games of that era, You might try upgrading to 1gb of ram. You might be alright with 512 though
DaOld Man:
as for the sound not working, have you looked in BIOS to see if on board sound is disabled?
Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: DaOld Man on February 12, 2008, 01:08:26 am ---as for the sound not working, have you looked in BIOS to see if on board sound is disabled?
--- End quote ---
Either that, or there is sometimes a jumper on the board itself to disable it.
Best Regards,
Julian (Fozzy The Bear)
rufio:
Also if you have just installed windows most of the time you need to install the sounddriver for integrated soundcards or else it won´t show up at all (except as unknown device).
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