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miles2912:
--- Quote from: GinsuVictim on August 08, 2008, 12:05:15 pm ---My "huh?" was directed at "10k HDs"
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10k hd are 10,000 rpm drives. Raptors and such. Very fast load times but way overkill here.
TOK:
My MAME cabs have all been built from parts left over when I upgrade, etc. The fastest machine I have in a MAME cab is a 2ghz Pentium 4 with 512 meg of RAM that was given to me because it wouldn't turn on. One power supply later, I had the foundation for my first cab. My bartop runs on a P3/933.
If I get a really fast machine, I'm running regular PC games on it.
I have zero interest in running console emulators on an arcade cab. It strikes me as goofy, since the only reason I ever had consoles was to try to bring the arcade experience home. ;D
georgemcfly:
--- Quote from: TOK on August 08, 2008, 03:29:53 pm ---
If I get a really fast machine, I'm running regular PC games on it.
I have zero interest in running console emulators on an arcade cab. It strikes me as goofy, since the only reason I ever had consoles was to try to bring the arcade experience home. ;D
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This is what I was thinking. I have an extra 1.7GHZ machine with 1GB of ram and a 7200 RPM HD. I'm only wanting the older stuff. I have a 360 if I want to play new games.
Thanks for the info. Still gathering pieces and hoping to start my tear down this weekend. Cab is in good shape, top has slight damage but bottom is good. Pulling monitor and electronics out and see if I can get it sturdied up and start stripping it down to refinish.
TOK:
The 1.7ghz machine will run nearly everything perfectly if you just stick to a bit older version of MAME. I'm using .99 since Robotron speed is correct in that one. You'll need sound samples for some of the games (Donkey Kong is the main one that's now emulated in software in the new version), but I prefer the older, quicker versions with the included hiscore.dat.
Good luck with the project! :cheers:
Paul Olson:
I just had to upgrade my computers, and I am putting the most powerful one in my cab. I have a 360 for the 3d games, so I don't need the best for my main computer. If you have to build a computer for your cab, I would say build a powerful one. The price difference between a low end amd and a 3ghz+ core2duo is not that much; less than $100. If you are using old stuff fine, but get the most out of your investment if you are building a new one.
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