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Edgedamage

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A mini itx board that might be good for mame.
« on: April 28, 2004, 07:48:27 pm »
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Re:A mini itx board that might be good for mame.
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2004, 10:25:32 pm »
AGP slot? I don't see one.
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Re:A mini itx board that might be good for mame.
« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2004, 11:34:56 pm »
The board has a built in ATI 9100 video card.  But I don't think it has a video out for a TV.

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Re:A mini itx board that might be good for mame.
« Reply #3 on: April 29, 2004, 08:23:48 am »
Quote from: Apollo on April 28, 2004, 10:25:32 pm
AGP slot? I don't see one.

True but this cheapo motherboard I have has the AGP slot sitting empty. And using onboard video mame and visual pinball run great.
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Re:A mini itx board that might be good for mame.
« Reply #4 on: April 29, 2004, 08:25:24 am »
Quote from the article:
Specifications of the MB870 include: P4 support up to 3.2Ghz; up to 800Mhz FSB; VGA, LVDS and TV-Out; 1 x IDE and 2 x SATA sockets; one DDR RAM slot; 10/100 LAN
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Re:A mini itx board that might be good for mame.
« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2004, 08:25:34 am »
I can see the composite out, but I don't know if it has svid or not.
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Re:A mini itx board that might be good for mame.
« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2004, 08:30:59 am »
its a different form factor.  Not ment to compete with normal motheroboards.

its about 1/3 the size.  

My trouble is that the form factor is GREAT for fanless computers.. but this doesn't need it..

So I see this being usefull for bartops (where your worried about space) and thats about it.

the video card is overkill for most emulators (and there are other mini-ATX boards that take intel processors).


what I LOVE is the fanless options.  Where you can put it in ANYTHING and don't have to worry about fans / noise ect.  Plus the VIA 1ghz chips will probably out perform a 3ghz intel for multimedia (the 800 bean the 2.5 last I checked).  So their use for a smart DVD / tivo / mp3 player isn't going to be better...

So for pure Emulation... sure its better... but would the size be better then a normal ATX board?  And how often is it more useful?


(I still want a via 1ghz machine for a classic + MP3 player with touchscreen LCD bartop.... but I can't image getting the OK from the wife to build one)
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Re:A mini itx board that might be good for mame.
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2004, 08:44:34 am »
hmmmmm.... This might be just what I need to build the ultimate in "on the road child care"

CAR-MAME

Just think.... Mame on the road.

And it can double as a MP3 player/jukebox for the car....

....... Now, I just need to come up with the money $$ !
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Re:A mini itx board that might be good for mame.
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2004, 01:42:13 pm »
mini-ITX is amazing, nano-ITX is even crazier :p 12cm x 12cm mobos :o When you can put a computer inside of a software box then anything is possible :)
http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/windowsxpbox/
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Re:A mini itx board that might be good for mame.
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2004, 09:42:35 am »
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Re:A mini itx board that might be good for mame.
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2004, 12:27:04 pm »
Quote from: visciouslymamed on April 30, 2004, 09:42:35 am
http://www.mini-itx.com/projects/cluster/ :o 8)

Hmmm wonder if that cluster could play crusing USA without dropping frames.
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