Re: Specs for an in-cabinet PC

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: : I'm planning to buy a PC specifically for embedding in a cabinet. Before I do, however, I'd like to run my specs by this group. Is there anything I'm forgetting? : : <font face="arial,helvetica"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:verdana,arial,helvetica;font-size:smaller"><tr><th bgcolor="#001060"><font color="white">Specs (tentative)</font></th><th bgcolor="#001060"><font color="white">Comments</font></th></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#c0fFc0">AMD K6-2 400-450</td><td bgcolor="#c0fFc0">Seems to be the best price/performance right now. I've seen processor/mobo combos for under $100. I think it'll run all the games I'm interested in (classic early 80's mostly).</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#c0c0ff">Motherboard w/ 100MHz FSB, with button and/or keyboard power on, soft power off. AGP slot.</td><td bgcolor="#c0c0ff">Should I avoid on-board audio, or is that OK? Can I utilize the soft power off in DOS?</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#c0fFc0">Video card: Cheap ATI</td><td bgcolor="#c0fFc0"></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#c0c0ff">ATX power supply and drive cage</td><td bgcolor="#c0c0ff">I don't really need a case, right? I can just mount the mobo in the cabinet and screw a floppy and HD into the cage. On the other hand, it may not be any more expensive to get a case too. But I think I'd prefer to actually <i>not</i> have a case in the cabinet--is this any better for cooling?</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#c0fFc0">Floppy</td><td bgcolor="#c0fFc0">Don't need a CD.</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#c0c0ff">Hard disk</td><td bgcolor="#c0c0ff">Any cheap IDE oughta do it I think. MAME/ArcadeOS doesn't take up much space.</td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#c0fFc0">RAM: 32MB</td><td bgcolor="#c0fFc0">I assume this will be plenty for DOS.</td></tr></table></font> : : Thanks! : : I would really look at the RAM situation. If you are gonna play any of the NEO-GEO game you will probably want 64 or better. I have 128 in my cabinet

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