Re: Best Computer for Mame ?


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Posted by Howard Casto on 10, 2001 at 12:25 AM:

In Reply to: Re: Best Computer for Mame ? posted by Lilwolf on 9, 2001 at 4:46 PM:

I work on computers alot and I can back up everything Lilwolf said.......

An athalon is the way to go. It's cheaper and faster for your buck. They do run extremely hot though, and don't even think of overclocking it. Spend some extra money and get a really good fan for it. (an orb works well) You'll get really good performance if you do.

I've got a 900 mhz in my box right now and it runs just about everything at full fps.(KI2 slows down, but that's it)

Stock up on the ram too, if you have over 256 megs, then your all set.

Oh and I can confirm that on 90% of the boards the power switch thing isn't an issue. You wouldn't really need a case.

: The computer itself isnt' as important as other items. But I like the Athlons because they are much faster / price the Intels. Go to www.pricewatch.com for the best prices.

: consider going with the 266 fsb instead of the XP. They are really the same chip (but they run hotter). The XP chips speed rating is based on performance, not clock speed. But the 266fsb are clock speed (the 1.8xp is a 1.53mhz machine I think).

: Durons and Celerons aren't worth it in my opinion. Depending on what your doing they really slow down. Emulation seems to effect it more then other applications. And the prices of the low end athlons are just so damn cheap.

: last thing, spend a few bucks on a good power supply for an athlon. 250 or 400 will make a difference. You don't need a case, but you might need the buttons to get it going (I haven't tried to hack this) since the power button is now 'smart'




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