Re: What would be the best parts to buy to make a complete mame computer?


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Posted by Nick Chambers on 25, 2001 at 2:49 AM:

In Reply to: What would be the best parts to buy to make a complete mame computer? posted by CthulhuLuke on 25, 2001 at 2:02 AM:

: Well the computer I'm on now is just great for running all my favorite MAME games and Kawaks games, but it's my parents unfortutanately, and I need to buy my own to put into my mame cabinet. For the time being I'm going to use my brothers computer while he's in japan, but he's getting back March 14th, so my time to buy a computer needs to be around the next 3 monthes. I've been researching a bit on what all to buy, but I would like to hear what other people have to say on the matter.
: Alright, I'm definitely going to want an ATI video card as I've heard only good about their S-VIdeo quality, because I am going to put a TV with S-video in into the cabinet. I would like to know also what would be a good cheap processor, (NOT CELERON, I have a celeron 333mhz, and me sa no like). I'm most likely going to go with a 40gb hard drive, but I'm going to make sure its rpm is good, because my current hard drive sux in terms of rpm. I am going to put a CD burner, and probalby a cheap CD-ROM in there, the cd burner is most likely going to be a hewlett packard, but if anyone has any other suggestions, please tell. I currently have a Creative 4224W, but it broke within the first 5 monthes of its life, and my dad is too cheap to get another one. I'm going to go with a SoundBlaster Live since they get great sound. i'm going to go with 256mb of SDRam, cause that's what I got in this computer, and it rules. I'm going to get an ethernet card to use with my dsl, cause having the internet on a cabinet is essential if you want to get new games like Rockman 2: The Power Fighters which just was encrypted. I probably forgot a thing or two, but that pretty much sums up what I need some advice on.
: I'm going to probably be playing some 3d games on this system as well such as Counter Strike (using the trackball as a mouse will rule), maybe some Diablo II and what not.
: alright, anyone got any suggestions to what I just listed, and where to get them from?
: Thanks in advance,
: Luke




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