Posted by Lilwolf on 9, 2001 at 4:46 PM:
In Reply to: Best Computer for Mame ? posted by Jeehemdee on 9, 2001 at 4:25 PM:
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'