I'm building a computer; is this a alright computer?

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Battousai

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I'm building a computer; is this a alright computer?

Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:37:09 PM #10650 Perm Link

Ok, so for Christmas my dad said I could get all the parts I need for a computer, but I used a couple of old parts. I was on a budget so...

Motherboard: Asus P4V8X-X
CPU: Pentium 4 2.26 Ghz w/ fan
Video card: Gigabyte Radeon 9250
Sound card: On-board.
Memory: Infinteon or something, 128MB DDR
Case: CasEdge, it's silver and stuff
Hard drive: Wesern Digital 20 GB, it's a bit used up, say, 4 years. ^^
CD drive: Liteon DVD-ROM drive 16x (CD speed is 48x)
Floppy drive: Some random one I had.

EDIT: This computer is for a front-end arcade thing.. the games take up about 10 gigs, so that's why it isn't a masterpiece. Iy'll be used for games only.

Edited at Thu Dec 23, 2004 6:43:38 AM

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Aron Schatz

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Re: I'm building a computer; is this a alright computer?

Wed Dec 22, 2004 10:57:46 PM #10651 Perm Link

In response to Battousai #10650

You'll want more RAM. At least 256MB to run XP. Your hard drive space is a bit small, but if you won't fill it, it is fine. I personally don't use much space. What game are you loading on it?

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Battousai

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Re[2]: I'm building a computer; is this a alright computer?

Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:00:48 PM #10652 Perm Link

In response to Aron Schatz #10651

Thanks for welcoming me.

As for the games the're like, games such as Marvel vs. Capcom, Street Fighter and such. About 500+ games all together. All run on a emulator called MAME, with a front-end called MAMEWAH.

I was thinking with my Christmas money I'd get either a better HD or more memory.. which should I get?

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Aron Schatz

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Re[3]: I'm building a computer; is this a alright computer?

Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:09:15 PM #10653 Perm Link

In response to Battousai #10652

More RAM will help enormously. Emulators need CPU and RAM to run correctly. That's a pretty interesting use for a computer. I must consider doing the same to one of mine. Stick a few gamepads on it, instant game machine. Very nice idea.

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Battousai

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Re[4]: I'm building a computer; is this a alright computer?

Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:20:15 PM #10654 Perm Link

In response to Aron Schatz #10653

Neat, good luck. Lotsa wiring for me with the joysticks and buttons. Good thing I'm using a interface called I-Pac, which takes out the hastle of hacking into a keyboard... and no ghost keys! ^^; Thanks for the advice, I'm turning in for the night, thanks, and have a good day/night.

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