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Steve SI

Steve SI wrote: »

Perhaps a neat little board to use in a hyperspin setup? ....MAME would be fine as would emulation up to N64 and PS1 level but some of the higher end stuff might need a proper graphics card.

I'm keeping my eye out for a board that can run PC games like street fighter 4 but fits in an ultra small form factor case. This looks perfect but the graphics wouldn't be up to spec. Shame. It's a cool piece of kit.

I have a tiny amount of space in my hyperspin bartop. It currently has a P4 in it on a board I got from a HP small form factor machine running just integrated graphics, no card, and even that board is squashed in there with no headroom or width to spare. I'd love to find something that would fit in the cab but still run all the games I want without having to spend stupid money.

CiDeRmAn

That little PC is still $400 too.
I'm looking out for something in a small form to pop into the Ikea cab.
Mentioned this before.
I figure I can blow the money on a 3DS:XL, PS Vita or pimp the Ikea cab....
If I don't do it soon I'll wind up spending it on a WiiU!

Andrew76

It's a perfect size alright but $400 is pretty steep I think. You still need to fork out for an OS too.

CiDeRmAn

So, as a cheapskate like me, what are my options?

o1s1n

Buy a powerful little netbook, like the Samsung NC10. It'll run MAME perfectly and fits in the Ikea cab with room to spare.

Andrew76

Andrew76 wrote: »

It's a perfect size alright but $400 is pretty steep I think. You still need to fork out for an OS too.

And for a solid state drive, which isn't cheap. And if you want to avoid the usual paddy tax you'll need to pay for a delivery from at least as far as the UK.

Could work out being pricey...

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

So, as a cheapskate like me, what are my options?

I've got a €180 xp netbook I got from Harvey Norman that runs mame and all my 8 and 16 bit emulators without any problem at all. Cheap machines like that are perfect for barebones mame setups unless you're looking to emulate more advanced systems. All you need is a couple of USB ports, an audio out jack and a VGA port.

Myrddin

Andrew76 wrote: »

You still need to fork out for an OS too.

For a Mame machine? Nah....

Steve X2

I think the integrated HD 4000 graphics in the new i3 and i7 procs might surprise people.
You'll run Street Fighter IV no problem on them as you wont be playing in 1080p if its in an arcade machine. I've seen Street Fighter IV running well on the HD 2000 graphics so the 4000 should run it perfectly in sub 1080p resolutions.

Here's COD Black ops running. Not mind blowing but decent for intel integrated graphics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Uwa43GMYeQ

GTA IV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYRxN_IUjfM

NFS Hot Pursuit Online

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3pHPpCHeww

Remember, you wont be running the latest games on this thing (except maybe some new fighters/shmups and they don't usually push the graphics that much) and certainly not in 1080p on an arcade machine. If you're using an LCD in an arcade machine or cocktail job then its probably 1280x1024 resolution at the most.

Edit:
Here's SF IV on the older HD 2000 graphics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3xSL9LG9vA

safetyboy

My New Net city arrived.. Delighted

o1s1n

tits pictures or GTFO!!!

Steve X2

Get some of that sweet candy porn up here ASAP!!!

safetyboy

Jamma converter



Just running the xbox off it at the moment as I am waiting on an MVS slot 1 from France.

The Toshiba monitor looks the business!

Myrddin

Looks gorgeous, I'd say even nicer without the fisheye effect!

Steve X2

Looks nice and neat, but stick up a few non fisheye pics.
Also looks like you got a 161 in 1 mvs cart as well, yes?

safetyboy

Had the fisheye lens on the camera sorry didn't use the marquee as its empty, so will try source some artwork for it.

Yeah got the 161 cart but no slot that i paid for nearly 2 weeks ago.

unky chop chop

Nice one man..looks neat as f88k on the inside,and the monitor looks great.
What does she look like in 15Hz with a Jamma board
can you throw up a few pics of under the hood
Looks like the amp is built in yeah?,and is that a fan inside

safetyboy

unky chop chop wrote: »

Nice one man..looks neat as f88k on the inside,and the monitor looks great.
What does she look like in 15Hz with a Jamma board
can you throw up a few pics of under the hood
Looks like the amp is built in yeah?,and is that a fan inside

Not used the jamma yet as I'm waiting on the MVS slot, I have a Jamma spiderman board but cant be arsed to take it out of the old machine, and yeah amp built in and using the ps360 padhack. Enough to keep me busy for a few days, I'll take some proper photo's tomorrow when I'm less excited.

TechnoFreek

Where did you get the cab in the end safety?

unky chop chop

Ahhh how did you manage to get one of those ps360 boards..they seem to be like gold dust.
Also are you running the 360 with out a Jamma board attached.
I've heard With out the board taking the load your PSU will give up the ghost fairly quickly

o1s1n

TechnoFreek wrote: »

Where did you get the cab in the end safety?

I think it came from Ronnie? I know he had a few NNCs knocking about recently.

Looks lovely safetyboy! Congrats and enjoy!

TechnoFreek

Agreed Oisin. Looks in good nick. Congrats safetyboy!

Might have some candy news myself soon!

o1s1n

More possible candy goodness on the way? :eek:

Casey120

Did you buy this from Ronnie ?

TechnoFreek

o1s1n wrote: »

More possible candy goodness on the way? :eek:

If Jeff hasn't pulled the rug from under me while waiting for some space to clear on my credit card I should be tantalizingly close to becoming the owner of an Atomiswave SD!

o1s1n

Casey120 wrote: »

Did you buy this from Ronnie ?

Ronnie has a Neo 19 for sale? I cant imagine that'll last long! if it isn't gone already that is.

TechnoFreek wrote: »

If Jeff hasn't pulled the rug from under me while waiting for some space to clear on my credit card I should be tantalizingly close to becoming the owner of an Atomiswave SD!

Woohoo, excellent stuff! I love AWSDs. I would have bought one from him if he ever replied to my emails at the start of the year!

TechnoFreek

Yeah. Monitor on this one is supposed to be in excellent condition.

Panel is only one player (only ever made one player) and cab paintwork wouldnt be amazing and little bit of rust at bottom near coin door.

Otherwise it looks the business.

Hope to seal the deal tomorrow all things going to plan. Nearly afraid to talk about it in case I jinx it!

o1s1n

I literally sold my Egret 3 player panel to a guy on the other side of the world there last week. Originally bought it for my own AWSD. Shame I didn't know, would have held onto it for ya!

Andrew76

TechnoFreek wrote: »

Yeah. Monitor on this one is supposed to be in excellent condition.

Panel is only one player (only ever made one player) and cab paintwork wouldnt be amazing and little bit of rust at bottom near coin door.

Otherwise it looks the business.

Hope to seal the deal tomorrow all things going to plan. Nearly afraid to talk about it in case I jinx it!

Was actually going to post up some pics of that CP the other day only I got too lazy, decided to take out the custom 2P one and pop back in the original. Cleaned it up beforehand. Wiring needed a little adjusting since the Start button is miles away from the rest.

@Safetyboy: Congrats dude she looks lovely!

TechnoFreek

My plan would be to convert the panel it to a 2L12B layout. Even trying to locate a repo one is bloody tough.

Anyway. It's not immediately essential but I do have a list of mods in mind for the cab so it will be a project as well

Hope to blog it all with photos etc time permitting

o1s1n

As a matter of interest, are you going to leave that AWSD monitor horizontal or are you going to rotate it?

I still have yet to see one of them rotated vertically in person. Must look absolutely huge!

People are probably sick to death of me posting pics of my own cab now but we completely moved the sitting room around today. Manged to get a **** load more space around the candy. Was finally able to take a proper photo of the whole thing.