Off-Topic: cabinet CPU upgrade performance questions

[jombee]

I am going to upgrade my Cab's Computer and I would like some suggestions if anyone has an opinion.

I currently have a P4 3.0ghz. This system runs most games in MAME and most emulators fine, but really slows down to a crawl with most MAME CHD games. Can anyone give me an idea how much better performance I can get out of a Core2duo/Quad, 64bit System or a i7 with CHD games?

Thanks!

[ReFleX]

Depends on which chd game, but I have a C2D at 4ghz and can run blitz at full speed, and gauntlet legends at playable speeds (like 80-100% speed).

  jombee said:

I am going to upgrade my Cab's Computer and I would like some suggestions if anyone has an opinion.

I currently have a P4 3.0ghz. This system runs most games in MAME and most emulators fine, but really slows down to a crawl with most MAME CHD games. Can anyone give me an idea how much better performance I can get out of a Core2duo/Quad, 64bit System or a i7 with CHD games?

Thanks!

[jombee]

  ReFleX said:

Depends on which chd game, but I have a C2D at 4ghz and can run blitz at full speed, and gauntlet legends at playable speeds (like 80-100% speed).

Hi, thanks for replying.

Blitz at full speed would be very good, and legends playable is even better. I assume yours is over-clocked, do you know what CPU number its is? (8400, 9400, Extreme, etc) ?

Thanks!

[ReFleX]

Yeah it's overclocked. It's an E8400.

To get those speeds though you have to run the 64bit version of mame and make sure you turn on multithreading

  jombee said:

Hi, thanks for replying.

Blitz at full speed would be very good, and legends playable is even better. I assume yours is over-clocked, do you know what CPU number its is? (8400, 9400, Extreme, etc) ?

Thanks!