Someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but using a SMP machine for xmame is kind of a waste since its single threaded. I think you may want to just look at getting a newer/faster mobo+cpu. You can get a 1gig celeron for like $70 or so, and a 815E mobo for like $100, and most likely be able to re-use your ram. I have a p3-800 and prolly 95%-98% of the games run almost perfect.
Nothing speeds up emulation like a faster processor. -nick >From: kingsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [Xmame] Fastest Linux flavour of xmame >Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 10:28:03 +1000 > > >Ok, here's the question: > >I've got my standalone cabinet, running a reasonably recent version of >Linux. >(dont remember what version 2.4.something) > >It's got my old workstation in it, dual p2-400s, Matrox G400-MAX >and 512k (?) of RAM. > >Currently it's running xmame 0.58(9?) in xwindows+DGA at 640x480 >so I think most games are scaled x2. I use a VGA->TV dongle, >(a "LifeView" one which doesn't remember it's settings thru a >power cycle, so I can't reccomend it), and can't go over 800x600. >(well i can goto 1024x768, but the scaling is terrible) > >Most games are perfect, but some of the later model games >don't run so smoothly. (Puzzly bobble 2 (and later) for example). > >Does anyone have any sage advice on what flavour of xmame >(i.e.: gl, sdl, dga, svga, holo-projected, ...) will give the >best performance on this box ? I tried GL, but even with >the MGA-MAX hardware (very good for it's time) performance was >much slower (hardware GL is working properly). > >cheersbigears, >-kt > >-- >Kingsley Turner, >(mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]) >http://MadDogsBreakfast.com - Travel Tales: The good, bad, and down-right >ugly > > >_______________________________________________ >Xmame mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://toybox.twisted.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/xmame _________________________________________________________________ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com _______________________________________________ Xmame mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://toybox.twisted.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/xmame
