Nick Bauer wrote: > 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.
Un fortunately it's a scsi system, with on-motherboard SCSI (never going to go that way again...), so I'd have to get a scsi controller too. If you're using X, most of the X stuff runs on a different CPU, so although xmame is single threaded, you do get good utilisation of both processors. Not as good as it would be if coded for it though. I keep my eye on news:aus.ads.forsale.computers.used but since I haven't got a new job yet (back from 2 months holidays) so the 'entertainment' budget doesn't stretch that far... yet ;) -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
