The Rombox thread.
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So the mobo and ram came in, got it into the case, suprisingly there was more room than I thought. I went with a case that doesn't support an optical drive cause I won't use it for anything. One thing I was bummed about, the case has front USB 3 ports yet the mobo onboard only has 2.0 headers 
it's fine as the mobo itself has 3.0 and 2.0 on the back as well as the audio which is what I'm going to use any way to keep it clean on the front. In the next couple of days I hope to get win7 on it and I'll start doing some testing and come back with the results. Pics after the spoiler
it's fine as the mobo itself has 3.0 and 2.0 on the back as well as the audio which is what I'm going to use any way to keep it clean on the front. In the next couple of days I hope to get win7 on it and I'll start doing some testing and come back with the results. Pics after the spoiler Spoiler:
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Kid Panda
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I'll get some reference pics up tomorrow after work. Super Bowl sucks btw if you're in retail.
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Looks pretty nice there panda 
I built my current rom box to basically the same specs as a taito type X2. I could really use to cram it in a smaller case but it works great for the cracked type x / x2 games and a lot of MAME stuff.
I built my current rom box to basically the same specs as a taito type X2. I could really use to cram it in a smaller case but it works great for the cracked type x / x2 games and a lot of MAME stuff.
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One thing I was bummed about, the case has front USB 3 ports yet the mobo onboard only has 2.0 headers
You can buy a cheap internal USB 3 to USB 2 header adapter:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812162025
Your romzbox is looking good!
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Most recently I bought a Mac mini for $20 from the thrift store and replaced a large tower that was one of my old gaming rigs and its been wonderful so far with openemu.
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Ive been very interested in these little Intel machines. Please let us know how it goes with CGA/15khz output via whatever driver. That's the only thing im sceptical about, the Intel HD Graphics core. How far can it be tweaked?
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I just got a few things in!
I'm going low rent here, I got a Raspberry Pi 2 that I'm going to load Retropie on and a couple of Buffalo USB controllers. I'm primarily wanting to use it for Mame and FBA, hoping it works better than the Pandora.
I'm going low rent here, I got a Raspberry Pi 2 that I'm going to load Retropie on and a couple of Buffalo USB controllers. I'm primarily wanting to use it for Mame and FBA, hoping it works better than the Pandora.
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Start breaking in those ibuffalo dpads now. Once they wear a bit they are just like a snes controller.
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Woo, those pads look nice, most clone pads have been pretty bad though. Gohan, let us know how everything works out once you get it going!
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Shoulder feel great. Not hollow feeling like regular knock offs. The only issue is the dpad which after a few game sessions breaks in and is fantastic.
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F-Zero should be the best test for shoulders.
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Bought two of those Buffalo controllers and they came in today. They feel a bit cheaper than a real SNES controller, weigh a little less but overall solid. Not a fan of the shoulder buttons, they're more shallow but the face buttons are great. I think DZ is right and the dpad needs some breaking in.
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The famicom ones are great as well in case you guys are interested.
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Same. It's way better than I anticipated.
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I got mine from Amazon.
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My Dog Bone NES controller that Beagle Puss gave me died, it's my only Dog Bone pad...sob...I beat Ninja Gaiden III US with it...well, I beat NG3US with every peripheral I own but that's beside the point, I'm heart broken....one day I went to pick it up and I think I must of sent a "SOX powered electric shock through my hands 'cause I jolted and then no go...just dead...which brings me to this...I wanna get one of them clone pads but just for the guts, the parts in the Dog Bone are still good, so if I can just swap the PCB I'll be all set...
...The question is...do I go USB or do I go legit NES and if I do chose one venue, do I get the second one anyway and have both ways to play my Dog Bone...I need it, it's the best NES gamepad there is...fuck them rectangles, I tortured myself as a child endlessly with them fuckers, over the years I developed this numbing feeling I get right at the corner of the damn gamepad in between my fingers, that dam corner sucks! Back in the day I used to wrap the corner with duct tape just to pad it a bit...too much gaming or just too nancy...I dunno but I want my Dog Bone back!
...The question is...do I go USB or do I go legit NES and if I do chose one venue, do I get the second one anyway and have both ways to play my Dog Bone...I need it, it's the best NES gamepad there is...fuck them rectangles, I tortured myself as a child endlessly with them fuckers, over the years I developed this numbing feeling I get right at the corner of the damn gamepad in between my fingers, that dam corner sucks! Back in the day I used to wrap the corner with duct tape just to pad it a bit...too much gaming or just too nancy...I dunno but I want my Dog Bone back!
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Another option is to mod an official SNES controller for USB, but if those clone controllers are pretty decent, it's probably not worth the bother.
KP are you planning on adding a JAMMA edge to your build? Maybe with a JPAC or similar wired in?
KP are you planning on adding a JAMMA edge to your build? Maybe with a JPAC or similar wired in?
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Would you mind explaining the whole raspberry pie thing to me, is that a kit, does it come preassembled and just ready to be set with emulation and so on?