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System Specification for WeeCade

Project Mame - Nanocade - VertiCade - WeeCade - Taitorama - econ

 

                   Weecade

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controls:

- Ultimarc MagStik Plus - (2 pcs)
- Happ pushbuttons with cherry microswitches (11 pcs)
- Generic pushbuttons with light for pause and exit (2 pcs)
- Ultimarc Mini-PAC Encoder PCB - USB
- 2 mm laser cut stainless steel and 4 mm plexi cover.

The MagStik Plus are excellent. They can shift between 4 and 8 ways from the top of the control panel.

Monitor:

- 17" Viewsonic LCD 8ms - VESA mount 100x100

19" and even 22" HD widescreen has been used by others, the latter    requires more width though.

Sound system:

- Generic 2 x 8 Watt RMS 12 volt amplifier
- 2 x 4" X-Sound speakers

This is a lot of sound in a tight area. The WeeCade plays louder than most Ghetto Blasters. This makes it a fine jukebox.

System specs:

-CPU:
-RAM:
-HD:
-Mainboard:
-PSU:
2,4 Ghz Celeron-m (conroe)
1024 MB DDR2
160 GB HD SATA2
Asrock 1333-D667 GMA950 DDR2
450 Watt PSU

This was some of the least expensive components I could find, and it is still a very fast system for MAME and other emulators. I use a onboard gfx (GMA950). It also has a very low power usage and it doesn't produce much heat.

Software:

- Windows XP
- Maximus Arcade front-end

I am very happy with the Maximus Arcade front-end. It is easy for noobs to configure and has very advanced features too. Looks absolutely stunning.

 

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If you decide to make your own MAME cabinet using my drawings, please feel free to make a donation,  as I'm trying to raise enough money to make a new up-right cabinet, that's hard to do as a student.

 

[ Copyright koenigs 2011 ]