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I am building a PC strictly for MAME to put in one of my cabinets and had a couple questions. I plan on using a J-PAC with the JAMMA harness and everything.
1. What is the best way to "turn on" the PC inside of the cabinet? With my light gun cabinet and a switcher, I have a few PC based games and I have setup relays to power on the ATX PSU when the switcher is on it. I could probably do this again, which requires hacking into the ATX PSU wires and stuff, but if there is a simpler way to do this I'd love to hear about it.
2. Is the extra cost of an SSD worth it for a PC being used strictly for a MAME cabinet? I plan on getting a 1TB drive regardless of SSD or not, but the cost is pretty different between an SSD and HDD. I know SSD would turn on faster, but just curious to hear if people think the extra cost is worth it.
I think that is all for now, thanks.
1. What is the best way to "turn on" the PC inside of the cabinet? With my light gun cabinet and a switcher, I have a few PC based games and I have setup relays to power on the ATX PSU when the switcher is on it. I could probably do this again, which requires hacking into the ATX PSU wires and stuff, but if there is a simpler way to do this I'd love to hear about it.
2. Is the extra cost of an SSD worth it for a PC being used strictly for a MAME cabinet? I plan on getting a 1TB drive regardless of SSD or not, but the cost is pretty different between an SSD and HDD. I know SSD would turn on faster, but just curious to hear if people think the extra cost is worth it.
I think that is all for now, thanks.