Greetings to my fellow collectors!

[Venger]

Originally Posted by KnightOfTruth

Love that cab! I've been attempting to create my own for a few years now and have gone through several iterations of designs (had a gorgeous Zelda one i created and Mala layout and everything) but with always being on the move it just hasn't been something I've been able to complete. Really love that setup though! Hope to see more pics when you get around to it!

Edit: Also, you can set your emulated cab to take quarters as well!

You are exactly right, the new "retro" compilation arcade style machines are setup for coin play. I have seen some of them that are really cool, but I am still not sold on the LCD in place of a good dedicated arcade CRT. They are lighter and more power efficient, but face challenges with a different aspect ratio/resolution/refresh and input lag.

Those sound like great setups for a custom cab. I still want to do a couple of other authentic dedicated cabs - would love a Ultimate MK3 and maybe a Killer Instinct setup since again they were games I played a lot in the arcade. However, going custom like you are talking about would be a ton of fun, since you can put together the art, control setup and cabinet style that you like and it is unique to you. I have seen customs that were themed around Nintendo or Sega that I love. The art that some of the vinyl guys do is really amazing for these.

Originally Posted by Gazereths

You might be hitting the vram limit with those 970s due to the whole 3.5 gig scandal. Hopefully a single next gen card will handle 4k.

Yep, I hope you are right. I had already bought these when that whole memory debacle came to light. I have not had any issues with the micro stutter or other SLI oddities people sometimes encounter, but would love to have a single card that could deliver a steady 60 frames. There will always be some titles that crush a card at max settings, but as long as the majority hold at that level without dropping textures etc., then I am good with it.