Going arcade crazy!!!!

Alright...I've been bitten by the arcade bug. I've been spending alot of time over at the Build Your Own Arcade Controls forum, getting help putting together my arcade sticks that I plan on selling. While on the forum I see alot of people building arcade machines, or restoring old cabinets...things like that. Then today...I happened upon the technical specs of a Street Fighter IV cabinet. Well...at least the hardware inside.

So I've begun planning my summer project for next year. Since SF IV will be out on PC, 360 and PS3....I will be building a dedicated Street Fighter cab. Not just SFIV, But all of them....from the original Street Fighter, all the way up to IV.

It shall be pretty.

Here be the tech specs of the board that runs SFIV:

Taito Type X2

• OS: Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP2
• CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 (Capcom confirmed it's a dual core processor in their arcade units)
• Chipset: Intel Q965 + ICH8
• Monitor: 720p/1080p/1440p HD LCD Monitor
• RAM: DDR2 667/800MHz (512MB/1GB, up to 4GB)
• GPU: Capcom stated their SF4 arcade units use a Geforce 7900 GS card.
• Sound: Onboard Realtek HD 7.1 channel Sound (supports add-in sound cards)
• LAN: 10/100/1000 BASE-T
• I/O ports: 1x JVS, 4x USB 2.0 (up to 8), 1x serial (max 2), 1x parallel port, 2x PS/2, 2x SATA
• Audio inputs: AKG C535EB Stage Microphone, line-in (Surround 7.1)
• Audio outputs: 7.1, SPDI/FX
• Expansion Slots: 1x PCI Express x16 (used by video card), 1x PCI Express x4, 2x PCI
• Storage: 2x 80 GB 10k RPM SATA Hard Drives
• Media: 80 GB 10000 rpm Hard Drive

Each cabinet is only 1 player oddly, and networked to the other cabs. Capcom only sells SFIV in sets of 4 cabinets...each costing about $20,000. So we're talking almost $100,000 in machines.....

When I could build 1 2-player cab with those same specs for around $1500 I'm sure.

Gatsu OUT!