Stepmania computer build

[Daratum]

Hey Tom's Hardware!
Haven't built a computer in a few years so I'm a bit out of the loop on what all the cool kids are building with so I could use a little help.

One of my friends is helping open an arcade in our local mall and wants to have a few step mania and DDR machines.

Can you suggest a cheap build that could run these two games that has an HDMI output?


Bellow is the minimum needed to run the game so anything around that would be cool!

Windows Vista
Intel Pentium 4 (or Celeron of same generation), AMD Athlon 64 (or Duron/Sempron of same generation)
1GB RAM
nVIDIA GeForce FX, ATI Radeon 9xxx (except 91xx/92xx), Intel GMA 3000, or other OpenGL 2.0 compatible
WASAPI compatible sound device (if your soundcard works you're probably good)

I might throw in an SSD so the game runs and loads a bit faster.

 

[Eximo]

Not much to that system. Any basic recent computer, even a laptop, covers all of that. Windows Vista, 7, and 8 are all pretty much the same (I recommend 7 if you can find it), Windows 8.1 has a few compatibility quirks with older programs.

SSD will help games load faster, shouldn't effect runtime.

Something with an AMD A Series processor would work great. Look at A-10 and A-8 processors at your local retailers for a quick and simple machine.

If you want a custom build, list a budget.

 

[Daratum]

Alright let's say $3/400?

 

[Daratum]

Doesn't have to be terribly expensive.

 

[Daratum]

Doesn't have to be terribly expensive.

Bunp

 

[Eximo]

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