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I'm sorry to say this, but
Master of Reality:
how much does a decent AMD processor cost?
compared to a Intel? :confused:
Calum:
Druaga, here is a link, which may tell you roughly the difference, although i think there is a thread about this elsewhere. Anyway, here's the link:
http://www.redhill.net.au/hw-cpu-test-cost.html
Lots of comparison tables and graphs there.
or maybe try:
http://shopper.cnet.com/shopping/0-3339098-301-0-0.html?tag=st.co.1016.dir.shopping-3339098
which has a few cpus and their spec and prices. Don't forget though that intel take a higher clock speed to do the same job, due to a more efficient floating point calculation rate (or so i am led to believe although i haven't really got a clue!) find out the rough sketch at:
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1103-504012.html?legacy=zdnn
Hope that is helpful, other than that, you might have to trawl through the hardware/shopping sites to get what you want, good luck...
Doctor V:
Somthing about X-box.
Microsoft loses hundreds of dollars for every sale. The specs for X-box are much higher than that of Nintendo Gamecube, and PS2. M$ dosn't mind losing the money, they can easily afford it with their OS monopoly, they just want to take over the market. After that they will raise the prices for these systems to unimaginable levels (look how much XP costs now that M$ is a monopoly). Stay away from X-box, the entire vidoe game industry is at steak.
V
R3D_DR4G0N:
Well the Xbox has great graphics becuz of the Geforce3... Besides that it'll be a piece of SHIT! Trust me.
Xbox: 700mhz PIII
PS2: 300mhz unknown proc to me anyways
Gamecube: I dunno
I rather play PS2 then XBOX. Besides I like the games for PS2 more than XBOX. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is great.
psyjax:
Let's remember boys and girls to a time far far away. When saying 8-bits of power really blew people away.
Remember that the NES was an incredibly underpowerd system, not much more powerfull than an Apple IIe. Yet when the SMS came out with its larger color palett and faster processor (it was almost a 16-bit unit) did it make a dent? No. Why? Because the NES had games that rocked, it rocked so hard infact that even when the Genisis came out the NES stayed the top system for about 3 more years (that being when the SNES came out and the Genisis and SNES were kind of head to head for a while with Nintendo ultimately winning).
So, let's recap. Are you a sucker who buys stuff cuz the cover looks all candy coated, and it's loud, and it's "cool"? Or are you actually geting a GAME system whose GAMES are FUN!?
I like to think of the X-Box like one of those huge Ford-pickups and the other systems like a well built Mercedes. The X-Box is big, expensive, flashy, takes up to much space, you don't need something that big or powefull (i.e. excessive) is not efficient, and handles like a brick.
the other systems are sleek, well designed, and deliver what they promiss for years to come.
[ February 20, 2002: Message edited by: psyjax ]
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