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"ps2 vs pIII 733mhz"

I love the ps2 with its dvd, cool graphics, wicked games but it doesent stand a chance against my dell 733mhz with a geFORCE 64mb graphics card. What I am trying to say is that they are over exagerating the ps2 make it seem god like. The fact is that pc's will always be 1 step ahead.

Kewl.

although of course you may find it necessary to insult me at some point.

Any non-***e related thoughts on the Console hardware question?

I don't really know who you are bot, but as far as I can see you seem to be experiencing a few "adult" problems, namely being thick.

Your pc may be faster, but your 733mhz cpu only runs on a 32 bit platform. The PS2 runs on a 128 platform.

1:Quick maths lesson : a 128 bit machine handles one hundred and twenty eight (128) bits of information at once.
2:Your 32 (thirty two) bit cpu handles 32 bits of informaton at once (mhz(the frequency )).

733 divided by 4(four) =183.25mhz
295 multiply by 4 = 1183mhz

And with reference to your unfortnate bodily dis-figuration (not looking right), stop eating those jelly donuts, do some exercise, and await the full extent of PS2.

You don't really think SONY would waist those billions of Yen (Japanese monies), look extremly stupid ( maybey like bot), and lose ?


From a UNITED KINGDOM person.

Anybody worked out the correct formula ?

Come on bot, take all the time that you need...

Err... That's more than slighty wrong...


Bits mean hardly anything at all. The real power comes from the memory and processor.

Why do I keep repeating myself?

X-Box is a 32 bit system. Gamecubes main processor runs at 64 bit. Makes an iota of a difference.

Anyway, A PC and the PS2 are in completly different leagues. The PC is a gaming machine yes, but it is a variable, and therefore cannot be compared to a PS2, which is a constant.

So you're telling me, that if you had 32 people filling buckets with water - which you had to fill a swimming pool with, and your competitor had 128 people filling their buckets - both working @ the same time; there would be no differnce ?

I don't think we should say that the PS2 is a constant. We don't even know it's future - yet we do know the Pc's past. Fair enough, the PC will always be a machine to upgrade - but think about this. How often do you change your pc? ( when you get to the point where your mother board can't sustain the speed, nor can the ram etc...). I Would say about every 3-5 years. The original playstaion has only been upgraded after 5 years...

Need I remind you of the speed of the processor?

The speeds are about the same. Perhaps PS2 is lower. Anyway, the memory in the PS2 is pretty s***e, and you can get better standard memory in a X-Box, which has the same specs as the PC mentioned. Ish.

The PS was not only updated, but was thrown away, basically. The fact it can play old PS games makes no difference.


You kind of ruined your arguement as well, as the ORIGINAL playstation was updated after some years, so the PS2 will also be updated. So it is a constant. The next constant will be a PS3.

Need I, Need I...

The reason why the xbox needs so much ram, is that it is still using the standard IBM code (086...), which is roughly about 20 years out dated, and extremly memory needing. The new breed use RISC (reduced instruction set code)machines , which are roughly 8 time less complicated and a lot faster.

That's why !