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Thread ID: 89180	2008-04-23 05:36:00	PC vs PS3	Krisby5 (13221)	Press F1

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661560	2008-04-23 05:36:00	How does a PS3 specs stack up to a PC's specs? (Purely gaming wise) Would a PC with 3Ghz Core 2 Duo,2 gigs of RAM and a 8800GT have better graphics than a PS3? I thought this would be a interesting little discussion starter :thumbs:	Krisby5 (13221)
661561	2008-04-23 05:47:00	Crikey . . . . well you're talking a RISC vs CISC there, so it's hard to even compare them IMHO . . . . :confused:	nofam (9009)
661562	2008-04-23 05:52:00	Really? I have no idea how to compare them so I decided to post it here. Surely someone may know enough to be able to give a rough comparison?	Krisby5 (13221)
661563	2008-04-23 07:38:00	Your pc would beat the PS3 anyday, its just that the PS3 doesnt need to run loads of apps and services.	SPARTAN 860 (2618)
661564	2008-04-23 07:54:00	PS3 CPU * 3 . 2GHz * 512KB L2 cache GPU * Clocked at 550 MHz * 1 . 8 TFLOPS floating point performance, 356 GFLOPS programmable * 300 . 4 million transistors * 280 shader operations per cycle * 154 billion shader operations per second * 128-bit pixel precision * Vertices Performance: 1 . 1 billion vertices per second * Texture bandwidth: 47 . 5 GB/sec * 256MB GDDR3 VRAM (700MHz) Memory * 256MB XDR Main RAM (3 . 2GHz) * System Bus 2 . 5GB/s PC(Not the highest you could build) CPU Q6600 CPU Speed: 2 . 40 GHz L2 Cache Size: 8 MB Bus Speed: 1066 MHz Memory * 2GB DDR2-800 GPU (9800GTX) Number of Transistors 754 million Core Clock 675 MHz Shader Clock 1688 MHz Processor Cores 128 Memory Clock 1100 MHz / 2200 MHz Memory Interface 256 bit Total Memory Bandwidth 70 . 4 GB/s Memory Size 512 MB ROPs 16 Texture Filtering Units 64 Texture Filtering Rate 43 . 2 GigaTexels/sec You can't really compare because all PS3s are the same . All PCs certainly are not . But a high end gaming PC will always outperform a console . Seen Crysis on your PS3 lately?	pctek (84)
661565	2008-04-23 08:58:00	Well they are built for completely different reasons. The PS3 in it's own respect is a computer but it doesn't run a whole bunch of junk, it is purpose built to pretty much just run what disc you insert, your games ofcourse. The PC on the other hand generally will be dealing with the operating system at all times. This will use up memory space and cpu time. Like nofam said, the PS3 is RISC, your (gaming)PC will be CISC, the PS3 deals with its own hardware far better than MS Windows x can currently do. What you'll find is that if you spend enough, sure everything will be better looking and smoother running via the PC, it's only a matter of money. For the PS3 however there is virtually no customisation (you can paint the exterior if you want, also you can 'upgrade' the HDD with any 2.5" sata one) but if you were to do only gaming, and those types of games that you like also happened to be available on the PS3 I would say you are better off with that since to get the same kind of graphics (not only good graphics but decent FPS) out of a PC, factor in also loading time, you will get better 'bang for the buck'. If you were to go into Bluray... the bang for the buck figure only gets better, with that of the PS3's currently in profile 2.0 which is best possible I believe. Game rentals are also much easier to find for gaming consoles than for PC's, or maybe it's just that I haven't yet found a place that rents out PC games.	Deathwish (143)
661566	2008-04-23 09:07:00	PC all the way PC can be upgraded PC can run game backups much easier (no modchip needed) PC can do more than just gaming PC you have a mouse for FPS games PC you have a real keyboard rather than a virtual one PC probably overclocks better (can you even OC a PS3?) PC has better graphics quality I'm biased against consoles though (apart from maybe a sega and sonic the hedgehog, but then you can emulate that on, guess what, a PC! - oh yeah, and you can save too)	Agent_24 (57)
661567	2008-04-23 12:09:00	PC all the way PC can be upgraded PC can run game backups much easier (no modchip needed) PC can do more than just gaming PC you have a mouse for FPS games PC you have a real keyboard rather than a virtual one PC probably overclocks better (can you even OC a PS3?) PC has better graphics quality I'm biased against consoles though (apart from maybe a sega and sonic the hedgehog, but then you can emulate that on, guess what, a PC! - oh yeah, and you can save too) Yes, the bias is obvious :P You have to remember that on the PS3 you can plug in your 'modern' USB devices such as wireless mouse/keyboards . Besides, 'doing more than just gaming' isn't applicable here, nor over clocking/upgrading since for consoles the games are usually built specifically for them and their hardware . 100% Compatibility and you can expect good performance of that game on your console . I could say more but I think the thread starter's intentions was just to investigate the differences between the two rather than people pointlessly arguing about which is better, they cannot and should not be compared that way because they are very different beings . It would be like comparing an Ariel Atom 3 to a Holden Commodore for racing . Both good off the line, but ofcourse the more purpose built Atom 3 being much better everywhere . A few $$$ (maybe $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for this particular comparison)/upgrades later, the Commodore I'm sure would catch up .	Deathwish (143)
661568	2008-04-23 21:56:00	The PS3 in it's own respect is a computer Ah no, its not. Its a games console. Try doing your accounts on a PS3.	pctek (84)
661569	2008-04-23 23:01:00	I read somewhere that some people had got linux to run on a PS3 (or was it PS2?) I cant remember. Actually it was the xbox I think. Underneath, an xbox is a Pentium 3 733 or something similar, so linux ran pretty slowly. While I'd say consoles generally have lower hardware specifications, game for game, they will always be able to match, or even exceed a PC twice the price (or even more). I don't know much about PS3 games, but are new games displayed at 1080? Show me a comparably priced PC which can display 1080 at 60fps. Even with the original playstation which had a 33mhz processor, it gave comparable performance to pentium II's which had speeds between 300mhz+. Dollar for dollar, a console will always be better for games than a PC. Partly because consoles are sold at a loss/cost, and money is made on the games. The reason is the software is all specialised to run on the hardware; all PS3s are the same, so developers can program directly for the hardware. With PC's, there are layers of abstraction to account for all different types of hardware and configuration. So instead of developing a game which runs specifically on nVidia, or ATi hardware, games are developed in DirectX and openGL. These then run on the hardware. These extra layers add overhead, and that is the cost of having the freedom to choose your own hardware. Sure, you can't do your accounts on a PS3, a PS3 is only for games. If you want to game, get a console. Anything else, get a PC, or if you want decent gaming on a PC, expect to pay a lot. I admit though, a PC is a lot more flexible. And I guess thats what you're paying for.	utopian201 (6245)
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