XBOX Hardware Specifications


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agreed these posts are stupid

...also, anyone that knows anything about PCs would have known the rough specs of the Xbox even BEFORE it came out.

Can somebody say "OLD NEWS!" ?

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The Xbox contains a Heavily modified version of Windows with different support features to run the xbox and not make it feel like a PC. Yes it has Windows 2000 Kernal by it's side but it's a modified one. I've known this since the begining of the Xbox existance. Get facts straight boys. Leaving a Regular Windows 2000 Kernal in a xbox system will bog down the rig. That's why it's modified.

Upgradability would not confuse the consumer because The Xbox would have to undergo a design change for ease of installation of the Memory. So the Consumer won't be confused about anything. An expansion bay would be a good a idea as well. So if the current HD goes bad a replacement can be thrown that already has evrything you need. Of course MS would have to distribute the HD's because they would have to preconfigured.

-JollyRigger

look if people wanted a pc then im sure they'd buy a pc if they want a console they'd buy a console

why the heck anyone (other than you) would want the full 2000 kernal for no reason is beyond me and your other idea of upgradability makes little sense because its a console no one wants to go upgrading

I very much doubt you've played on a xbox so i gotta say your the "POOR" one, you havent a clue what it is... All these mods you hear about are nothing to do with ms, i think your confused as to what it does outta the box and what it is after its been modified.

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The os on the xbox is roughtly 1mb which is tiny and great so it dosent take up much space, can someone lock this thread because its stupid. And anyone who thinks Halo 2 will run smoothly on a PC is stupid plus the fact that it will never come out on PC, I know no-one has said it but I'm just saying. But anyone who is able to find a ?129 quid pc , fully cased and stuff that is able to play hl2 or doom3 smoothly, then I will eat my hat but I know no-one wont so i'll be fine:)). Also 64mb for the Xbox is fine, better than what the other conoles have which is 32mb. Adding more would just allow more FSAA but on a TV you dont see many jaggies

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Both machines are built for entirely different purposes.

Unlike most of us geeks, there are people in the world who cant be bothered configuring a PC. All they want is a cheap gaming system that does exactly what its designed to do. The XBOX does this almost prefectly.

Comparing an PC to a XBOX (or any other gaming console) is like comparing a Tractor to a Performance Car. They're both built for different purposes.

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Indeed, people saying it'll have a 5GHz processor are living in cuckoo land.

hhmmm not at all , if they're going to lauch it at the end of 2006 ,

then by that time a 3,6 GHz should be a cheapo model , and since they like to lose money with every console sold . . .

plus if they would go with AMD that should do the trick [(concerning the price thing) , that would be also nice to see an Athlon FX / 64 inside]

; but that wont happen since I think IBM is the one doing this time the processor for it

I didn't say that Im sure there's going to be a 5GHz proc. inside XboX 2 , I just said it would be cool

PS. I live in cuckoo land :wacko:

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Since the original XBOX was so much like a PC people found the XBOX very easy to crack and hack. The XBOX 2 will have specialised hardware designed solely for that system which MS hopes will make it much harder for people to hack it.

(I'm talking different standards and protocols, new hardware connection types, etc, everything will be tightly integrated)

Time will tell in how successfull they are, I have no doubt that the XBOX 2 will be hackable, but probably not to anywhere near the extent of the original system.

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Putting 'just a thought' doesn't excuse you from being a silly spec-monkey. Specs are not always all they are cracked up to be - with your logic the PS2's processor would pale in comparison to the Xbox's when in fact the gap is not large at all.

Coupled with the fact that all Xbox games are designed to be run on that one specification only, while PC games have to contend with a huge variety of specs makes you look even more foolish....

First of all, why don't you just kiss my butt.

Second of all, just because I have a thought doesn't mean I am a fool or stupid. In any case, seems to me YOU are the stupid because you didn't read my post well. I very clearly said -------------> JUST A THOUGHT.

I have never owned an Xbox nor do I plan to. A PC, if well configured, can do the same or even more. I came across the Xbox specs by accident and was curious about it. Nothing more so the next time you have something to say about my post or anyone else, be a bit more respectful with your comments.

Just because someone has a question, a thought or simply a comment doesn't make them foolish or stupid.

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A PC, if well configured, can do the same or even more.

But then you'll be paying more for your graphics card on that PC then you will for the entire Xbox, and that's just one PC component. Then you have to face the fact that PC games will never catch up to console games visually because although the hardware can handle it the developers are programming for such a wide variety of hardware that it will never look as good as it can. You won't find a shooter that looks better then Halo 2 on PC, you won't find a racer that looks better that PGR2 etc etc. There's a reason why consoles and console games massively outsell PC games, they're graphically superior and the average consumer will know how to play it. Not everyone knows how to install a game and get the latest patches and makes sure they've got the latest drivers contrary to what all the geeks on Neowin may think (L0lz n00b!!!11 and all the other crap we see).

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Xbox 2 is supposted to be a dvd-HD player that "happens" to have 2 controler ports (hopefully wireless)

my hopes and dreams for XBOX2 (only reason ill buy one)

built in wireless controlers as well as wired. would make life much eaiser.

VGA out - i dont have a tv in my room, so im using a TV tuner.... looks TERRIBLE

make xbox live free, or less per year ($25 would be great)

have more "fun" games you could play with your girl... she has GameCube.

the DVD player to read VCDs and dont need a remote

different colors... green gets boring

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I have never owned an Xbox nor do I plan to. A PC, if well configured, can do the same or even more.

Proves you have no idea what your talking about, if you can configure your pc to play xbox games and boot in 2 seconds into a game i gotta say your talking crap...

if you have no idea what a console is maybe you start a post asking what one is, not making some wacko comments

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Proves you have no idea what your talking about, if you can configure your pc to play xbox games and boot in 2 seconds into a game i gotta say your talking crap...

if you have no idea what a console is maybe you start a post asking what one is, not making some wacko comments

You can kiss my butt too idiot. If you read my damn post correctly, you will notice I VERY CLEARLY said -----" Just a thought".

I just figured a PC was better because of the hardware setup when I compared the specs and that is NOT a wacko comment. Wacko comments is what your friend Gamefox posted.

LEARN TO READ BEFORE INSULTING. :crazy:

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If something is worth comparing to the PC, it is the Phantom Console. It is designed by Infinium Labs. Have a look at its specs:

http://www.megagames.com/news/html/hardwar...sunveiled.shtml

Phantom Specs: -

- Custom OS on Windows XPe kernel

- Up to 3.0 GHz processor with 256MB DDR RAM

- High-performance nVidia video card

- High-performance Intel motherboard

- Dolby Digital 7.1 Surround Sound

- 100+ Gigabyte internal storage device

- On-board RF wireless modules

- S-Video, RCA or component video and PAL

- 10/100 baseT Ethernet

- 1 wireless controller

- Wireless keyboard and mouse

- 2 USB ports

- 4 controller ports

- 12? Port Extension Cable

Now that is what u can call a PC.:D:D

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Indeed, people saying it'll have a 5GHz processor are living in cuckoo land.

I don't beleive it will even be 2 GHz.

My Guess on XBOX Next

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IBM PowerPC 1.8 GHz

256MB DDR-2 Ram

80GB Hard Drive

10/100 LAN

Custom ATi Videocard

Custom Motherboard

Custom Media Format

I feel that 256MB Ram is stretching it too. Consoles don't need power to run games like PC's do.

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it will be at least 2.5Ghz,

Dazzla has a point about the graphical power of the xbox, Games will allways look better on Xbox compared to a Regular PC.

I have both xbox and PC, and to be honest i enjoy playing xbox better than my PC, whoever started this thread is stupid, Anyway... graphics arent everything, The trill i get using my xbox is undescribable, Much better than been huddled around your pc in the corner.

Did i mention how good xbox live is :p

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it will be at least 2.5Ghz,

Dazzla has a point about the graphical power of the xbox, Games will allways look better on Xbox compared to a Regular PC.

I have both xbox and PC, and to be honest i enjoy playing xbox better than my PC, whoever started this thread is stupid, Anyway... graphics arent everything, The trill i get using my xbox is undescribable, Much better than been huddled around your pc in the corner.

Did i mention how good xbox live is :p

at least 2.5 GHz? hellz no.. theya re going to use a IBM Processor which I dont even think that they are at 2.5 Ghz yet. They always keep consoles power limited too to keep it cheap.

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at least 2.5 GHz? hellz no.. theya re going to use a IBM Processor which I dont even think that they are at 2.5 Ghz yet. They always keep consoles power limited too to keep it cheap.

i think it will be at 2ghz, 2 years time the g5 will be near 3 years old, prob be hella cheeper than it will be today and the hdd will be near the 200/250 mark, if theres tivo functions built in they're gonna need it. Also think it will be sata 150.

Ram i think will be near the 512, dont think it wil be ddr2 as it will be still quite exspensive it prob be ddr400 and dual channel and there will be dedicated video memory, 128 mabie.

Video your looking towards r420 tech but with some more specific instruction sets to help along developers.

anyway back on subject, consoles offer the best gaming exsperiance outta the box, hell pc's can do alot more stuff than a console could ever do but you do pay for that privelige. trying to compare the 2 is not a good idea, you get too many people bitching over it :p

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I don't beleive it will even be 2 GHz.

My Guess on XBOX Next

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IBM PowerPC 1.8 GHz

256MB DDR-2 Ram

80GB Hard Drive

10/100 LAN

Custom ATi Videocard

Custom Motherboard

Custom Media Format

I feel that 256MB Ram is stretching it too. Consoles don't need power to run games like PC's do.

Not trying to be insulting, just curious about this.

Why would Microsoft use PowerPC architecture? Why not just stick with x86, like they have so far? Rerwitten a kernel, even for a gaming console, to work on a different architecture is going to cost them dearly. I personally think it will still be ran on x86.

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The Xbox does give better graphics than the PC. *But* isn't the max res on the TV 640x400 or similar. OF course its going to "look" better its easy to get high frame rates and good texture quality on that sort of system with the res that low.

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my estimate of XBOX 2

Intel P4 3.06Ghz 533 fsb

512MB DDR Ram PC2100

(it has a guarenteed ATi card, they signed a deal) so say a stripped down 9700 non pro

Blu-Ray disc tecnology dsik drive

a 40GB 7200 RPM hdd by western digital

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my estimate of XBOX 2

Intel P4 3.06Ghz 533 fsb

512MB DDR Ram PC2100

(it has a guarenteed ATi card, they signed a deal) so say a stripped down 9700 non pro

Blu-Ray disc tecnology dsik drive

a 40GB 7200 RPM hdd by western digital

Erm except isnt the Processor going to be IBM :huh: I would say a stripped down 9700 non pro. By the time its coming out 2006? I would say a stripped down 9800 pro And I bet it wont have 512mb Ram, possibly 256

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You can't say that a PC won't ever be able to do graphics as well as a X-box. PC's and Consoles leapfrog each other all the time. It's only console fanboys who would say that the PC will never have graphics as good as a console. Just look at when the N64 came out. I'm sure the PC has surpassed that.

Also a lot of companies, especially Id Software make the games with as much graphics as they can put into it and then let you dial down some or most of the features if you have a slower computer. Or just leave it up to you to upgrade. That's what minimum and recommended system requirements are for. I'm sure hardly anyone is making games to run on ALL configurations of PC's including PII or below anymore.

Also, the win2k kernel is NT5. So to be technical you could say the X-box runs a stripped down NT kernel. I don't see any reason why they would need to upgrade it to 5.1 (XP).

What the consoles have going for them is that since they are fixed they can optimize the games for them very well. But you can't say that the PC can't or won't ever do better. That just sounds narrow minded to me.

Oh yeah, the max res that can be displayed on a regular TV is 800x600.

For some people the money put to upgrading a computer is worth it because of the fact that they can do a lot more with it than just play games.

Don't get me wrong, I like both consoles and computers. I have a console hooked to a computer with a TV tuner card. :p :shifty: ;)

Anyway I'm having deja vu here. Hasn't console versus computers been discussed before?

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