X Box or PC?
Posted by Ellis
Yo Sup
Ok, i want GP4 but what do i do? Spend money on upgrading my PC or buy an X-Box?
My PC is
350Mhz
384Mb RAM
GeForce 2 400MX
WinXP Pro
Do i bother upgrading that or buy an X-box? My motherboard can only support up to 500Mhz so i would need a new one of them rather than just a new processor
So what is it? X Box or upgrade PC? I cant decide
Racing Is Life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting
Jesus may be able to heal the sick and bring the dead back to life, but he can't do shît for low fps
Ok, i want GP4 but what do i do? Spend money on upgrading my PC or buy an X-Box?
My PC is
350Mhz
384Mb RAM
GeForce 2 400MX
WinXP Pro
Do i bother upgrading that or buy an X-box? My motherboard can only support up to 500Mhz so i would need a new one of them rather than just a new processor
So what is it? X Box or upgrade PC? I cant decide
Racing Is Life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting
Jesus may be able to heal the sick and bring the dead back to life, but he can't do shît for low fps
Yo Sup
But PS2 are actaully really crap. I thought Gran Turismo 3 was pish. The only PS2 game i like out of the 20 - 30 odd i have played is Grand Theft Auto 3.
Probably will go for PC but i have terrible luck with them and loads of compatibility problems, there wouldnt be any on an X-Box
Racing Is Life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting
Jesus may be able to heal the sick and bring the dead back to life, but he can't do shît for low fps
But PS2 are actaully really crap. I thought Gran Turismo 3 was pish. The only PS2 game i like out of the 20 - 30 odd i have played is Grand Theft Auto 3.
Probably will go for PC but i have terrible luck with them and loads of compatibility problems, there wouldnt be any on an X-Box
Racing Is Life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting
Jesus may be able to heal the sick and bring the dead back to life, but he can't do shît for low fps
For what you're going to have to pay for an X-Box (£300) you'd be better getting a new PC or something. I was reading a PC Mag the other day where they had a Duron 1Ghz, 128Mb RAM, 20Gb HDD, GeForce 2 MX, for £499 - which is a great price for such a spec... or go for the PC upgrade - it's obvious that the X-Box is geared more towards arcade than realism. From those PC shots that LS posted, the PC version is going to be the real sim. It looks great.
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Well here in the UK we have such a crap economy, we haven't yet quite worked out what the Euro actually is, so we still have ludicrously high prices for most stuff.
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Yo Sup
"Yes they are losing money now"
honestly do you think it is making a difference to M$ if they lose a few million? Not like they dont amke enough
It is estimated that bill Gates earns $1million every 7 minutes, most of whch goes directly into M$, never to be seen again. Actaully, come to think of it which M$ products are realy worth it?
We only have Windows cos of lack of other good operating systems and cos all programs are designed for Windows
FrontPage- well Dreamweaver is a millions times better
Word - pish, full stop
Publisher - the worlds most annoying DTP program
Microsoft Train Simulator - well you can push up for forward, and down for back cos trains go on rails.
Racing Is Life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting
Jesus may be able to heal the sick and bring the dead back to life, but he can't do shît for low fps
"Yes they are losing money now"
honestly do you think it is making a difference to M$ if they lose a few million? Not like they dont amke enough
It is estimated that bill Gates earns $1million every 7 minutes, most of whch goes directly into M$, never to be seen again. Actaully, come to think of it which M$ products are realy worth it?
We only have Windows cos of lack of other good operating systems and cos all programs are designed for Windows
FrontPage- well Dreamweaver is a millions times better
Word - pish, full stop
Publisher - the worlds most annoying DTP program
Microsoft Train Simulator - well you can push up for forward, and down for back cos trains go on rails.
Racing Is Life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting
Jesus may be able to heal the sick and bring the dead back to life, but he can't do shît for low fps
not if there's leaves on the line mate 
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ESSENTIAL OILS aren't essential unless you're an engine, a gearbox or a twat
LS's Tip of the week
ESSENTIAL OILS aren't essential unless you're an engine, a gearbox or a twat
Word - pish, full stop
They are are greedy bunch of gits, but let's not deny the fact that they do actually produce by far the best Work Suites and operating systems - the latter literally doesn't have any competition. Word isn't "pish", it is the best word proccesor. Everyone, including myself, complain about Microsoft and what bastards they are, yet we use their operating systems, their office suits, their graphics drivers, without a second thought. You might even say they've brain washed most people.
and YOU the consumer will pay that bill as long as the monopoly stands
What exactly do you mean by that one, Morbid
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They are are greedy bunch of gits, but let's not deny the fact that they do actually produce by far the best Work Suites and operating systems - the latter literally doesn't have any competition. Word isn't "pish", it is the best word proccesor. Everyone, including myself, complain about Microsoft and what bastards they are, yet we use their operating systems, their office suits, their graphics drivers, without a second thought. You might even say they've brain washed most people.
and YOU the consumer will pay that bill as long as the monopoly stands
What exactly do you mean by that one, Morbid
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Yo Sup
I dont pay the bill, i have never properly purchased any M$ software cos its all overpriced, and buggy.
In my school we use "Lotus word processor" I think its called, i dont use it that much but its better than Word. I hate word.
The only reason there work products are good is cos they designed the OS so they can full optimize anything that runs on the system.
I prefer Linux to Windows but cant use it cos its more advanced and this is my whole families PC.
"Everyone, including myself, complain about Microsoft and what bastards they are, yet we use their operating systems, their office suits, their graphics drivers, without a second thought"
Do we have a choice? We use windows or we use Linux, which alot of things arent compatible with. Nobody is going to be able to make a better OS cos every program that is released is desinged for Windows, and possible MAC too. We have no choice in the products which we choose. Linux is too complicated for the normal user but is still windows closest competion. I cant see anyone making a 'better' OS than M$ simply cos they basicly dictate the whole market.
"You might even say they've brain washed most people."
In a sense that is correct since they seemed to have managed to convince all programmers/companies that there products should be designed for windows and windows only.
Note that Microsoft have actaully 'stolen' most of there best ideas. like the 'windows' idea and the 'point and click' interface, aswell as many many others. Linux apparently has supporttes the "remote assistance" which XP has just intorduced, for a long long time.
XP - eXtreamly Pish. (yeah i know, extreamly doesnt start with an X but XP really stands for "eXPeriance, and i have never seen one word abbreviated to two letters)
Racing Is Life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting
Jesus may be able to heal the sick and bring the dead back to life, but he can't do shît for low fps
I dont pay the bill, i have never properly purchased any M$ software cos its all overpriced, and buggy.
In my school we use "Lotus word processor" I think its called, i dont use it that much but its better than Word. I hate word.
The only reason there work products are good is cos they designed the OS so they can full optimize anything that runs on the system.
I prefer Linux to Windows but cant use it cos its more advanced and this is my whole families PC.
"Everyone, including myself, complain about Microsoft and what bastards they are, yet we use their operating systems, their office suits, their graphics drivers, without a second thought"
Do we have a choice? We use windows or we use Linux, which alot of things arent compatible with. Nobody is going to be able to make a better OS cos every program that is released is desinged for Windows, and possible MAC too. We have no choice in the products which we choose. Linux is too complicated for the normal user but is still windows closest competion. I cant see anyone making a 'better' OS than M$ simply cos they basicly dictate the whole market.
"You might even say they've brain washed most people."
In a sense that is correct since they seemed to have managed to convince all programmers/companies that there products should be designed for windows and windows only.
Note that Microsoft have actaully 'stolen' most of there best ideas. like the 'windows' idea and the 'point and click' interface, aswell as many many others. Linux apparently has supporttes the "remote assistance" which XP has just intorduced, for a long long time.
XP - eXtreamly Pish. (yeah i know, extreamly doesnt start with an X but XP really stands for "eXPeriance, and i have never seen one word abbreviated to two letters)
Racing Is Life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting
Jesus may be able to heal the sick and bring the dead back to life, but he can't do shît for low fps
Yo Sup
"not if there's leaves on the line mate"
LOL, i fail to see why we have so many train accidents in the UK if it only involves forward, back, and the horn.
Wheres the skill in driving a train?
XP - eXPeriance, yeah its one hell of an experiance when you throw your computer out the windows cos you get pissed off at it then your dad wont stop moaning.
Racing Is Life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting
Jesus may be able to heal the sick and bring the dead back to life, but he can't do shît for low fps
"not if there's leaves on the line mate
"LOL, i fail to see why we have so many train accidents in the UK if it only involves forward, back, and the horn.
Wheres the skill in driving a train?
XP - eXPeriance, yeah its one hell of an experiance when you throw your computer out the windows cos you get pissed off at it then your dad wont stop moaning.
Racing Is Life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting
Jesus may be able to heal the sick and bring the dead back to life, but he can't do shît for low fps
Hey,
I'll have to disagree with Ellis2kX: XP - eXtreamly Pish.
I have owned XP for a few months now.. and it never crashed.
And I use programs/games like Visual C++, 3D Studio Max, Dreamweaver, Flash, Bryce, FS 2002, GP3, F1 2001 etc. which usually make the PC quite unstable.
IMO, XP is the best OS yet.
mARC
Marc
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I'll have to disagree with Ellis2kX: XP - eXtreamly Pish.
I have owned XP for a few months now.. and it never crashed.
And I use programs/games like Visual C++, 3D Studio Max, Dreamweaver, Flash, Bryce, FS 2002, GP3, F1 2001 etc. which usually make the PC quite unstable.
IMO, XP is the best OS yet.
mARC
Marc
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Yo Sup
But there is the issues with compatibility, with HW and SW. Microsoft also admit that the compatibility mode doesnt work under most circumstances. XP is either amazing or its crap, everybody is different. I have never ment anyone who says its ok. People always say "its great" or "its crap". So an OS that only works with some people.
dont you think it was just a bit overpriced for a CD? Most expensive peice of plastic i have come across.
XP has never crashed for me, but the programs that run in it have. I get the equivelemt to an illegal operation at least 3 times each day and MSN messanger seems to have some problems signing in, dont say reinstall it cos you cant as they stupidly built it into the OS.
Unless your PC is decently new and you HW is all pretty new then you will have problems with drivers and stuff. My ATI card wasnt too old (only 1 year) and it didnt work in XP so i asked ATI if they were making drivers and they said "no its a waste of time"
The best bit bout XP is it looks so much better than the old windows which i hated to death, XP looks so smart.
XP isnt the worst OS ever, that goes to ME, and 98 is definatly the most "crash happy".
Racing Is Life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting
Jesus may be able to heal the sick and bring the dead back to life, but he can't do shît for low fps
But there is the issues with compatibility, with HW and SW. Microsoft also admit that the compatibility mode doesnt work under most circumstances. XP is either amazing or its crap, everybody is different. I have never ment anyone who says its ok. People always say "its great" or "its crap". So an OS that only works with some people.
dont you think it was just a bit overpriced for a CD? Most expensive peice of plastic i have come across.
XP has never crashed for me, but the programs that run in it have. I get the equivelemt to an illegal operation at least 3 times each day and MSN messanger seems to have some problems signing in, dont say reinstall it cos you cant as they stupidly built it into the OS.
Unless your PC is decently new and you HW is all pretty new then you will have problems with drivers and stuff. My ATI card wasnt too old (only 1 year) and it didnt work in XP so i asked ATI if they were making drivers and they said "no its a waste of time"
The best bit bout XP is it looks so much better than the old windows which i hated to death, XP looks so smart.
XP isnt the worst OS ever, that goes to ME, and 98 is definatly the most "crash happy".
Racing Is Life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting
Jesus may be able to heal the sick and bring the dead back to life, but he can't do shît for low fps
Yo Sup
I was about to come in here and PRAISE Microsoft and say "I have actauuly found a good M$ product", but no.
MSN explorer. It looks goodm,, allows easy and fast access to emails/MSN messenger and internet but it doesnt seem to load this forum up at all and is slow at logging into to anything but a hotmail email account
No, cant reinstall that, its built into XP (again)
Racing Is Life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting
Jesus may be able to heal the sick and bring the dead back to life, but he can't do shît for low fps
I was about to come in here and PRAISE Microsoft and say "I have actauuly found a good M$ product", but no.
MSN explorer. It looks goodm,, allows easy and fast access to emails/MSN messenger and internet but it doesnt seem to load this forum up at all and is slow at logging into to anything but a hotmail email account
No, cant reinstall that, its built into XP (again)
Racing Is Life. Anything that happens before or after is just waiting
Jesus may be able to heal the sick and bring the dead back to life, but he can't do shît for low fps
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