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Wula_

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#1 Wula_

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Okay for the ones that do know. There is a option in the menu that allows us to run a different OS on the PS3. So here is the lovely problem I have. I only have $1200 free spending cash since I am inbetween jobs. And it looks like some hardware on my PC is finally crapping out like I expect it would. Kinda surprised it last this long. Anyways not much of a PC person so can't say what it is excatly that may be busted. So I can either try to find a compy under $1200 or buy another PS3 and try to install XP or buy a copy of Vista. But the thing is I do not know how well either of them operate on the PS3. So if anyone has first hand knowledge let me know please and give me your opion is it worth it or should I try to find another cheap computer?

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#2 stuartcee

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Depending on what you want the PC to do you can get a computer and a ps3 for $1200 or less. I just got a laptop for $600, works great for me. I dont use it for games though.

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#3 Wula_

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well I got about $150 in games sitting on my desk that haven't really been played yet alone taken out of the shrink wrap due to not having a good enough pc. I can wait a bit I suppose to get a PC if there is some kind of web based chat client that works with MSN, yahoo and aim or one of the three at a time. But if a PS3 can run a OS fine and be able to run apps and a few games I will go buy another PS3 tomorrow just for the cause. But if it can't do that then I will wait till I get another job and attempt to build my own PC 2-4 months down the road. And the reason I seem eager is because I use my PC for EVERYTHING. I don't use phonelines at all so unless if I can find some web based clients on the PS3 I am kinda screwed for communicating to the outside world. Doesn't help that I live in the countryside and can't get to a lan cafe.

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#4 Jair_Mejia

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Installing another OS on the ps3 is more just for fun for coders who like to mess around with the hardware, things like that. It's not a replacement for a regular PC.

I would just take those 1200 and get a nice E8200 or something, a decent motherboard, 4gb of ram, and an 8800 or higher. That'll cover you for a while with PC games, and you can also do all the other fun PC things.

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#5 LtColJaxson

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Installing another OS on the ps3 is more just for fun for coders who like to mess around with the hardware, things like that. It's not a replacement for a regular PC.
I would just take those 1200 and get a nice E8200 or something, a decent motherboard, 4gb of ram, and an 8800 or higher. That'll cover you for a while with PC games, and you can also do all the other fun PC things.
Jair_Mejia

Yep

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#6 ParadiseAwaits

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Installing another OS on the ps3 is more just for fun for coders who like to mess around with the hardware, things like that. It's not a replacement for a regular PC.
Jair_Mejia

That and there is little to no point in doing so.

The PS3 is amazing for gaming, but in terms of a PC it falls short.

256MB RAM is the recommended requirements for XP. You would never want to run a PC on 256.

The PS3 uses a very basic Operating System...similar to Linux, which uses very minimal resources leaving nearly all of the resources available for games.

I respect the PS3's hardware very highly as a gaming console. It surpasses anything on the market hands down, but it can not substitute a PC.

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#7 Wula_

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thanks guys appreciate it that is all I need to know for now. Now time to resume my quest for a web based chat client : D