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Building a PC Equal to XBox for the Same Price or Less?

Posted by Cliff on from the a-challenge-to-the-readership dept.

Lonnold asks: "Every time the topic of Linux on the XBox and/or XBox modding comes up, some one always responds, 'I can build a better PC from scratch, why waste time modding a game console?' So that's my challenge, can anyone demonstrate that it is cheaper to build a PC comparable to the XBox specs?"

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  1. Impossible by GigsVT · · Score: 5, Funny

    build a PC comparable to the XBox specs

    There's no way you could find hardware that will only run signed binaries on the open market. Only an idiot would buy such crippled hardware, and the company that came out with it would go under quickly, unless maybe they were some kind of monopoly or something.

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  2. Including lawyers fees? by anthony_dipierro · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is this with or without the cost of defending yourself from a DMCA lawsuit?

  3. Re:Try this... by KurdtX · · Score: 4, Funny
    * MSI motherboard w/ generic "3D" video - $50
    * Athlon XP 1700+ CPU - $45
    * Kingston 128MB SDRAM - $24
    * Seagate Barracuda 30GB 7200RPM drive - $50
    * Dynapower METIS ATX Mid-Tower /w 300watt PSU - $22
    * NEC 52x CD-ROM drive - $15
    Realizing you don't have to make Linux run on something "just 'cause it's there" - $priceless
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