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[Mmmkay]

FCC document on interference testing for the PS3:
http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/forms/blobs/retrieve.cgi?attachment_id=704267&native_or_pdf=pdf

PS3 model number: CECHA01 Production Prototype
(Not for sale: This sample is equivalent to mass-produced items)

It lists the CPU clock frequency at 3.2GHz and from this diagram below, indicates an AC power cable connecting to the unit.

 

[Razoric]

deadmeat owned :hippo

 

[mckmas8808]

I'm glad that something like this can be confirmed even though we knew it for months.

 

[kaching]

WHAT ABOUT RSX THOUGH? I DON'T SEE IT IN THIS DIAGRAM.

 

[Kangu]

does it confirm the 50Mhz downgrade of the GPU?

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

Well, I guess that's that.

Let's all have a relaxing drink guys, it's all on me.


EDIT:

does it confirm the 50Mhz downgrade of the GPU?

On second thought, gimme those drinks back!!

 

[Mmmkay]

No. There's no info on RSX.

I'd probably put it down to archaic test methodology and what needs to be disclosed, but I can't find the Xbox 360 test to confirm or dismiss that idea. It was obviously in the box and operating during the test procedure. :/

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

What does this mean for 4D?

 

[X26]

So what's heavier, a PS3 or a 360 + PSU?

 

[WalkMan]

Watch, someone's going to see the three power plugs and will assume that the PS3 needs 3 different outlets.

 

[kaching]

ALSO. WHY DOES PS3 NEED SO MANY AC CABLES?

Edit: Ah Ha. I swear I typed this before I saw Walkman's post.

 

[joshschw]

wait so we need two plugs for ps3?

yes this post is intentional!:lol

 

[mckmas8808]

WHAT ABOUT RSX THOUGH? I DON'T SEE IT IN THIS DIAGRAM.

Maybe because the RSX is now 350 MHz.

 

[Kangu]

So what's heavier, a PS3 or a 360 + PSU?

The PS3 will put a dent in your floor.

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

It'll put a dent in lots of things.

 

[Outdoor Miner]

I really wish they would have gone with an external power brick. I hope the system doesn't generate too much heat like the 360.

 

[Kangu]

It'll put a dent in lots of things.

Like your retirement fund lol

 

[sprocket]

umm what is E, F, and H?

 

[SnakeXs]

Like your retirement fund lol

Zing.

Anyways, I believe the 360 is 7 pounds without the PSU, and PS3 is 11ish with it. I could be wrong, and I can't remember the PSU weight, but 4 pounds sounds a bit much, but I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[fse]

good thing its 3.2ghz and internal psu. More room on shelfs and stuff.
november can't come soon enough... wii, ps3 .... oh my.

 

[Mmmkay]

umm what is E, F, and H?

E = Laptop
F = Laptop's external PSU
H = LCD monitor

 

[Bad_Boy]

some other random pics

:/

 

[Kangu]

some other random pics

:/

why would you even think of having a triple tiered base? especially when the last tier is so small. really makes absolutely no sense from a design perspective, unless you want the console to look like its floating when horizontal. not that that makes up for it looking hideous in the vertical position.

 

[MattXG]

So the SPE count is down to 4 now? Ouch.

 

[lollerskates]

Happy about this confirmation. happy dance dance!!
Sony provides the description for that part of the report, right? Im not to familiar with these reports. They test it right?

 

[HomerSimpson-Man]

So the SPE count is down to 4 now? Ouch.

?!?!

Explain.

 

[Dalauz]

its a good or a bad thing?

beer good, napster bad!

how many pikmins on screen are we talking about?

 

[davepoobond]

So the SPE count is down to 4 now? Ouch.

what?

 

[Mmmkay]

So the SPE count is down to 4 now? Ouch.

You'd think AJOLLYFELLOW would post that here himself. :/

Ah well, he was right on the 2.8GHz Dev kits... ohwai.

 

[Bearillusion]

what?

Ignore him.

 

[MattXG]

?!?!

Explain.

What you have and what you can use are 2 totally different things.

 

[Moderation Unlimited]

So the SPE count is down to 4 now? Ouch.

 

[Kangu]

What you have and what you can use are 2 totally different things.

Another quality export brought to you by OA Trading co.

 

[Tat]

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-11/875903/smells_like_***-ages.jpg

fixed

 

[davepoobond]

What you have and what you can use are 2 totally different things.

sounds like your mom.

 

[MattXG]

sounds like your mom.

That is a violation of the TOS.


Please, don't let it happen again or I will have to report you to the mods.


Come on. We can discuss this like gentlemen and not shut in nerds right?

 

[frAntic_Frog]

well this article just confirms the internal PSU, but its been a long known fact since E3 06 that the PS3 power unit was internal

 

[MattXG]

OS has claimed another SPE for its own....

 

[TobitheCat]

The document is new but the information in it is as old as June. Maybe that's why there's no RSX info. It's safe to say that the RSX has gone from the 1.8TFLOP rockstar to the backburner and will be on the next season of VH1's "The Surreal Life". It will be roomates with the Dreamcast. Should be interesting.

 

[Mmmkay]

The document is new but the information in it is as old as June. Maybe that's why there's no RSX info.

Try reading the document, not other people's misinterpretations:

At a guess, I'd say it's just AJOLLYFELLOW being disingenuous again. Say 7 total, 1 less for 'audio', 1 less for 'OS', and another 1 for 'on demand OS' = 4SPE's for game code. It's not the first time someone's jimmied the numbers like that. Doesn't make it right though.

 

[mckmas8808]

What you have and what you can use are 2 totally different things.

And the RSX is now 350 MHz amirite?

 

[Moderation Unlimited]

OS has claimed another SPE for its own....

HAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHA...:lol :lol :lol

 

[momolicious]

umm, people are more worried about RSX 50mhz downgrae

 

[davepoobond]

That is a violation of the TOS.


Please, don't let it happen again or I will have to report you to the mods.


Come on. We can discuss this like gentlemen and not shut in nerds right?

:|

 

[lollerskates]

whoah that report says it cant be reproduced without permission who leaked it?

I never saw it *shuts eyes*

 

[TobitheCat]

Try reading the document, not other people's misinterpretations:

At a guess, I'd say it's just Dopey being disingenuous again. Say 7 total, 1 less for 'audio', 1 less for 'OS', and another 1 for 'on demand OS' = 4SPE's for game code. It's not the first time someone's jimmied the numbers like that. Doesn't make it right though.

Dude, we knew everything in that document (sans the uber technical shit) since May and June.

 

[DCharlie]

WHAT ABOUT RSX THOUGH? I DON'T SEE IT IN THIS DIAGRAM.

it's external now!

 

[Moderation Unlimited]

OS has claimed another SPE for its own....

I can play you're game...

Xenon uses 1-2 threads (0.5 to 1 core) for file decompression, and 1 (0.5 core) for audio. Rendering 1/3 to 1/2 of the CPU useless to game code, etc. But that is a retarded analysis. Just like your analysis of CELL is retarded, as well.

Just look at the CPUs from a physically usuable perpective. CELL = 1 PPE (2 threads + VMX) + 7 SPEs (1 thread each) @ 3.2 Ghz. Xenon = 3 PPEs (2 threads each + VMX 128 unit each) @ 3.2 Ghz.

 

[jjasper]

it's external now!

:lol And has it's own power brick

 

[Mmmkay]

Dude, we knew everything in that document (sans the uber technical shit) since May and June.

It's a test for EMI compliance on a final production class PS3, not a product spec breakdown. It doesn't need to list every single component.