ID:276905
 May 28 2006, 10:40 pm
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Would it be cheaper to buy the motherboard for the system than to buy the entire system from stores? Just wondering, I was thinking about buying the boards for all the current systems and making my own Multi-System thingy.
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Well, whatever reads the discs so I can play them. I thought they were the motherboards, but I dunno if thats what they were called. Any ways, where could I buy the motherboards?
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...cd roms read the cd's :/
You should learn more about bullding a computer before you attempt it. But it's not hard, just find some guides online. You can buy parts at newegg.com but you're going to need much more than just a motherboard to run a computer:) If attempting to build a computer, two questions. What parts do you have that you can use towards this new computer. (Ex. monitor, keyboard, dvd burner, hdd etc) And what's your price range? | |
You need to know much more than that about the internals of a computer before you start putting them together. =)
It's well worth learning though, and building your own computer is quite educational. Just make sure you read up on it before you dive in. | |
I think he is talking about consoles...And you CANNOT buy most of the stuff for the Xbox360/PS3 since some of it is custom and also the games are all differentatly encoded.
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Dark_Shadow_Ninja wrote:
I think he is talking about consoles...And you CANNOT buy most of the stuff for the Xbox360/PS3 since some of it is custom and also the games are all differentatly encoded. Yeah, thats what I meant. Damn, anyone know where I can buy faulty/broken consoles? | |
Are you wanting to piece together several systems to make one mega system? That really isn't all that easy. Chances are you cannot get the same DVD Drive to work for X-Box, PlayStation2, and GameCube. I know X-Box has special reverse wrote discs, which can only be properly read by a X-Box's cd drive. The PS2 has a normal DVD format, I think, but is not burnt exactly the same, but I have never looked into it. No clue about the gamecube, I don't own one, or at least a working one.
The motherboard is what everything is plugged into, and they hand things like distribution of data. These are VERY machine specific. You COULD NOT put a gamecube motherboard in a X-Box. If a motherboard goes out in system, you cannot replace it, or at least not for what it would cost to buy a new one. You can normally buy broken systems or replacement parts on the internet. e-Bay is a good place to go to get these, but with the current cost of the last-gen systems, you would be just as good to buy a new one. If you want to make a super system you have two options: A. Make a new case capable of holding the internals of all of the systems you want, so they would all be contained in the same housing, or B. Get some duct tape and go crazy. These are you only real options, and they arn't that great. | |
Yeah, I was gonna buy all the internals, make a switch, and build a superconsole. And whenever an updated version of a console comes out, Ill just replace the old version.
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Basically, this ain't gonna happen. It is not worth doing. You are much better off buying a bunch of sheet metal and making a case to sit all your consoles in, build a power strip in, and get a 3-in-1 Console-AV connector. You cannot get off cheaper though, you would still have to buy all the systems.
About the only thing I can see worth while is making a mount to sit all of you consoles on, with embedded power strip and the already mentioned AV cords. This would consolidate most cords and make it a lot easier to manage the 3+ systems you might have. This could be made out of wood, metal, or if you know a little about it, plastic. This, however, would amount to nothing more than a component stack that you can already get for stereos, DVD, VCR, and whatever else you need to throw in one. | |
"I was thinking about buying the boards for all the current systems and making my own Multi-System thingy."
I don't get what you mean...