Task 2 – Design spec

Artwork/images for the main console and my controller 

 

RAM

The console i have designed will have 2GB of DDR3 RAM this is a universal power supply and it is also what the PS4 contains along with 8GB of dedicated GDDR5 RAM the RAM is capable of allot of things and it enable the console i have designed to run smooth and to enable it to run next gen games allot faster and allot easier during the time it will be used inside the actual console. The RAM is one of the main part of a console so that is why i have chosen to use a PS4s because of this reason and because it is pretty reliable for the console i am designing. The cost of its RAM is around £210   

CPU
for my CPU i will be using the Alien-Ware M11x R1 R2 CPU Heat-sink with Fan HRN0P 0HRN0P this is a powerful CPU and i believe it to be one of the best you can get so that is why i have chosen this one the CPU is capable of doing almost anything and it is able to make my console run faster and overall be a better console. The cost of the CPU is around £79

GRAPHIC PROCESSOR

The console will use a semi-custom accelerated processing unit (APU) developed by AMD in cooperation with Sony and is manufactured on the TSMC 28 nm process node.[1] Its APU is a single-chip that combines a central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU), as well as other components such as a memory controller and video decoder the console will always have the dedicated graphics processor so that people wont have any problems during here time on the console. The Graphics processor is around £82 

VIDEO DISPLAY OUTPUT 
I will be using any thing from 52 inch plasma screen TVs form computer monitors this will allow the console to be usable on almost every home TVs or PCs screens this allows the console to be used on most consoles this allows it to work on everything and it just allows it to function well because of this reason.   

SOUND AUDIO
for my sound audio i will be using integrated speakers this will allow the sound quality to be very good and it will basically allow player to hear what they are playing on instead of just dead silence. The speakers will just be basic but they will overall do their job so there wont be a problem when it comes to the sound quality of the console. 
   
INTERNAL STORAGE
my internal storage will be a  San-disk hard drive the hard drive will have 256GB with 20GB of extra storage the hard drive has a liquid cooling system to ensure that it doesn't overheat and it has allot of memory to ensure that the console will be able to hold saved data and allot of it or the games it will be running on it. the storage will allow most games to be installed onto it and it is capable of holding pleanty of the games on it for as long as it possibly can. The cost of this would be around £118

PORTABLE STORAGE MEDIA 
The console will  have and accessible memory stitch in which will be optional for people to store extra data on or just to put something on the console this will allow you to access from another console and put in onto the console you are actually thins could be you account of just a DLC in which you have purchased and put onto the memory stick. This would cost around £69

POWER SUPPLY
the power supply will look kind of like the PS4 but the difference will be that the power is only coming threw one side of the console the left side of it is where all the wires and other things will be plugged into it so that the right side is clear sand their is no clutter around this also helps to hide some of the wires by putting them there this will also ensure that the wires will be easy to get to and they wont be all around the console. This would cost £29

CONTROLLER
The controller will be my own design and you will be able to see it at the top of the page.

CONNECTIVITY 
The connection will be fast between modems and controllers this will allow the console to be fast and very efficient for when it is in use. the connection speed will be fast and it will beat its competitors at this.  
   
SOFTWARE KERNEL 

In computing, the kernel is a computer program that manages input/output requests from software and translates them into data processing instructions for the central processing unit and other electronic components of a computer. The kernel is a fundamental part of a modern computer's operating system. so for that reason i will be using a similar one to Xbox and near enough a copy of PlayStation so therefore i will be using the same as PlayStation.  

The overall cost of my console would be £587 this is a reasonable price considering what is inside the console.