Microsoft Corp. reportedly plans to release a new version its Xbox 360 video game system code-named Jasper in August and has already assigned IBM and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to make chips for the new game console. However, there are other important rumours: TSMC got orders to produce the chip for code-named Valhalla Xbox 360 design, which is rumoured to combine microprocessor and graphics chip in a single piece of silicon.
The code-named Jasper design of the Xbox 360 game console will use ATI Xenos graphics and memory controller hub (GMCH) made using 65nm process at TSMC as well as IBM Xenon central processing unit (CPU) produced at IBM’s 65nm nodes. The new system design is projected to consume less electricity, use less complex cooling systems and also produce less noise.
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The code-named Jasper design of the Xbox 360 game console will use ATI Xenos graphics and memory controller hub (GMCH) made using 65nm process at TSMC as well as IBM Xenon central processing unit (CPU) produced at IBM’s 65nm nodes. The new system design is projected to consume less electricity, use less complex cooling systems and also produce less noise.
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Why? BECAUSE THATS THE MICROSOFT WAY!
Why? BECAUSE THATS THE MICROSOFT WAY!
What the hell are you bleating on about??? They're just releasing a new line of 360s that are quieter and more efficient.
It's the same thing... this is no different then making a new intel processor... its the same processor just designed differnet internally to make it smaller and more energy efficient
I see microsoft upping cpu specs a bit and same goes for video. Dunno why I just do.
Would be interesting to see them update the 360's like pcs.
No it wouldn't. Putting a slightly faster CPU and Graphics chip inside the new console revision would have absolutely no effect on existing 360 owners, it's not like they are changing the fundemantal spec of the machine. The software would remain unchanged.
They should have had this sorted by the time they released the elite.
I know technology moves forwards, but surely Microsoft should have sorted this RROD problem so it can't happen, especially with the newer generation of the 360's.
I've recently purchased my 360 elite, and am now being told Microsoft is bringing out a newer, more reliable model. This annoys me as they should have fixed this problem in the newer generation.
What generation of 360 are we on now anyway?? 3rd? 4th?
Its taken them this long to fix a problem that they shouldn't of even had in the first generation models.
Shame on you Microsoft, shame.....
PS3 already had half a dozen revisions.
The 20/60 had the PS2 CPU/GPU hardware in it.
The 80 had only the PS2 GPU in it and similar motherboard to the 20/60.
The 40gb has no PS2 hardware in it and uses a smaller dia Cell Processor (same speed, same # of cores, less juice and heat) and different motherboard design.
The industry norm is 3% so if the Falcons are down to that or lower I'd say MS pretty much fixed their problems already. Not counting noise. Power usage IS lower though, by 20-30watts iirc.
you know... nobody asked what's better... I hate ppl like you.
"The new system design is projected to consume less electricity, use less complex cooling systems"
What's so complex about it? It's 2 fans and a big aluminum heatsink...lol
No, the Motherboard has the programming, the heatsink is a piece of aluminum, the fans rotate at the speeds the motherboard tells them to. This has been done for years, Laptops use them, Desktops use them, it's not really rocket science.
Plus you don't use that much energy from a small fan like that, the power consumption comes from the wattage CPU and Graphics card need.
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No, the Motherboard has the programming, the heatsink is a piece of aluminum, the fans rotate at the speeds the motherboard tells them to. This has been done for years, Laptops use them, Desktops use them, it's not really rocket science.
Plus you don't use that much energy from a small fan like that, the power consumption comes from the wattage CPU and Graphics card need.
No...you're obviously not getting the point.
*sigh* have you seen the inside of an xbox? it's a big piece of aluminum with fins, just like a heatsink, the fans are on the back blowing air out of the case.
If you ask me I think it should be MORE complex that that, There should be a more direct air intake, there should be a fan blowing air inside the case away from the exhaust fans to cool it down better.
Either way, expect some sites to have one dissected as soon as it come out with complete pics.
Because it's tough to produce both chips on one die in time for a launch, so they develop them as two separate units (just like PS2 went from two chips to integrating the EE and GS onto one later on)
That would make no sense considering they'd be cheaper to produce.
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