Chinese-language industry journal, The Commercial Times, reports that Microsoft will shrink the Xenos graphics processor in the Xbox 360 from its current massively overweight, pig-like, gargantuan 90-nano meter to a more svelte, attractive and generally acceptable 65Nm in the Fall.
By Fall, we don't think that the report means a point after which Adam and Eve were chucked out of the Garden of Eden, but Autumn of this very year.
So, what does this mean? For a start, the manufacturer - a company called TSMC - claims that the chips will make up to 5% of its "profits for mid-year". So, either TSMC is a tiny company (it's not) or sales of the 360, and we assume Elite are not expected to drop off.
Secondly, it means that - in an ideal world - the Xbox(es) should require slightly less power to run and should therefore output slightly less heat.
Source: Digitimes
By Fall, we don't think that the report means a point after which Adam and Eve were chucked out of the Garden of Eden, but Autumn of this very year.
So, what does this mean? For a start, the manufacturer - a company called TSMC - claims that the chips will make up to 5% of its "profits for mid-year". So, either TSMC is a tiny company (it's not) or sales of the 360, and we assume Elite are not expected to drop off.
Secondly, it means that - in an ideal world - the Xbox(es) should require slightly less power to run and should therefore output slightly less heat.
Source: Digitimes
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alexh2o 1 May 2007 14:09
1/4
With this and the new processor, any chance Microsoft will do away with the brick and just use a kettle lead straight in?
hollywooda 1 May 2007 15:20
2/4
I don't mind the brick that's ok, but they do need to look @ a quieter cooling system, I love my 360 but that fan sure is noisy.
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LUPOS 1 May 2007 15:34
3/4
Any enterprising moders try outfitting the thing with better quality fans yet? Seems like an easy enough fix. They are mostly likely a stock size anyway. Just get some higher quality components in there.
Goes to scour the inter-tubes....
EDIT: it appears someone has
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Goes to scour the inter-tubes....
EDIT: it appears someone has
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RiseFromYourGrave 1 May 2007 17:47
4/4
isnt it the disc drive thats meant to be the main perpertrator of noise with the 360? no hope of fixing that yourself that without leaving it un-XboxLiveworthy, surely!
still, if theres going to be a 360lite, could be sweet. a 360 E-Lite would be even better!
still, if theres going to be a 360lite, could be sweet. a 360 E-Lite would be even better!