65nm Jasper chipset for Xbox 360: end of RROD
If you combine the stories you hear about the Xbox 360 RROD and also my own personal experience of the so called “red ring of death”, the Xbox 360 was for me so loud you had to turn up your television sound to hear it and it would even heat up the room. We have heard for a long time that the better 65nm chips were coming out, it has been very confusing for many console owners, some even thought the new Elite Xbox 360’s had this better chip, but then after hearing Elites getting the RROD…that cannot be the case.
Today we are hearing that this August should see the release of the new 65nm Jasper chipset for Xbox 360 and if that’s the case, we could see the end of RROD once and for all. Most people will agree the 360’s drive noise, excessive heat and impression of eating games is all to real.
This is what we know so far:
Its being reported that Taiwanese companies are taking contracts for the new 65nm chips; these new chips should pump out less heat, use less wattage and be out by August 2008. The fun does not stop there, we are also hearing that Fall 2009 could see the rumored Valhalla chipset and that version is meant to combine the GPU and CPU into a new super-efficient chip.
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Just to let you know, the 360 has gone through 3 motherboards so far:
The Xenon - launch until mid 2007 - this was the launch model motherboard. It had a 90nm processor and graphics chip. It was way too hot and sucked. This is the reason the 360 has become notorious for the RROD.
The Zephyr - March 2007 to August 2007 - this first appeared in the Elite, and then transitioned into the other models in July. It added an HDMI port, changed the heatsink on the GPU to a better one, and added another heatsink. It’s way better than the Xenon, because it runs way cooler. I’ve had this model of the 360 since August, and I’ve had no problems.
The Falcon - August 2007 to now - this changed the processor to 65nm, but the graphics chip is still 90nm. It runs a little cooler than the Zephyr.
The Jasper - August 2008 to unknown - is in development and will end the RROD. It will have a 65nm graphics chip in addition to a 65nm processor.
Basically, from the Zephyr and onwards, the 360 isn’t going to fail that easily, and is almost as reliable as Wii and PS3. With the Jasper, it will be just as reliable as the others. Don’t believe those people who talk about the 33% failure rate of the 360 because that only applies to the Xenon 360s (in other words, if you bought one before July last year).
hey harman …
so the xbox 360 my cousin bought and die early in 2008, was it …
hheemmmm …
whats your answer?