Red Ring of Death

[Sixxxxer]

Its a Pro...but it has the 65NM Chip.

[Digifox]

Originally Posted by Corey

If you don't mind refurbished stuff, keep an eye on buy.com. I managed to get a fucking sweet deal on a 22" widescreen monitor with HDMI hookups. Sure, it's only 720p, but it also only cost 139 shipped. PS3 games and bluray movies look damn good on it. The Xbox looks good on it too, but I've got it hooked up through the VGA port instead of HDMI, so I think I'd like to see the difference between the two.

HDMI if for 1080p
if you TV is 720p you wont see a difference....might be worse.......
since its native res. is 720p the 1080p will not work, nor will 1080i.

same think as trying to use 1080p on Component cables(1080i is the limit for me W/o HDMI cable) it just goes black....

[Digifox]

Originally Posted by Sixxxxer

Its a Pro...but it has the 65NM Chip.

WTF?!?!?

Last i heard they had only gone 65nm in the arcade so far
*that was after Christmas*


Lucky ass
Odds are you wont ever see the RRoD

[KwayZeeyT]

Originally Posted by Digifox

WTF?!?!?

Last i heard they had only gone 65nm in the arcade so far
*that was after Christmas*


Lucky ass
Odds are you wont ever see the RRoD

The Arcade machines made in late 2008 (October-ish) have the new Jasper board with expanded on board memory to support the New Xbox Experiance. Supposedly there have been Pros found in the wild that have the Jasper board in them. That's the one with the 65nm CPU and GPU.

Most of the Pro and Elite 360's out right now, and most anything manufactured since August of 2007, has the Falcon board which uses a 90nm GPU and 65nm CPU. The GPU is the part that is the main issue causing the RROD, because it gets too hot and pulls away from the circuit board. Even though the Falcon board still uses a 90nm GPU, it is supposed to run cooler due to a new chip revision and a better heat sink.

There are still reports of occasional 360 Pro/Elites with the Zephyr board. These use a 90nm GPU and CPU, and were the first "fix" for the RROD. This is what the Elites released with that were said to be RROD proof... which turned out to be less than true.

The sure fire way to know what you've got is to check the 12v current rating on the back of the unit.


16,5A = Zephyr
14,2A = Falcon
12,1A = Jasper

I've been waiting to buy one too, hoping that they would get the RROD under control. If I can find a 360 Pro with the Jasper board I may just break down and buy it.

[xx CURVE xx]

I'm on my 3rd... only had to pay for the original

[fatbuckRTO]

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/p...ack-34/1292808

Microsoft says it's fixed.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by fatbuckRTO

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/p...ack-34/1292808

Microsoft says it's fixed.

yeah they say a lot of things

[derf]

RRoD fixed!!!! They think, although theyve said this a few times before too havnt thye

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/p...ack-34/1292808

[Porkchop]

Mine should FINALLY arrive back home from Texas about monday or tuesday.... we will see what they fixed it with.

I think my brother is having xbox withdrawls....

[Lamnidae]

Originally Posted by Dave

yeah they say a lot of things

werd.