As a Microsoft Xbox 360 owner, I’ve been through the RROD (Red Ring of Death) a total of three times now. While my Xbox 360’s were replaced my Microsoft, it is good news to hear they may have finally solved that problem with the release of the new “Jasper chipset”, which has found it way into newer Xbox 360 consoles. Running on a new 65nm chip, 256 MB internal memory and a 150-watt power supply, this may be the Xbox potential 360 owners have been waiting for.
From 1up.com
The biggest improvement made to the Jasper model is that it uses a smaller 65-nanometer graphics chip, which will consume less power than previous Xbox 360 chips and fit more securely in its motherboard socket. That means it's far less likely to overheat and come lose from the motherboard, which is the main cause of the ubiquitous "Red Ring of Death" system failures. So, at least in theory, that problem should finally no longer plague those with Jasper model 360s.
But that's not the only change Microsoft made to their new hardware. The other big addition is an increase of the system's internal flash memory from 16 megabytes to 256, which will be used to store the New Xbox Experience. That means even Arcade units without hard drives will be able to have the NXE, without needing to circumvent the storage problems that earlier Arcade units faced.
The last big difference is the Jasper model uses a 150-watt power supply, as opposed to the earlier 175-watt power supply.
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From 1up.com
The biggest improvement made to the Jasper model is that it uses a smaller 65-nanometer graphics chip, which will consume less power than previous Xbox 360 chips and fit more securely in its motherboard socket. That means it's far less likely to overheat and come lose from the motherboard, which is the main cause of the ubiquitous "Red Ring of Death" system failures. So, at least in theory, that problem should finally no longer plague those with Jasper model 360s.
But that's not the only change Microsoft made to their new hardware. The other big addition is an increase of the system's internal flash memory from 16 megabytes to 256, which will be used to store the New Xbox Experience. That means even Arcade units without hard drives will be able to have the NXE, without needing to circumvent the storage problems that earlier Arcade units faced.
The last big difference is the Jasper model uses a 150-watt power supply, as opposed to the earlier 175-watt power supply.
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