Thu, May 08, 2008 | 06:32 BST

360 Jasper chip to launch in August?

According to this Xbitlabs story, Microsoft has instructed IBM and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co that it’s to release Xbox 360′s based on the Jasper chipset in August.

Jasper, in a nutshell, consumes less electricity, uses simpler cooling systems and produces less noise than the current Falcon chipset.

This is down as rumour at the moment. More detail through the link.

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8 comments

Blerk
08/05/08, 8:24 am

Couldn’t really be any hotter or noisier though, could it?

patlike
08/05/08, 8:40 am

It sounds like a jump-jet in a typhoon. I don’t think I’ll ever get over just how loud it actually is.

Blerk
08/05/08, 8:41 am

PARDON?

patlike
08/05/08, 8:42 am

*bangs side of head*

morriss
08/05/08, 9:04 am

It is mega-loud. However, it must be said, it’s like living next to a railway line. After a few days you hardly notice it go by anymore. Only if you use your 360 sporadically do you get deafened by it.

In my experience of course.

Psychotext
08/05/08, 9:33 am

I feel sorry for those of you stuck with the hoover model 360s. My brother has one and the noise is horrible compared to mine (which still isn’t great, but is a lot better).

Antario
08/05/08, 3:16 pm

So have we solved the melting motherboard socket “challenge” yet?

patlike
08/05/08, 3:17 pm

Rather than trying to complete it, I’m just going to buy a PS3 instead.