If we buy an X360 Elite off the shelf today, does it still have a 50%+ chance of failing, or has that issue been fixed/reduced in the latest models?
I thought the Halo 3 edition or maybe the elites used a different chipset to prevent overheating. Not sure. Anyone know? Thanks!
I know the arcade has the new chipset, not to sure about elite.
Arcade? Interesting. The reason I ask is because I had two 360's break down on me so I switched over to PS3, but now with the upcoming 360 price drop...I might pick up another. I'm just concerned about the same thing happening again.
Well, out of all of my friends who have Xboxs, 2 have Elites and they are the only two who have not had it fail on them thus far. (Both have had it for over a year)
The type doesn't make a difference... the internal revision does. If you're unlucky, you'll get the second revision (Zephyr) which are pretty much as bad as the launch models. If you're slightly luckily you'll get the third revision (Falcon) which were much better than the original models (it's most likely you'd get this version right now). If you're very lucky, you'll get the fourth revision (Jasper) which (touch wood) have been pretty much rock solid so far.
This may be helpful: http://giftguide.toptenreviews.com/?p=2721
An Elite in the new packaging would be almost certainly be one of the newer chipsets, surely?
It's more likely, yes. Though not guaranteed (companies have a history of re-packaging old stock).
Thanks psychotext, that revision type info is very helpful!
Wasn't there some type of Valhalla chipset? I doesn't make much of a difference to me, I just like the name.
Valhalla is the next one. CPU and GPU on one die @ 45nm.
I love the names. I might buy a 360 purely becuase of that.
I bought an elite on friday at gamestation and received a Jasper version.
Gamestation have got a pretty good offer where you get the Elite and 2 games out of a choose of 8 for £200. I had no interest in the games since I already had them or didnt want them. Anyway asked the bloke which had the best exchange rates (New Tiger Woods and COD 4 GotY) which came to 40 quid which I could of got off the console I think but I ended up getting ms points.
The games I can remember in the deal were COD 4, Tiger Woods 10, Fight Night Round 4, Halo Wars, Halo 3, Gears of War 2, Fable 2.
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hello xbots :) can one of you tell me if the 60gb xbox360 has the best (if such a thing) cpu and motherboard. please reply asap
Has anyone here who have owned a 60gb 360 experience the RROD or any other problems. reply asap please.
Don't make me rely on google dammit. answer me.
i'm not finding the answers i want on google. someone help!
I really don't think the hard drive matters with the RRoD issue, but I could be mistaken. Mine was on the 120.
As far as I know TEA the arcade been the most popular has the newest chip set in them.
RROD has a 3 year warranty anyway and the repair is hassle free for the most part.
No, hard drive doesn't matter. Basically there's only one choice that makes sense and that's getting a Jasper model 360.
...and here's how you identify one: http://www.anandtech.com/gadgets/showdoc.aspx?i=3472&p=2
i just bought the 60gb pro. it came with a free controller (wireless) for $249.99 at target. it was a bargain i couldn't pass. from the looks of the link you provided PT it looks like I may have a Jasper.
Didn't they just recently release the 60gb sku after the arcade?
Nice move tea!
I just signed in to XBL and got a shock when I saw your friend request! lol.
You must have a pretty big cabinet to hold all those consoles now, hehe...
Congrats on your purchase, I hope you enjoy.
No more waiting to see which game is going multi or not.
yup i thought you'd be surprised lol, i'll go rent cod4 while this 1 month free sub is still active. sony just fucked my playstation exp up with fw 3.0 i might just buy a year of xbox live until they fix their shit.
of all times to get a 360 last night was destiny, because i don't even want to look at psn again. fw 3.0 has destroyed my image of sony and now its all xbox for me. i'm going out to buy fable2 now and i can't wait for forza3
Turncoat. LMAO
I thought you would be getting Halo.
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I am crap at on line anyway.
What's the big issue with FW3.0 TEA?
I just thought that i'd let you guys know that i wrote this comment on my new PS3 Slim's web browser.
:D
TEA buys a 360, G1GA gets a PS3 ... /awaits hell freezing over :D
Yes me and G1ga have traded places. I'm Dan Ackroyd now and he's Eddie Murphy.
I have a lot to say about the 360 and I'll post my full review after I come back from vacation. I will say this though, its a good system with great features I like and respect a lot. Switching between Forza3,Fable2,1 vs 100,and Gears should keep me happy with M$ and may even lead me into purchasing a full year subscription of xbox live.
@ Dr.Damn: these are the following issues I have with FW 3.0
1. No xmb browsing while listening to music with the 44.1khz/88.2khz option set on. Now while this may not be that big, I hate when they downgrade firmware functionality. 48 kHz sounds good but 44.1khz/88.2khz sounds great!
Sample a MP3, (I recommend 3 doors down- when i'm gone) in the two different options and tell me if you can hear the difference. 44.1khz/88.2khz sound quality makes you feel like the music is being performed right in front and around you. While 48 kHz feels like I'm watching a DVD vs Blu-ray.
I want the 44.1khz/88.2khz option to work with all the things I do on my PS3.
That includes listening to my music while viewing my Pictures,surfing the web,while I edit and organize my media files,or just text messaging friends.
Now I know those things can be done while listening with the 48 kHz option, but answer this. Would you rather watch a DVD or a Blu-ray?....
2. The new font sizes are just too big and ugly. I'm not 90 years old,I've never had a problem with the font size before FW 3.0 because I own 1080p (HDTV's) with my (HD) consoles. If people are having problems with reading the text size, Sony should have just made it an option to change the size of text under themes just like they do for, wait for it....."FONT STYLES".....does that make sense to you? It does for me.
3. This is what really hurts the most because I had to delete some good people off my list. The friends list is a eye sore to look at now. Every time
I see it, I want to turn my PS3 off. The PS3 media capabilities are fucking awesome, but what makes me really love my PS3 are my PSN friends. Those guys are what keep me gaming and loving every second of it. I could just sit at my TV and just video chat and text chat with these guys all day long. My friends list has become apart of every game I play. To hit the PS button and scroll over to see who's playing what or who's messaging me as I scroll down the list is a painful process now. It feels like my eyes are going to bleed because of how unorganized and cluttered it has stupidly become.
Sony has made these changes without caring what the playstation community wanted and have actually downgraded the overall quality of PSN. Its really a slap in the face as if they are telling us - here, shut up and stop bitching about cross game chat, take what we give you. If they don't respond to the community in a positive way they might as well run promotional ads for xbox live, because if they don't fix it that's where I'll be heading and I'm bringing my friends with me even if I have to buy all of them xbox 360's my damn self.
There's a couple of other annoying things with FW 3.0 (the "whats new" bull crap and multiple PS store icons) but I can over look that. This is what I don't understand. The media server icon is optional. It appears on the XMB if you have media server option enabled, but doesn't appear when you have the feature disabled. That was smart on Sony's part. It leaves the XMB clean and clutter free. Just the way millions of PlayStation loyalist have loved since before Sept 1st 2009.
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