New 360 motherboard revision in the works for next year (JASPER)

neptunes · (10-10-2007, 01:25 AM)

They don't stop do they? as long it's cheaper to make then I guess it doesn't matter :(

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Jasper is the code name for the next motherboard for the Xbox 360. It will becoming next August, in time for next year’s holiday season. Jasper is going to have a 65-nanometer graphics chip from ATI Technologies, as well as smaller memory chips. That isn’t much information, but it’s enough to tell us about their cost-reduction plan. If you ask me, it’s a bit of a slow pace.

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As readers of this blog know, Falcon is being used in Xbox 360s that are currently rolling off the production lines. It has a 65-nm IBM microprocessor on it, instead of the previous 90-nm version. It also has built-in HDMI. It carries lower costs than the previous motherboard, but not dramatically so. And Falcon has a 90-nm graphics chip on it.

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Here’s something that Xbox 360 buyers will want to know. Both Falcon and its predecessor Zephyr (used in the Xbox 360 Elite) have different thermal solutions than the original Xbox 360. You’ve seen the heat sinks in the cut-out photos posted elsewhere. The Microsoft engineers believe those heat sinks will be sufficient as a solution for keeping Xbox 360s from overheating. From their point of view, you don’t have to wait until Jasper to get a reliable machine.

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/aei/200...es_jasper.html

BlueTsunami · (10-10-2007, 01:27 AM)

Originally Posted by neptunes:

They don't stop do they? as long it's cheaper to make then I guess it doesn't matter :(

Board revisions shouldn't really concern the consumer...but this is the 360

. If you haven't bought it yet, get it now and deal with an RRoD.

KTallguy · (10-10-2007, 01:27 AM)

I'll buy a 360 as soon as a model comes out that doesn't red ring.

SHOTEH FOCK OP · (10-10-2007, 01:27 AM)

Dean Takahashi rocks!

Firestorm · (10-10-2007, 01:28 AM)

Godammit. I read title was "New 360 dashboard..." and got all excited.

TCBlau · (10-10-2007, 01:30 AM)

Wow, until August

Rodeo Clown · (10-10-2007, 01:32 AM)

Originally Posted by Firestorm:

Godammit. I read title was "New 360 dashboard..." and got all excited.

Weren't we supposed to have the dash update by now?

InterMoniker · (10-10-2007, 01:32 AM)

El33t
JASPER
Falcon!!

Sean · (10-10-2007, 01:37 AM)

Originally Posted by Rodeo Clown:

Weren't we supposed to have the dash update by now?

last fall's dashboard update was in early november

TJ Spyke · (10-10-2007, 01:42 AM)

Why is this important? The console makers make internal changes all the time. Sounds like this is just a cost cutting change, not one that will affect consumers.

Also, that blog writer needs to learn grammer (it should be "be coming", not "becoming").

SRG01 · (10-10-2007, 01:44 AM)

NEXT YEAR?

*runs into magazine rack*

shaft · (10-10-2007, 01:47 AM)

Will this prevent the 3 red rings?

ThirdEye · (10-10-2007, 01:51 AM)

Originally Posted by TJ Spyke:

Why is this important? The console makers make internal changes all the time. Sounds like this is just a cost cutting change, not one that will affect consumers.

Also, that blog writer needs to learn grammer (it should be "be coming", not "becoming").

grammar

It's a sign of a price drop. If they don't cut the price when this new motherboard is introduced, you can bash them as you want.

le.phat · (10-10-2007, 01:51 AM)

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Jasper is the code name for the next motherboard...

since when should we care for motherboard revisions on consoles ?

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... for the Xbox 360

okay nvm

saunderez · (10-10-2007, 01:56 AM)

Originally Posted by le.phat:

since when should we care for motherboard revisions on consoles ?

Since always....every time Sony released a new revision of the PS2 we sure as hell heard about it because it usually broke existing mod chips.

jjasper · (10-10-2007, 01:58 AM)

what a craptastic name

SHOTEH FOCK OP · (10-10-2007, 02:00 AM)