Topic: 65nm Xbox 360 CPUs delayed until mid-2007 (Read 246 times)

ferrari_rulz_02 · « **Reply #15 on:** December 26, 2006, 03:56:00 PM »

QUOTE(DuggyUK @ Dec 27 2006, 09:49 AM)

Having a console that's quiet is noticeable. All you need to do is try a "slow" firmware to see how much that helps. Also if its cheaper to make means it can sell for less too, I think people would notice that too :-D

m$ have stated that they wont drop the price, so that is a mute point...

and the power and heat reduction is neglible. it has been sensationalised soo much it is almost funny. you will not notice any difference.

m$ will only go to this becasue it will be cheaper, but it will not be passed on straight away. m$ is a company after all

mygameswirelesscom · « **Reply #16 on:** December 26, 2006, 05:01:00 PM »

it is good 4 us?
or bad ?

ferrari_rulz_02 · « **Reply #17 on:** December 26, 2006, 05:05:00 PM »

QUOTE(mygameswirelesscom @ Dec 27 2006, 11:08 AM)

it is good 4 us?
or bad ?

overall, its good for everybody. but other then the price (when we do get a price drop), you wont be able to tell.

CollinstheClown · « **Reply #18 on:** December 26, 2006, 05:38:00 PM »

CollinstheClown

gaming fanboy · « **Reply #19 on:** December 26, 2006, 07:57:00 PM »

at least it isnt cancelled?

Teamxbox · « **Reply #20 on:** December 26, 2006, 08:02:00 PM »

QUOTE(mygameswirelesscom @ Dec 26 2006, 06:08 PM)

it is good 4 us?
or bad ?

Ms will probably take the time to prevent the firmware-hack with a cpu check on v1.1 x360 consoles.

This is the question I'm interested in knowing more about.

Thanks,
Jason @ Teamxbox

Neoistheone2000 · « **Reply #21 on:** December 27, 2006, 12:11:00 AM »

unless they quiet the DVD drive it still sounds like a jet engine

elmo_sni · « **Reply #22 on:** December 27, 2006, 06:08:00 AM »

QUOTE(madascanbe @ Dec 26 2006, 05:09 PM)

Iv read in some places ATI/AMD who ever they are now are working on 45nm gfx chip maybe M$ are waiting for somthing like that to come out and sort there overheating problem in one go!

i was reading of this too actually and it is projected to some time on 07 but you got to it first ;-)

Elemino · « **Reply #23 on:** December 27, 2006, 07:34:00 AM »

QUOTE(ferrari_rulz_02 @ Dec 26 2006, 04:45 PM)

too bad this change will make bugger-all difference to anyone. yeah it will use less power and be a bit cooler, but it will not be by any difference that any one can tell. its a bit of a non-event really

I'm not sure how many of you follow PC Processors. My last processor was an AMD 2500+ Barton. When they went to the 90nm technology in my newest 64bit processor the temp difference was huge. The Barton ran consistantly near 140º F and the 90nm 64bit 3200+ runs around 104º. Now imagine the Xbox's current 90nm being reduced to almost half. That's a huge difference to come. This will be one of the best things to happen to the 360 when it comes.

ProfDrMorph · « **Reply #24 on:** December 27, 2006, 11:11:00 AM »

AMD recently released 65nm versions of their latest CPUs (or at least sent the press some test modells I'm not quite sure about it). I don't know about the temperature but there was a significant drop in power usage. So yes, it will matter for us (the buyers) that in the (near?^^) future Xbox360 CPUs will be made using a different fabrication process.

I personally wouldn't wait for the new CPUs to show up in stores though (I already own an Xbox360 since a month after launch anyway

). There are some really good games to enjoy. And the current version does have it's problems but it's not a "bad" product! I think about upgrading to a new Xbox360 with 65nm CPU (and hopefully GPU ^^) and afterwards sell my old console. But I wait and see what effect the new CPUs will really have. After all it's still up to MS how many things they want to change and in what ways they want to change them.

bigjimmy · « **Reply #25 on:** December 27, 2006, 01:26:00 PM »

QUOTE

So its just a CPU change? If so, how hard will it be to upgrade the old CPU by ourseleves like on a regular PC?

Erm pretty damn hard lol unless you find it easy to solder to something like 400 tiny pins underneath a chip.....They arent socketed like normal PC CPUs so you cant upgrade or change them.

What should happen is that the GPU should be made using the 65nm process.....because most of the origional overheating problems were due to the GPU overheating. Maybe in the v1.1 M$ could put a bettter heat sink on the GPU.

Elemino · « **Reply #26 on:** December 28, 2006, 12:01:00 AM »

QUOTE(bigjimmy @ Dec 27 2006, 02:33 PM)

Erm pretty damn hard lol unless you find it easy to solder to something like 400 tiny pins underneath a chip.....

Well my AMD chip has 939 pins under it, so it may be about twice that many on the 360.

G0t M4xx 21 · « **Reply #27 on:** December 28, 2006, 12:20:00 AM »

Xbox 360 CPU has 899 pins (30x30 with one pin missing)

The GPU has like 12 hundred something pins

G0t M4xx 21 · « **Reply #28 on:** December 28, 2006, 11:38:00 AM »

QUOTE(MDA @ Dec 28 2006, 09:48 AM)

I just counted them and the CPU has 495 and the GPU is 680.

o rly?

GPU:

http://www.freepler....x360/gpu444.jpg

CPU:

http://www.freepler....x360/cpu333.jpg

MDA · « **Reply #29 on:** December 29, 2006, 06:32:00 AM »

HAHAHAHA I'm a a moron. I grabbed the wrong chips. I counted from an XBOX. lol.

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