XBox 360 65nm? When?
07-17-07, 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by kiett_2000
Holy crap. I wonder if the XBox 360 Elite I just got has the 65nm chip.
08-23-07, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by MWB
Has anyone heard anything about Microsoft forgoing the 65nm chip completely in favor of a 45nm chip sometime in 2008?
08-23-07, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by PixyJunket
That's already been reported, to hit shelves late 2008 at the earliest (2009 is more likely).
Man, I don't think I can hold off for another year, with all the good stuff coming out. . .
08-23-07, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by mbs
If it was manufactured before 6/2007, you can say with good certainty it has the 90 nm chips. That said, no one knows exactly when they switched to 65nm chips, assuming they even have yet.
08-23-07, 02:24 PM
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The 65nm is a definate. I posted in the general 360 forum an article stating they have already shipped from China/Taiwan. I believe IBM was going to help out also. Their Fishkill, NY plant was making the chips, sending them to Quebec to be assembled. I believe this has been happening for a few months now. A few friends of mine work at the Fishkill plant, and have confimed this.
09-16-07, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by parrotheads4
A friend of mine just confirmed that the Halo Edition XBox has the 65nm chip, and the quieter drive. - For any who care.
09-16-07, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by parrotheads4
A friend of mine just confirmed that the Halo Edition XBox has the 65nm chip, and the quieter drive. - For any who care.
09-16-07, 03:28 PM
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Originally Posted by parrotheads4
Did anyone hear this one?: MS is only using 65nm for cpu and not ATI's gpu. I thought it was the gpu that was causing the problems. 
09-16-07, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by parrotheads4
A friend of mine just confirmed that the Halo Edition XBox has the 65nm chip, and the quieter drive. - For any who care.
I just wish the Halo Xbox had the larger hard drive. Why put the 20 gig in it instead of the Elite size?
09-17-07, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by parrotheads4
A friend of mine just confirmed that the Halo Edition XBox has the 65nm chip, and the quieter drive. - For any who care.
http://gear.ign.com/articles/820/820465p1.html
"n good news for those planning to make a purchase, we can confirm that the Halo 3 edition consoles will include HDMI output like recent Premium models. They are not, however, going to be running the long awaited 65-nm CPU and Falcon mobo."
11-16-07, 03:13 PM
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In the most recent OXM (issue #78), they state near the back of the magazine:
Cool. I guess that means I got the 65nm and didn't even know it.
Snuck onto store shelves - right under everyone's noses - did the 65-nanometer Falcon-chipped Xbox 360. After months of denials about the chips' very existence, it turns out the cooler-running, more power-efficient 360 CPUs were hiding in the recently arrived Halo 3 Special Edition systems. We were probably all too distracted by their hideous pea-green casing to notice. Fortunately they should be a lot more widespread by the time you read this, likely being dropped into the easier-on-the-eyes Premium units as well.
11-16-07, 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by brianluvdvd
In the most recent OXM (issue #78), they state near the back of the magazine:
Cool. I guess that means I got the 65nm and didn't even know it.
Cool. I guess that means I got the 65nm and didn't even know it.
11-16-07, 05:50 PM
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That's because Microsoft has never officially said anything about it.
Originally Posted by taffer
Anything you hear about the cooler running chips is purely rumors and hearsay.
11-17-07, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by sk8r1189
On the contrary, the subject was brought up on xbox.com and there are indeed plans for the 65nm chip. But anyway, they just came out with 45nm technology so I have no idea if they plan on releasing an xBox 360 with 45nm.
Also, the chips do not necessarily run cooler. Nm refers to the size of the chip, not the heat it produces.
Also, the chips do not necessarily run cooler. Nm refers to the size of the chip, not the heat it produces.
You quoted a post of mine from way back in July. Back then, Microsoft never said anything about the 65nm or 45nm chips, and they were just rumors at the time... A lot has changed since July...
11-17-07, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by sk8r1189
Also, the chips do not necessarily run cooler. Nm refers to the size of the chip, not the heat it produces.
