if it's quiet, i'm sold.

i can't even hear my tv over my xbox sometimes.

 

It helps a lot of you install your games.

 

On older machines it is not beneficial to do this. Causes the machine to heat up a LOT.

 

Older 360's are ovens. Install games or not, they're just made of bad hardware.

- 90nm GPU
- 90nm CPU
- motherboard mounted on uneven standoffs
- undersized GPU heatsink covered by the DVD rom
- undersized CPU heatsink
- 0 ventilation


I'm curious to see how the guts are configured, but I'm enjoying my 65nm GPU / 65nm CPU Jasper, Jtag, Resident Evil console.

 

Oh I didn't know. I've only had my 360 for a little over a year.

 

Installing games doesn't hurt. The main reason to do this is to stop wear on the fragile DVD rom. Older DVD roms also caused nasty circular scratches on the disc.





If anyone wants a jump on the HOT Xmas 2010 item ...
http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/Prod...oduct_id=78103

Get in while you can.

 

Microsoft, you stole avatars. Fine.
Microsoft, you stole the motion control concept. Fine.


Now, the Wii dashboard.


I mean, come on now. I like the 360, but none of these ideas are ground breaking.

 

My apologies. I thought the word was just a translation of the word "connect" or something of the sort. Didn't know it was what they decided to name project Natal. I'm a bit out of the loop and all, aiding brothers in the AOR from our side of the pond isn't always 9-5.

 

Nice...newer slim model is going on sale this week

 

At Target starting tomorrow, current 360 consoles drop $50. Also, when you buy an Arcade machine, you get a $50 giftcard.

So, $149 for a 360 Arcade w. $50 gift card. That's a stellar deal ... but, no HDD, no wireless N. If you already have these items, the current Arcade console is rock solid. Most stable version of the 360 made.