Falcon

With Falcon just starting to roll off production lines and onto shelves, by some time in 2008 we should see another motherboard for the Xbox 360. Codenamed “Jasper”, it will feature a 65nm ATI graphics card, further reducing heat, manufacturing costs and RRoD’s. The updated gaming rig will also pack physically smaller memory chips. Given the lowered production costs we should hopefully see another price drop for the console, 3 years after its release.

Via Mercury News

If you picked up a Halo Edition 360 this month there is a chance it is packing the much awaited 65nm Falcon chip. According to the keen eyes on the Xbox forums, 360’s from lot #734 appear to be the first machines with the new chips.

They’ve put together a simple guide to check if you did indeed score a Falcon in your 360. Expect a gush of trade-ins once more people catch on to this.

Via Engadget

One of the manufacturers supplying the CPU’s for the Xbox 360 has revealed that it is currently working on a 45 nanometer design. Although he did not specify it is planned for implementation in the Xbox 360, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing’s CEO Chia Song Hwee’s comments appear to be consistent with previous speculation of a revised Xbox 360 model, codenamed ‘Falcon’.

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