Quick Jump Daily Digest

Thank you for your interest in the Quick Jump Daily Digest. Get notified of all new content on QJ in our free Daily Digest. To subscribe, enter your email address below and click the subscribe button.

Cancel and Return to page

Falcon is so last month: new Xbox 360 Jasper models sneak into retail

Posted Nov 29, 2008 at 7:20AM EST by QJ Staff

Listed in: Xbox 360 Tags: GPU, Microsoft, motherboards, xbox 360 titles

Red Rings bringing your Xbox 360 down for the count? Microsoft's still trying to make ends meet, albeit still a bit too late for some. The big MS is doing it quietly too: the new Xbox 360 Japser motherboards, which supposedly have the RRoD-proof(?) 65nm GPU chips, have been spotted in the wild without much fuss from the console manufacturer.

On the outside, your most obvious clue would be the power brick (err, did someone say brick?) and cord. The new Jasper model's power supply is now running on 150W - as opposed to the Falcon's 175W - with the plug changed to prevent usage on a former 360 model.

According to the reports, another change is the onboard flash chip which has been pumped up from 16MB to a whopping 256MB, supposedly for an easier time with NXE installation without requiring an external drive. Of course, the memory upgrade isn't only for NXE - you can still use t for game saves and other media.

With the hardware changes introduced in the Jasper, the new Xbox 360 is now expected to run smoother (and quieter), use less power, and of course, curb over-heating.

Via Xbox-Scene

This story sucks? This story rocks!

Vote Now!

(0)

(0)

holy poop...lol i have this model...after my old xbox literally died this morning i just went out n bought 1 right after because i kinda voided my old xbox's warranty lol...anyway this is awesome news. I was wandering why my xbox was running significantly cooler and quieter...lets just hope this will be my last 360.

# how many 360 models? — core2kid18 2008-11-30 04:22

What was the original model? Before the falcon?

# LOL — SolidXnake 2008-11-30 06:25

Just like Windows - the xbox 360 still has some glitches - Cant top Sony's engineers! Let's start the fire!! LOOL Good luck with the new one - I hope ya dont get the RRoD - not only that but something else just like their patches.

# ..stfu — Binary 2008-11-30 07:49

Anyways no thanks. my falcon is less noisy then this piece of ***** jasper.

# Well... — Shatterdome 2008-11-30 15:57

The noise doens't have alot to do with the mobo and fans....it's primarily the DVD drive that sounds like a jet engine when it spins up....MS uses many diff DVD drives in their consoles and some older models may still have a quieter DVD drive then the new ones...

# .. — Binary 2008-11-30 21:02

I know dvd drives make noise but I mostly talking about idle sound on both the falcon and jasper. imo the falcons less quieter than the Jaspers.

# sound clips — Binary 2008-11-30 21:16

http://www.dniq-online.com/misc/video/xbox360-falcon.mp4

http://www.dniq-online.com/misc/video/xbox360-jasper.mp4

# Nope, Sony engineers really are unbeatable... — Charlybob 2008-12-01 05:46

PS2 DREs.

1 in 8 cell chips not working.

Amazing, amazing engineers.

Everything has its problems. Nothing is perfect. Things like this are very tempremental. The RRoD is pretty much non-existant now, it's just worry and anti-fanboyism that's kept it an "issue".

Refresh comments list

Add comment

JComments

HOT GAMING NEWS | LATEST GAMING SEARCHES | FORUMS

QUICK JUMP DAILY DIGEST

Welcome to QJ.Net!

If you want your comments to go live without waiting for moderation, you need to be logged in. Being logged in has its benefits:

Logged in members do not wait for their comments to be approved.
Logged in members can create Profiles to be seen by other users.

So why wait? Create an account or login now! It's easy, quick, and free.

To get started, use the LOGIN boxes, or the REGISTER link below!

Want to learn more about the team who brings you the QJ news?

Read about them now!

HOT FLASH GAMES

QJ.NET Categories
• Apple • E3 • Featured Articles • Gadgets • Games for Windows • iPad • iPhone • MMORPG • Mobile • News • Nintendo 3DS • Nintendo DS • Opinions & Analysis	• Photography • PlayStation 3 • PoV • PS Vita • PSP • Rumors • Science • Site News • Tabula Rasa • Wii • Wii U • World of Warcraft • Xbox 360

Sitemap

Newest Downloads

05/22/2012 - 06/01/2012

WiiFlow Mod 3.0 r431	05/31/2012
XeBuild GUI 2.061	05/30/2012
edicpopDS v0.3.01	05/29/2012
RGLoader 0v290 Beta	05/27/2012
WiiMod 3.2	05/27/2012
WiiMC v1.2.7	05/25/2012
True Blue Firmeware v2.7	05/24/2012
3DS Video Converter v2.3	05/24/2012
Mobile Assault 1.8.2	05/24/2012
PSP Tools Alpha 0.1	05/22/2012
Newton War	05/22/2012
DaedalusX64 r766	05/22/2012
PSPMarble	05/22/2012
The Undead 4 - Nazi Zombies	05/21/2012
3DSExplorer v1.2.1	05/21/2012

Most Comments this Month
Japan Says No To Pirates	(2)
Party like Rockstar—But..	(1)
Rumor: Modern Warfare 4 to..	(1)
3D On Your Vita, iPhone an..	(1)
Get a Load of the Doom 3:..	(1)
Watch This: The Elder Scro..	(1)

Top Jumps this Month
Pokemon Liquid Cryst..	(4)
Official Pokemon Bat..	(1)
PSP homebrew - LameC..	(1)
Hellcat's Recovery F..	(1)
Brian Lara Internati..	(1)
Custom Firmware PRO-..	(1)
PlayStation 3: Now F..	(1)
PSP homebrew - PSPdi..	(1)
Hellcat Working On R..	(1)
Cops 'n Robbers...'n..	(1)
PSP homebrew - OpenI..	(1)
Final Fantasy IV: Co..	(1)
Some Cyber in Your P..	(1)
Wii homebrew - HackM..	(1)
Bust Out Your PSP Fo..	(1)
Total War: Shogun 2..	(1)
Watch: Transformers:..	(1)
PSP homebrew - Custo..	(1)
dTunes v2.6 - downlo..	(1)
Naruto Shippuden: Ul..	(1)
Soywiz Releases PSP..	(1)
Latest Left 4 Dead 2..	(1)
Daedalus R12 preview..	(1)
Splinter Cell: Convi..	(1)
CWCheat Universal Ch..	(1)

HOT GAMING NEWS TOPICS

Quick Jump Daily Digest

Falcon is so last month: new Xbox 360 Jasper models sneak into retail

Related Stories:

Comments

Add comment

Newest Downloads