More Inside Pictures of the New Xbox 360 S
The Xbox 360 S... exposed!
Our pals at AnandTech have taken apart one of the new Xbox 360 S consoles to show just what the insides are like for this new and hopefully improved version.
Just as suspected, the new Xbox 360 chip integrates both CPU, GPU and eDRAM in one 45nm package. This not only saves cost in manufacturing, but also simplifies cooling.
Another interesting thing to note is that the internal wireless isn't integrated into the system at all; rather, it is just a wireless card plugged right into an internal USB port.
This could be a sign that the upcoming $199 Xbox 360 S won't have wireless simply by Microsoft not plugging a card into the internal USB. This would be a simpler solution than to design two different motherboards for the separate price points.
The new Xbox 360 S also gets put to the test in terms of how much juice it uses. Not surprisingly, the newer design is head and shoulders above all previous designs in terms of efficiency. In fact, when compared to the original launch Xbox 360 unit, the new design consumes less than half the power.
Check out the full article to see the explanations for the images below.






The Elite has been black for what, 4 years now?
Now time to replace that cooler with a Cooler Master V8. Guys I have some modding to do. First get my first console though.
That may take this console to a new level of modification.
I saw the same thing and was wondering WHY is there idle load only?
I have one of the original 360 units and the power consumption alone (all the other improvements are nice too) could make me want to buy a newer one. It looks like power consumption has considerably come down. If only we could have an "at load" chart to go with the "at idle" that's provided - then we can make a good comparison.
The Elite has been black for what, 4 years now?
Efficiency is better no matter how you look at it. If a gaming PC was a set top box with predetermined components the airflow could be designed completely around that, and would probably do better to have a slimmer design that could concentrate the airflow into one very efficient set path. An important factor here being the HDD's, which give off radiant heat and need the space in a PC...not so when the HDD is attached to the outside right next to a vent like it is in the 360S.
Besides, who doesn't have liquid cooling these days?
Trust a woman to pick a console based on the colour of it's case
Why is Microsoft's console division the only smart division there? (excluding the Windows 7 team...they get a golf clap ;D )
Smart? Try inevitable - this happens to just about every console out there towards the last couple of years of its lifespan.
As for other Microsoft divisions, Hyper-V is no joke for only having been out for less than 3 years. OCS is shaping up to be the next big product, I'd expect a lot of work going into the UC/UM division.
no woman here i dont play xbox or ps3 only PC games.....
The full article at Anandtech did this. The link is at the bottom of this article.
Xbox 360 Revision System Off Idle Halo 3 Rockband 2 Gears of War 2
Xbox 360 S
(Valhalla) 0.6W 70.4W 87.0W 82.7W 88.0W
Xbox 360
(Jasper) 2.0W 93.7W 105.9W 101.0W 105.9W
Xbox 360
(Falcon) 2.8W 101.4W121.2W 112.8W 121.5W
Xbox 360
(Xenon) 2.3W 155.7W177.8W 167.7W 177.1W
Thanks webdawg77, looks like the 360 finally has consumption down to ps3 slim levels. Nice to see they're making progress. I have a Jasper unit, power consumption and heat were the main reasons i waited so long to buy a 360. Hopefully they keep the wifi unit for the new arcade unit if they release one.