The hotter the unit, the more likely the fan will blow. This is reflected in the smaller power supplies provided by each subsequent generation of the console from 203W to 175W to 150W.
The newer the console, the less power will be used by each major component of the console. The smaller the chip, the smaller the silicon traces used, the less electricity used to power the chip, the lower the amount of heat generated by the resistance in the metal. The newer the console, the less heat it will dissipate due to the smaller chips used. I once got the “red ring of death” but it was because of a loose connection between my video cable and the console when I moved my TV.
It sits on top of my projection screen 65” TV and it has never, ever, ever locked up. Personally: I have, not one but TWO original 16,5A 203W power supply-based “Xenon” class Xbox 360 consoles that have run without the Red Ring of Death since the release day of the Xbox 360. Even older consoles – including the original launch Xbox 360 – can run for a very long time. This means no confined spaces, no heated rooms, no DVRs or other consoles underneath or on top of the, no walls or blockages near the back of the unit. If you want your console to live a long and healthy life, keep it completely cool. Rule #1: KEEP YOUR XBOX 360 IN A EXTREMELY WELL-VENTILATED AREA Frankly, this shouldn’t be an issue if you remember rule #1 about owning an Xbox 360. The newer the console, the more likely it is to run reliably without issue. There’s naturally rational reasons why people have become so infatuated by the science of the Xbox’s parts, chips, drives, motherboard, etc. Single die CPU & GPU in-one with an unknown trace size – either 65nm or 45nm – with an unknown eDRAM trace size, likely includes an HDMI port and who knows what else.
12,1A next to the 12V line on console’s serial label.(This is an absolute guarantee that the console is a Jasper) Manufacturing lot # is likely to be 0734 or greater.Console manufacture date is on or after August 24, 2007.The only way for the average person to know is to examine the power connector on the console. (This is indicative of at LEAST owning a Falcon console. Improved CPU cooler (Different heat sink & cooling duct) Released for Xbox 360 Premium & Elite consoles – September 2007
Does NOT have HDMI port (Available only for Xbox 360 Premium, Core repairs generally considered rare).14,2A next to the 12V line on console’s serial label.Improved GPU cooler (Inherited from Zephyr) Improved CPU cooler (Inherited from Falcon) HDMI listed as feature on box (Available as Xbox 360 Elite).Original Xbox 360 Elite design – May 2007 (Released for Premium design – July 2007) 16,5A next to the 12V line on console’s serial label.(with a 6th on the way in 2009)īelow are the codenames and the stats for each from oldest to newest: (The photo to the left is taken from Anandtech. If you’ve been paying attention there have been 5 distinct major revisions of the Xbox 360 console hardware.