New HDMI Xbox 360 Premiums Still Use 90nm Chips


      New HDMI Xbox 360s are still Zephyr, not Falcon
      
            When it was discovered that standard Xbox 360 Premium packages were coming equipped with HDMI output, the first question on many gamers? minds is if this new box was indeed the quiet introduction to the much awaited and anticipated shrink to 65nm chips.One brave soul on hardcore gaming forum NeoGAF decided to help answer that question for everyone and cracked open his new console for educational purposes. It appears those waiting for the 65nm die shrink will have to wait some time longer, as examination of the innards of the Premium box with HDMI reveals the identical ?Zephyr? motherboard layout as originally discovered in the Xbox 360 Elite console.The main differences between the previous Xbox 360 motherboard and the new ?Zephyr? are mainly in power supply. As detailed in an earlier article with regards to a dissection of the Xbox 360 Elite, the new motherboard makes use of smaller capacitors arranged in slightly different arrangements. Microsoft has also reduced the amount of MOSFETs installed in the power supply section of the PCB. There are also fewer resistors located above the CPU as well. However, despite the power changes, the die size remains the same as with the HDMI-less Xbox 360.Continue At Source



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