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mesoteto on 21 January 2008

he has no problems...well that he admits to me so...



 

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iberz on 21 January 2008

i used to get annoyed with the loud noise it made, but thank god my 360 went RROD on me last week which meant i could get a new one with a falcon motherboard which is so much more quiet



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DaSimkin on 21 January 2008
mrstickball said:
Good Lord. The first 10+ threads are run by Sony trolls and fanboys. What the heck?

To answer your actual question:

The DVD drive runs loudly because it's faster than the Playstation 3 by a decent double-digit percentage. Because it's faster, it runs louder. Its not actually Microsoft, MrPickes, it's the various makers of the X360 DVD drives (Hitatchi, BenQ, Samsung, ect). They've made them quieter with each succuessive generation of X360 DVD Drives, but are still sometimes louder than PS3s, depending on models.

As for the power source - unlike the Playstation 3, where it's almost entirely (or entirely) internal, Microsoft favored the brick being on the outside. Ever notice the fact the PS3 is a bit larger than the Xbox 360 console? One reason is because Microsoft would prefer an external power supply, and shrink it as the CPU/GPU size gets smaller, and better.


And remember, for the 3-4 Sony trolls and fanboys in this post: This is a Microsoft forum. Tone down your anti-X360 banter (which was entirely wrong from each poster), or your getting banned. This thread will be locked in short order if the BS keeps flowing from your mouth(s), Failureisnotanoption. Posting random fanboy banter without any specific claims to back it up rather than "OMGH, The PS3Z IZ BETTERZ" will result in a ban.

It's worth noting that even though the sony blu ray drive does spin slower than the dvd drive in the xbox 360. The data transfer rate from blu ray is still faster than that of the xbox 360 (Has to do with data density).

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mrstickball on 21 January 2008
colinbell said:

Simple answer: its noisy becuase its a cheaper drive, and if you want a noise-free experience, buy a newer version, which have better drives

 

"Posting random fanboy banter without any specific claims to back it up rather than "OMGH, The PS3Z IZ BETTERZ" will result in a ban."
Just curious - does the same apply to u, or u somehow have the right to post "claims" that have no proof or basis?

Yes. That goes for everyone. However, this is a Microsoft forum. Posting pro PS3 BS is not a very good thing to do on another manufacturer's forum.

"The DVD drive runs loudly because it's faster than the Playstation 3 by a decent double-digit percentage. Because it's faster, it runs louder."

False. The Blu-ray drive speeds are pretty comparable, and there are DVD players that are as fast but quiet. The noise level is related to the quality, not speed - I have seen 18x drives that run quieter.

As stated, the X360 drive runs faster - around 12x to 8x. That does indeed make a difference. And as stated by yourself, it's also related to quality - of which, more recent X360s have better drives.

" As for the power source - unlike the Playstation 3, where it's almost entirely (or entirely) internal, Microsoft favored the brick being on the outside. Ever notice the fact the PS3 is a bit larger than the Xbox 360 console? One reason is because Microsoft would prefer an external power supply, and shrink it as the CPU/GPU size gets smaller, and better. "

 Again, you are assuming a "reason" why MS did it. My alternative explanation - because the heat sink is so poor, MS couldnt afford to have an internal heat generating brick.
You are also trying to project that a "smaller" console with a brick (360) is better than one without (PS3). Again, a clever sleight of hand - Of all the gamers I know (owning different consoles) NONE would prefer a brick unit to another that has no brick, even if slightly larger.

Care to cite a source for that? I'll try to find a source or two that relate to Microsoft's decision for the huge external power supply vs. an internal one.


As for Leo-J - No, I didn't try to mean you, or single you out.

If the Sony fans are upset about forum trolling in the Sony discussion forum - exactly why does that give them a reason to spam, troll, and bash the Xbox 360 in it's native forum? If you want civility in your own forum, try to show it here, rather than multiple users posting useless anti-X360 junk here. Maybe then, you'll find others attempting to respect the Sony forums if/when their own users were mature enough not to spam Wii/X360/ect forums.



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rocketpig on 21 January 2008

mrstickball said:


Care to cite a source for that? I'll try to find a source or two that relate to Microsoft's decision for the huge external power supply vs. an internal one.


MS has stated several times that they wanted a much smaller unit than the original Xbox. That's probably the reason for the external power supply.

It doesn't help that IBM Power6 architecture runs at the temperature of the Sun's core, either. 




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mrstickball on 21 January 2008

Rocket, and I know that was the reasoning, but I couldn't find a source yet for that exact quote.

Either way, the X360 is considerably smaller (and prettier) than the old Box, and smaller than the PS3. MS can always re-design the power supply once the new GPU Archatecture comes around, further lowering the wattage.



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MrMafoo on 21 January 2008
mrstickball said:
Rocket, and I know that was the reasoning, but I couldn't find a source yet for that exact quote.

Either way, the X360 is considerably smaller (and prettier) than the old Box, and smaller than the PS3. MS can always re-design the power supply once the new GPU Archatecture comes around, further lowering the wattage.

I would have rather had a larger one that made less noise, and didn’t RRoD.

Make it as small as you can without sacrificing quality and gaming experience. If I had to pick MS’s biggest failing this generation, it would be this.

If they had made it 50% bigger, they could have removed a lot of these issues, and no one would be talking about reliability and noise.