How To Spot A Falcon W/O Opening Your 360...

[keef247]

It is not news that the Xbox 360 has some serious tech issues and it breaks a lot more than it should. Fine. MS has changed the chip configuration and there are some benefits to see if the Xbox 360 you are about to buy is the right one.

Here is how:

All you need to do is look at the UPC symbol and see the 175W, which is the wattage for the newer power supply. This confirms that a Falcon chip is inside and not the Zephyr, which is an older model.

The Falcon chipped models have a much less chance of failing due to aluminum heat sinks and uses much less power so will be a lot quieter.

So this Holiday Season, make it a Falcon if you can. Thanks to falz.net for the close up.



keef IS comfused though as I have an xbox360 Elite and I can't find that code for shiz... all I could relate to was the power supply which had 203w so must not be a falcon

[danroyle]

i have a falcon and it is in no way quieter than a zephyr it does run very cool but still sounds like an f1 car going through the dartford tunnel when the drive fires up.

sadly getting a falcon doesn't guarantee you a quiet drive

[dave87]

I must have been lucky - got a falcon with the latest (and quietest) BenQ drive. Appears like I may have one of the quietest 360s available (without aftermarket watercooling).

Woo

Still pretty noisy though.