So Safe to Buy a 360?

Anyway, my question is are the new 360's good? have they not been breaking as much? also is their a falcon chip now in every 360? They announced that they were soft launching new chips in the fall have are they here now? So, should I buy a 360 noMy favourite game Halo 3 is out and I am just wonderingif the 360 is fully safe to buy.??????? Also any ideas on weather I should get an elite or regular? If I get a regular I can most likley get an extra controller, and Forza Motorsport and 2 other 20-30$ games with it for $400. And the elite for 500 regular deal. I wouldnt mind downloading a few hundred songs, a few hundred photos, and a few movies, along with a few game saves? Do you think the regular 360 will do?or should i get an elite?

Up until today my launch 360 was good... it picked a bad day to die. I'd say it's really just luck of the draw. You will never have a 100% good chance with any electronics. If you want one, test your luck and get one. The worst thing that happens is you have to send it in to MS for a couple weeks.nosferatu

Mines died back August 30th, and sadly I will miss the Halo 3 launch, but I should be getting mines this week, and sorry to hear about your Xbox 360.

Safe if you buy a fan for the 360ludadav

NO! DO NOT BUY THE FAN, it makes the Xbox 360 more prone to getting RRoD.

[QUOTE="ludadav"]Safe if you buy a fan for the 360Elektrik-Blu

NO! DO NOT BUY THE FAN, it makes the Xbox 360 more prone to getting RRoD.

Instead of buying a fan to attach to my 360 I just went and baught a small fan and sat it next to my console to blow away the hot air that comes out of the back. Those intercoolers are bad news, but at least if you do buy a 360 you are covered for 3 years incase you get the ring of death, I would say go for it.

I'm on my 2nd system and will probably be on my third soon (freezing is happeneing again). That lack of heat sink really hurts things, I don't care how well ventilated our space is (unless I can suspend the system mid-air, it's not getting anymore air space.

EDIT: Didn't finish my thought...

But yeah, the new heat sinked ones are much more reliable. Plus premiums have the HDMI port now, which is good, if you have the old EBGames warranty (which is useless, thanks to the MS warranty, even if it takes a month to get back)

[QUOTE="nosferatu"]Up until today my launch 360 was good... it picked a bad day to die. I'd say it's really just luck of the draw. You will never have a 100% good chance with any electronics. If you want one, test your luck and get one. The worst thing that happens is you have to send it in to MS for a couple weeks.Elektrik-Blu

Mines died back August 30th, and sadly I will miss the Halo 3 launch, but I should be getting mines this week, and sorry to hear about your Xbox 360.

[QUOTE="ludadav"]Safe if you buy a fan for the 360Elektrik-Blu

NO! DO NOT BUY THE FAN, it makes the Xbox 360 more prone to getting RRoD.

Well, I think the answer depends on what you consider safe. Here's a high-profile example:

http://kotaku.com/gaming/in-five-minutes-flat/bashcrafts-fixed-xbox-360-dies-again-299392.php

For my own personal experience, I had my 360 RRoD eight months out of the box back in mid August. I got the replacement 32 calendar days later, about a week ago. The replacement unit (you don't get your original back) seems to be working fine now, but it's only had about six hours of duty so far. It is much quieter than my original though.

So, why am I mentioning non-newish units? Just to give you an idea on what replacement/repairs units are like if you want to factor the warrenty into your thinking. Some repair/replacement units are coming back and dying almost immediately. Mine is still working, but again, hasn't had much time to fail.

If you read through the comments on that link andthe commentson the previous posts regarding that particular incident on Kotaku, it may give you an idea of what people are experiencing. Keep in mind people who are having problems are more likely to say something than people who aren't, but that should give you a decent picture of what MS QC is looking like.

[QUOTE="nosferatu"]Up until today my launch 360 was good... it picked a bad day to die. I'd say it's really just luck of the draw. You will never have a 100% good chance with any electronics. If you want one, test your luck and get one. The worst thing that happens is you have to send it in to MS for a couple weeks.Elektrik-Blu

Mines died back August 30th, and sadly I will miss the Halo 3 launch, but I should be getting mines this week, and sorry to hear about your Xbox 360.

Yea I feel your pain. My 360 died last night. It was a launch consol and I had the feeling the Red rings would eventually show up. Too bad it showed up the same night as Halo 3 was launched:(

Let me tell you a story about my 360

i got it on new years eve 2007 and did lot of reasearch about how much it heats and stuff so i kept it in a cool place (Room temp between 20C-25C) and well ventilated, didnt play more than 8 hours a week and during exams i dont use it fo long time. (I played HAlo 1 & 2 so i got my 360 MAINLY for Halo 3) and a week ago i turned it on 2 play forza 2 and guees what THREE RED LIGHT OF DOOOOM. man i hated microsoft and bill gates so much, i sent it 2 get fixed and ofcourse searched online about people who got it fixed to see if i have a chance 2 play Halo 3 after i fix it and BAM again disappointed by many people saying the RROD coming back after they fixed it........

now it all in ur own hand all i can say my 360 failed me more than it made me happy (bye bye HALO 3 /sigh)

Anyway, my question is are the new 360's good? have they not been breaking as much? also is their a falcon chip now in every 360? They announced that they were soft launching new chips in the fall have are they here now? So, should I buy a 360 noMy favourite game Halo 3 is out and I am just wonderingif the 360 is fully safe to buy.??????? Also any ideas on weather I should get an elite or regular? If I get a regular I can most likley get an extra controller, and Forza Motorsport and 2 other 20-30$ games with it for $400. And the elite for 500 regular deal. I wouldnt mind downloading a few hundred songs, a few hundred photos, and a few movies, along with a few game saves? Do you think the regular 360 will do?or should i get an elite?

krazykdude

Anyway, my question is are the new 360's good? have they not been breaking as much? also is their a falcon chip now in every 360? They announced that they were soft launching new chips in the fall have are they here now? So, should I buy a 360 noMy favourite game Halo 3 is out and I am just wonderingif the 360 is fully safe to buy.??????? Also any ideas on weather I should get an elite or regular? If I get a regular I can most likley get an extra controller, and Forza Motorsport and 2 other 20-30$ games with it for $400. And the elite for 500 regular deal. I wouldnt mind downloading a few hundred songs, a few hundred photos, and a few movies, along with a few game saves? Do you think the regular 360 will do?or should i get an elite?

krazykdude

According to my local Gamestop employee, Falcon chip 360s are indicated in the barcode on the box. They run cooler and quieter, a well-knownbenefit of the 65nm chip. If you can find an Elite with the Falcon chip,it willbe a great buy. I'm waiting for the rumored Holiday Bundle (search Kotaku for answers). The bundle should include Forza & Marvel: UA w/each system for the current price. That's a deal! I hope this helps.

Sorry about my last post. The server didn't post my response for some reason.