Q: my last xbox r.o.d'ed and it been a real pain to try and get it sent away..so im thinkin of buyin a new 'core' and swapping all the 'pre' parts over...have there been any changes in the new consoles so they dont r.o.d??
A: There have been changes to newer models. Heat was a major problem in the older Xbox 360s. The 'Falcon' motherboards released last year have more a more reliable heat sink and have a 65nm CPU which release less heat then the older 90nm CPUs. These ones are rumored to have a failure rate of 10-16% The 'Jasper' motherboards are rumormed to have just been shipped or are coming out very soon. These motherboards are like the 'Falcon' ones but have a 65nm CPU and also a 65nm GPU which were not in the 'Falcon' ones. This way, there is even less heat released by the console.