Microsoft Xbox 360 Slim Review. Performance and Testing Internally there is a new chip by Valhalla, a 45-nanometer chip designed with integrated CPU and GPU.
The redesigned chip improves energy consumption by as much as half in some cases, makes it run quieter, and it decreases the size. In terms of processing power, there isn’t much difference. The chipset has been an issue with the 360 of course, but that was due to a specific chipset that has long since been replaced. The red ring of death badly damaged the reputation of the 360, but surprisingly it did not seem to drastically affect its sales.
Xbox 360 Slim vs. Xbox 360: A Quick Hands-On Comparison. Xbox 360 slims shuts down to prevent RROD « GamingBolt.com: Vide. Its a well known fact that for the first few years of the Xbox 360, the platform was marked by constant hardware failure when the infamous ‘Red Ring of Death’ used to start flashing on the console.
Now it seems that the 360 slim will actually be having the same issue, but this time Microsoft are playing a bit smart. In order to prevent a hardware failure for the console, a pop up message will appear on the television sets which will warn the user that the Xbox 360 slim is heating up and will enter in to shut down mode. According to sources this will increase the overall life of the hardware.