http://www.planetxbox360.com/?view=article&article=432 (click for pics)
Problems with the GPU?
Fredi
Problems with the GPU?
Fredi
Artefacts on Xbox 360 Kiosk Machines
- Thread starter McFly
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What did the artifacts look like?
EDIT: ok seen them.
EDIT: ok seen them.
Wow, they're quite vicious artefacts. I guess XB360 suffers the same overheating as PS3, only at least PS3 is being postponed 2 years to deal wtih it.
Jon Brittan
Newcomer
McFly said:
That's the most likely explanation, given some of the reports we've heard of them just being shoved in with a bunch of games under them etc.
If they've been put into a small and enclosed space and then had most of their vents blocked I could see them overheating very easily.
Did they put too many ventilation holes on xbox360, so that they effectively kill the aircirculation, like if you run your PC without the side cover, it actually runs hotter than with the cover on because the air circulation is diffused.
rabidrabbit said:
Well from the pictures i've seen, the kiosks have a sort of transparent bowl cover thing enclosing the X360. I suppose there's not much air circulation in there. The thing might just get full of hot air, and circulating hot air around the place coesn't really help.
If the hardware burns 200+ W (some website claimed in excess of 250 at full load by measuring at the wall socket), that is naturally going to cause serious heat issues in a small enclosed space... My apartement goes up about 1.5-2 degree or so from powering on all my current stuff. Imagine x360, PS3 and Rev; omg. 
Arnie Pie said:
He was being sarcastic, after that article someone posted saying that PS3 is delayed until 2007/2008...
Arnie Pie said:
Mmmmm pie...
seismologist
Regular
Walmart doesn't have kiosks though. The system sits in the display case.
Those artifacts look just like the effect I get when I try to overclock my GPU.
Those artifacts look just like the effect I get when I try to overclock my GPU.
seismologist said:
Well, kiosk, display case, you know what I mean...
A transparent plastic enclosure.
By the way what temp does your GPU hit before you start seeing the artifacts? I mean I imagine the Xenos has to be getting HOT in there to be artifacting, because as I mentioned I can reach 90 C without artifacts.
seismologist
Regular
xbdestroya said:Well, kiosk, display case, you know what I mean...
A transparent plastic enclosure.
By the way what temp does your GPU hit before you start seeing the artifacts? I mean I imagine the Xenos has to be getting HOT in there to be artifacting, because as I mentioned I can reach 90 C without artifacts.
That depends on the GPU. Some lots are going to be faster than others. I'm not sure about the temp but I can't overclock mine at all without seeing these artifacts. I probably have one that's just barely passing QA.
seismologist said:
LOL, well actually I'm not pushing mine too far past spec or anything (taking a 6800 LE to GT levels is all), but I go passively cooled since it has a pretty big heatsink on it. Since I imagine that the Xenos is obviously running at spec, it's just the fact that it could be experiencing enough heat to screw it up like that that's shocking to me.
For you, you might need to pursue a volt mod to clock your GPU higher, assuming the temps are under control.
