Designed specifically to help Microsoft recoup losses on RRoD'd hardware that's been returned for repairs, the Opus chipset is a Falcon-generation mobo that'll snap into original Xenon Xbox 360s.

During the next year, Microsoft plans to outfit the Xbox 360 with a new internal motherboard code-named Jasper, the Mercury News has learned. This new board will have a new version of the ATI ...

Though the community has long been aware of its existence, it has remained a mystery for months as to exactly when Xbox 360s built upon the new Falcon motherboard and driven by the smaller 65-nm ...

According to unconfirmed sources, the SeattlePI is reporting that the new "Opus" motherboards are now shipping on replacement Xbox 360s from the Xbox Service Department. "I've gotten word that the ...

Though Microsoft's Xbox 360 models shipping in the coming months will contain a more efficient 65-nanometer processor in their motherboards--codenamed Falcon--the successor to this model is ...

"The Opus project is a 'Falcon' generation motherboard designed to fit in a Xenon case. ... "At the heart of a Valhalla Xbox 360 is a combined 65nm CPU and 65nm GPU on a unified super chip.

The Xbox 360 that is known as the “Falcon.” If you ... While the motherboard inside the Xbox 360 Elite has an HDMI connector, this version uses the older 90-nanometer chips.

With Microsoft's new Falcon motherboard already making its way inside some new Xbox 360 consoles, The Mercury News' Dean Takahashi has - MCV/DEVELOP ...

Xbox.com user JWSpeedAn Xbox.com user posted this pic of the inside of his Halo edition Xbox 360. One of the system's massive heatsinks appears to be missing, which suggests he might have a ...

In this author's case, a 2007 hunt for a Falcon-powered Xbox 360 Premium proved fruitless, and my first, Zephyr-powered 360 red-ringed just in time for the Xbox 360 S's 2010 launch—which came ...

If you're in the market for a new Xbox 360, you'll want to make sure you know how to spot the new Falcon model of Microsoft's wonder machine. Why? Because the Falcon model Xbox 360s have both the ...

If you've been waiting for the Falcon -- the 360 motherboard housing a smaller, cooler 65nm chip -- to arrive before making your 360 purchase, you may be waiting a few months yet.