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Putting a 1.48GHz Tualatin CPU in an Xbox

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the console-upgrades dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A stock Microsoft Xbox has a 733 MHz Intel CPU with 128KB L2 cache. On Valentine's Day, Friendtech will launch the DreamX-1480, a modified Xbox with a 1.48 GHz Tualatin-core CPU with 256KB L2 cache, promising better framerates and more stable network gaming. FiringSquad has the review."

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  1. Hmmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Will this void your X-Box warranty?

    1. Re:Hmmm by Triumph+The+Insult+C · · Score: 2, Funny

      quickly

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  2. Re:so by AKnightCowboy · · Score: 5, Funny
    so when are we going to see some consoles with 1MB level1 cache? that would totally improve performance, more than upping processor speeds

    And put in a better processor! How about an AMD Athlon 64 FX-51? Up the paltry 10 gig drive to a 72GB WD SATA Raptor... granted all this is gonna get pretty hot so it'd need a bigger case and some more fans. Oh, let's not forget a good modern video card.. maybe an NVidia GeForce FX 5900. Get rid of the goofy controller though while we're at it and repace it with a nice keyboard and trackball. Also, it should run the full version of Windows XP Pro. I wish someone would make a version of the X-Box with those specs. I'd buy it in a heartbeat!

  3. And on the following Monday by aztektum · · Score: 2, Funny

    They'll be sued out of existence

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  4. I'm curious by ooby · · Score: 5, Funny

    Has anyone ever been sued into existence?

    1. Re:I'm curious by rmull · · Score: 5, Funny

      I think SCO is trying.

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  5. But does it support by sharkey · · Score: 3, Funny

    The Green Screen of Death?

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  6. But then again by DumbWhiteGuy777 · · Score: 5, Funny

    72GB WD SATA Raptor ~$100

    NVidia GeForce FX 5900 ~$300

    AMD Athlon 64 FX-51 ~$750


    Making your little brother cry until he wets his pants because you owned him at Halo on your suped-up Xbox - Priceless

  7. uh by Kanasta · · Score: 2, Funny

    a faster CPU. doesn't that just mean any instabilities will appear faster?