Halo 3 Edition 360 RRoD

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#1 HiddenImage111
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basically short story short is that i have the opprotunity to grab a halo edition 360 for a very cheap. I personnaly am not a halo fan, yet the color scheme really appeals to me and dont see the harm in grabbing it.

Yet my question is does the halo edition have a good chance to get the RRoD or is it less than the others. I ask this in the sense of hearing that elites have a SIGNIFICANT less % chance of that happeneing. Does this go the same with halo 3 edition as well.

Basically in a nutshell, does the chance of RRoD decrease with a halo edition xbox vs a xbox pro(date past august of 07)

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not trying to make a quick bump or be rude yet planning to buy the 360 in a couple of hours max. Really need to here some advice or opinions soon. Sry if coming off rude
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#3 Spire88
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i think any xbox has the potential to get the RROD, its just what you do before that does it.

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From what i've heard/read the newer 360s with the falcon chips (which include the halo 360s) have a lesser RRoD rate then the older ones. Whether that's true or not, i dont know. If your getting a good price on the system though i'd say jump on it. It should still be under waranty for awhile and if your really concerned you could always extend the warranty later on.

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As long as you're not getting it used, pick it up. That way if anything does happen to it you can send it in.
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#6 Spire88
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From what i've heard/read the newer 360s with the falcon chips (which include the halo 360s) have a lesser RRoD rate then the older ones. Whether that's true or not, i dont know. If your getting a good price on the system though i'd say jump on it. It should still be under waranty for awhile and if your really concerned you could always extend the warranty later on.

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no all halo 3 editions have the falcon chip, from what i hear it would have it if: the wattage is 175W and not 203W, if it says 65nm and not 90nm, if it says Team FDOU, and the lot number is 734 or higher, and it must be made after august 24 2007. thats what mine says and i dont think it has it.
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#7 shadow8585
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If its not used, go for it. If it is used I recommend you get a new 360 elite
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not trying to make a quick bump or be rude yet planning to buy the 360 in a couple of hours max. Really need to here some advice or opinions soon. Sry if coming off rudeHiddenImage111
Luck of the draw i think-My launch 360 got 3 rrod after 10 months.But I've just ordered a new Prem+I've bought Halo 3,but i don't think any 1 game will be any worse than others in the way of bringing on 3 rrod.Basically keep your 360 as instructed-well ventilated and on a hard surface-not carpet etc.
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#9 JoetheMoe
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yeah only get the halo3 deal if it isnt a used console, if it is then buy the elite from a store new
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#10 sizzlingdviper
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[QUOTE="AboboSVT"]

From what i've heard/read the newer 360s with the falcon chips (which include the halo 360s) have a lesser RRoD rate then the older ones. Whether that's true or not, i dont know. If your getting a good price on the system though i'd say jump on it. It should still be under waranty for awhile and if your really concerned you could always extend the warranty later on.

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no all halo 3 editions have the falcon chip, from what i hear it would have it if: the wattage is 175W and not 203W, if it says 65nm and not 90nm, if it says Team FDOU, and the lot number is 734 or higher, and it must be made after august 24 2007. thats what mine says and i dont think it has it.

Even with the Falcon chip though there's still some cases of rrod,so another 360-jasper will be available late this year or early next
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#11 Ghost_702
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Any newer system should have less of a chance of getting RROD.
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[QUOTE="AboboSVT"]

From what i've heard/read the newer 360s with the falcon chips (which include the halo 360s) have a lesser RRoD rate then the older ones. Whether that's true or not, i dont know. If your getting a good price on the system though i'd say jump on it. It should still be under waranty for awhile and if your really concerned you could always extend the warranty later on.

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no all halo 3 editions have the falcon chip, from what i hear it would have it if: the wattage is 175W and not 203W, if it says 65nm and not 90nm, if it says Team FDOU, and the lot number is 734 or higher, and it must be made after august 24 2007. thats what mine says and i dont think it has it.

Not all Halo 3 Editions have the Falcon chip. I have one of the earlier non-Falcon versions. It's a backup unit for me and its still in the box so I'm not worried about it.