I believe so... I could be wrong though. The disc doesn't have to spin, so less heat... so less change of overheating... so less chance of RROD? The disc doesn't have to spin, so less stress on disc drive... so less chance of a disc drive failure?
I think it is, keeps your xbox alot more quiet. and keeps the disc drive from having to constently spin the disc which is better on the disc drive and the whole xbox because it cuts down on heat and makes it so your disc drive will last longer. However Done of it matters if you don't have the space on your hard drive.
less noise and less heat yes.. but it decreases performance... it needs to stream info off the disk or something like that... bungie said not to install halo 3 for a few reasons.
less noise and less heat yes.. but it decreases performance... it needs to stream info off the disk or something like that... bungie said not to install halo 3 for a few reasons.MethodManFTW
That's only if you're going to play online. You'd be fine if you're going solo (campaign, solo Forge, etc) or doing local MP, though.
I just got my 360 a few days ago, but I am only going to install games instead of running them from the disc. Not only does it prolong the life of my console, it reduces the noise the system makes. I was very, very surprised at the amount of noise the system produced even when only running games off the hard drive. At least by installing, I can cut some of that noise down.
If you dont want RROD, I would install the games. But the only game that would be a no no for...is Halo 3. Bungie said something about how it would reduce search times on the multi-player for those who installed Halo 3 on their hard drives. The harder your 360 works, the closer it will get to getting the RROD....
[QUOTE="MethodManFTW"]less noise and less heat yes.. but it decreases performance... it needs to stream info off the disk or something like that... bungie said not to install halo 3 for a few reasons.tjoeb123
That's only if you're going to play online. You'd be fine if you're going solo (campaign, solo Forge, etc) or doing local MP, though.
And that's pretty much all I'd be doing. I don't even have an X-box live gold membership.
If you dont want RROD, I would install the games. But the only game that would be a no no for...is Halo 3. Bungie said something about how it would reduce search times on the multi-player for those who installed Halo 3 on their hard drives. The harder your 360 works, the closer it will get to getting the RROD....
RaccoonChump
Newer 360's aren't likely at all to get rrod installed games or not.
I feel that even if it's only a little faster loading, the reduced noise really makes installing games worth it.
bessy67
Exactly! The noise doesn't drive me nutz but it's pretty darn loud. It beats dog barking any day of the week.. but installing games has its benefits.. and they all stack up. In the long run, if you buy quite a lot of games.. you'll end up needed a big HDD anyways. I only have like 10 Xbox 360 games and I'm near full on my 20GB. Because other stuff come in to play like DLC, or downloaded games, demos, movies, videos, etc. I needed to buy the 120GB.. grabbed one for only 60 bucks brand new on eBay. Can't wait to install the games that I play on a regular basis. Like someone else said.. I just don't like how the 360 violently spins the disc lol. Makes me cringe sometimes.
When I first got my pro I thought if you downloaded games you could play them without the disk and I was like I am going to rent a game right now and I rented like 6 games and I installed them all and I was disapponted...
The games I've tried it on didn't have a noticeable change in load times and one game was a lot buggier when playing it online. I don't see a point to installing games. My 360 is in my living room hooked up to speakers that can shake my whole house. I can never hear my 360 over the sound of the actual game.
For the most part, I've found installing games only shaves of a few seconds here and there, hardly worth the effort. However, if you play games like, say, Forza 3, then you'll know it sounds like your Xbox is being eaten from the inside - so an install is worth it just to put your mind at rest.
On the other hand if you decide to install all your games you'll find that you soon run out of HD space.
When I first got my pro I thought if you downloaded games you could play them without the disk and I was like I am going to rent a game right now and I rented like 6 games and I installed them all and I was disapponted...
vp22
LMAO hahaha wow, you really thought MS would give you a license to steal?
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