Trying to find the most quiet model

I'm not too concerned about the RROD as much as I am my unit being as quiet as possible. I had a launch unit and it bugged me a lot how loud it was. Is the main cause of the noise more the DVD drive, or is it the fans running to cool down the processors? Is the new Jasper model going to be the most quiet, or should I be looking for a Falcon with a specific DVD drive?

Great question! Anybody care to give their opinion?????

I think the majority of the noise comes from the DVD drive and the newer versions have a quieter drive. KC_Hokie

Could you be more specific about which models?

I felt that my Elite is less noisy then my launch system though that could all be in my head as my H3 edition is just as loud if not louder then my Eliteredmagic123

My friend's Falcon was much quieter than my launch 360. No comparision!

Not too mention with the fall update you can copy your games to the hdd and dont have to worry about the dvd drive noise.wojopro

I'm trying to figure out how this works. Is it just like how the PS3 downloads part of the game to the harddrive? Guess I should invest in a 120 GB HD!

[QUOTE="wojopro"]Not too mention with the fall update you can copy your games to the hdd and dont have to worry about the dvd drive noise.calvin_for_prez

I'm trying to figure out how this works. Is it just like how the PS3 downloads part of the game to the harddrive? Guess I should invest in a 120 GB HD!

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[QUOTE="wojopro"]Not too mention with the fall update you can copy your games to the hdd and dont have to worry about the dvd drive noise.wojopro

I'm trying to figure out how this works. Is it just like how the PS3 downloads part of the game to the harddrive? Guess I should invest in a 120 GB HD!

Dang, how much HD is that going to take up per game??!! I would think around 8-10 GB.

my elite is very quietMwright68

I'm assuming you have a Falcon. Did you buy your Elite recently?

In June I bought an Arcade model from a local game store called C&C Games in Bowling Green Ohio that had just been sent back to Microsoft, since this store does that with every trade in system they recieve. It is very quiet, makes almost no noise, even when the drive is spinning. I've heard the systems can be very loud, but mine isn't

hey bro this might be kinda late but my new xbox 360elite is super quiet. its the second one i own and its nothing like the first one i had, which sounded like a jet engine. i cant even hear this one with a cd in the drive, it has the liteon drive i know and has a manufactured date of 060108. hope this helps to anyone

im sure they are all different.. i had a launch 360 which was pretty quiet but ran well hot and my drive died.. now i have a 60gb with whatever that chip is called in it and it is pretty noisy but runs cool.

just get a 60gb or a elite and you should be fine, how quiet it is though ,, who knows