Old Xbox 360 models compared to new ones.

[Black Box]

I've got an old probably 2009 Elite 360 and the reason I'm worried about it running GTA V is because I was playing GTA IV on it the other day and the game would suffer from severe lag when I was in heavy combat (using grenades, lots of explosions etc) and considering the fact that GTA V is a behemoth compared to the previous iteration, will my 360 break because it's a relativley old model.

[K7YLP]

dude, im on an old white "core" edition and gta4 ran fine, it can freeze sometimes but only on black ops 2

[GTAV92]

The difference is that the new models have better ventilation and are less quite,

I have a old Xbox 360 as well and it works fine

[A5R]

should have gotten a PS3 yo!

jk

 

[Omnifarious]

I've still got my original 2005 edition Xbox. Still runs just fine, loud as a horse though... Need to get those new fans like the slim has, nice and quiet.

Edited September 9, 2013 by Omnifarious

[TheRealBars]

2009 models have a Jasper chipset, they're fine.

 

GTA IV can drop the framerate in heavy combat, that game is a disaster optimalization wise, ask the PC community if you want some great stories about that

[DaRkL3AD3R]

I'm rocking a 2007 Xbox 360 Elite. Some games run horrendously slow, like approaching the teens in frame-rate. It's bad.

 

I'm a diehard PC gamer so I notice frame-rate drops much more easily than console users can, so I am not sure if this is the norm or if my console is dying.

[Anonamix]

My slim 250g was stolen when my house was robbed. I lost all my game saves. It was not cool man.

 

I now have a refurb'd elite console. It is getting more and more rickety tho..

[TheRealBars]

I'm rocking a 2007 Xbox 360 Elite. Some games run horrendously slow, like approaching the teens in frame-rate. It's bad.

 

I'm a diehard PC gamer so I notice frame-rate drops much more easily than console users can, so I am not sure if this is the norm or if my console is dying.

 

That's not good.. when that happens it is about to die, or in need of a good cleaning.

[Revell]

Still have my 2009 Xbox 360 Arcade, no problems.

[matsix]

All the xbox 360s use the same hardware performance wise. So it'll be fine. Gta iv was the first GTA on the rage engine so they had a lot of performance problems.

[Black Box]

That's a relief to hear and if a MASSIVE game like GTA V manages to run smoothly (which I'm sure it will) on current-gen tech I will attest to the fact that Rockstar Games are not just video game developers...they are wizards.

[_KC]

2005 launch day console. Its a piece of shxt. Sounds like the airport, no HDMI port and hotboxes my room with radiation.

[Kihz]

Oopgraded to the slim. Runs perfect.

[DaRkL3AD3R]

 

I'm rocking a 2007 Xbox 360 Elite. Some games run horrendously slow, like approaching the teens in frame-rate. It's bad.

 

I'm a diehard PC gamer so I notice frame-rate drops much more easily than console users can, so I am not sure if this is the norm or if my console is dying.

 

That's not good.. when that happens it is about to die, or in need of a good cleaning.

 

I thought that too so I opened her up and went to clean her out; there was 0 dust inside the system. I barely used this thing over the years since I got her, probably logged less than 100-200 hours total play time on her. And I would use compressed air to clean it out every so often in fear of the hardware failures. So I was kinda disappointed to have cracked it open to find it was all in vain. It's not an overheating issue, I guess it's just a my eyes are used to 60 fps issue.

[DarkFalcon95]

I have a 2007 Elite 360. I don't have any issues with it at all.

[Coral_City]

Would recommend purchasing a used XBS... they're pretty cheap on CList and Kijiji.

[ekhunter]

still have my day one console, with ZERO problems since day one, never rrod at all.

 

KNOCK ON WOOD

[iNero]

what you describe there is not the consoles fault. IV is just that bad when it comes to framerate

Edited September 9, 2013 by iNero