Guts of the xbox one

[ShearMe]

How would moving the OS to SSD (or anywhere) make it faster? Its currently embedded into a chip, right? Embedded is the fastest you're going to get. Use SSD for caching.

 

I didn't know where the OS was stored, but a SSD would still load installed games faster than a HDD.

[compuwise]

I didn't know where the OS was stored, but a SSD would still load installed games faster than a HDD.

 

True.  Better to load your games from an SSD than an HDD in most cases but you really cannot move the OS if it is embedded. 

[Snickerzz]

True.  Better to load your games from an SSD than an HDD in most cases but you really cannot move the OS if it is embedded.

the os is stored on the mobo isn't it? How else would le xbox boot when you install a new hdd or something?

[Old Man Snail]

Here is a high-res image of the Xbox One

http://images.anandtech.com/doci/6972/20130514-XBOX-ONE-TEARDOWN-014.jpg

Looks like the fan draws in air through the heatsink thins and then blows it out the case.

[compuwise]

the os is stored on the mobo isn't it? How else would le xbox boot when you install a new hdd or something?

 

Right.  On the motherboard embedded into a chip.

[compuwise]

Here is a high-res image of the Xbox One

http://images.anandtech.com/doci/6972/20130514-XBOX-ONE-TEARDOWN-014.jpg

Looks like the fan draws in air through the heatsink thins and then blows it out the case.

 

Looks like a real piece of low-end junk. 

[compuwise]

Where are they hiding the power supply or is it an external brick like for a laptop?   Seems like with 8 cores and that much cooling you would need something more robust and therefore larger.  

 

 

Also, I may just be picky but the SATA cable is in a bind.  Too short.  It is bending the pins towards the drive.  They may fix that in product but if not and I owned a ONE I would have to swap out the cable.  :)

[ShearMe]

Where are they hiding the power supply or is it an external brick like for a laptop? Seems like with 8 cores and that much cooling you would need something more robust and therefore larger.

Also, I may just be picky but the SATA cable is in a bind. Too short. It is bending the pins towards the drive. They may fix that in product but if not and I owned a ONE I would have to swap out the cable. :)

Looks like a proprietary connector on the far left.

Does the Kinect get power from the One? If not, one would hope the power brick would supply both units...

[S2000Gan]

The Power Supply is likely external and the port on the far left of that picture is likely the power in.

[Old Man Snail]

Also, I may just be picky but the SATA cable is in a bind.  Too short.  It is bending the pins towards the drive.  They may fix that in product but if not and I owned a ONE I would have to swap out the cable.  :)

On top of the disc drive there is a big sticker saying "Engineering Sample"...

I can also see the PSU as external because that power connector looks like a DC input.

[compuwise]

Yeah I saw the sticker. Your point? You don't mean to say they give out engineering samples that aren't almost identical to the real product? That would be misleading.

If it is an external brick then they really aren't giving it much power. You don't get much current/wattage out of those. Probably will have stability issues.

[Old Man Snail]

Yeah I saw the sticker. Your point? You don't mean to say they give out engineering samples that aren't almost identical to the real product? That would be misleading.

If it is an external brick then they really aren't giving it much power. You don't get much current/wattage out of those. Probably will have stability issues.

I'm saying that engineering samples will be rough in a few areas. These are consoles are for testing.

 

The power bricks don't need to supply large amounts of power. The launch era (Xenon) Xbox 360 consumed around 175W under load in games while the PSU was rated at 200W. I can see the PS4 and Xbox One using a lot less than that under load now that processors are a lot smaller.

[compuwise]

Good points. Also made me thunk of Haswell with its low current demands. Low power is feasible.

[jkiamsh]

LOL - it seems like the current headphone jack isn't even capable with the new xbox :D 

 

[eshbop]

Yeah I saw the sticker. Your point? You don't mean to say they give out engineering samples that aren't almost identical to the real product? That would be misleading.

If it is an external brick then they really aren't giving it much power. You don't get much current/wattage out of those. Probably will have stability issues.

The One or the PS4 aren't going to use that much power. Might be 8 cores but they are clocked so low, not much voltages goes through them.