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I guess i would put a LOT of hi-res music on it, a bunch of psx games... Anything else I can come up with. Although, my main machine has an x3, so i would probably want to use this for a secondary machine. I don't understaod the appeal of the .iso mounting. I like having full access to my filesystem, especially for modified .xbes. The .isos are fucking huge compared to the actual files, assumedly because of a lot of dummy data. Also, isn't there the extra step of mounting the .iso? Can somebody explain the advantages of this?

That is truly awesome. Hmmm, how much is an 8tb drive these days? I'm off to check.

OOOOOH SHIT!

The guy has some seriously impressive cumulative knowledge.

I respect that. Modding for the sake of modding. "Because I can" commonly ends up being the reason for a LOT of the things I do.

Can't you solder those individual usb controller inputs for the arduino modules to the insides of the ports or their wires and then power it internally? Have a switch for the ogx power so you can switch it off to use hardwired controllers?

Ah. I see. Are they for yourself, friends, or for resale?

Anybody know what those capacitors are for? Been wondering for a while now. Also, Christ on a cracker, that is some knarly corrosion.

See, THAT'S how I thought it was for CE/1. It makes sense to do it that way. Wonder why it's done in 2 but not 1? Maybe because it was designed with XBL in mind and latency was more of a concern, so it was implemented in the interest of optimization and fairness.

Yeah i understand. I thought things like kills had to be negotiated with the client to some extent. But what you're saying is everything takes place on the host and that the client is more of a "remote terminal", for lack of a more appropriate term?

WOW! How have I not seen this yet!? I am a tool! My foot is in my mouth! Host machine has the advantage? How?

Dude, User. A 2tb Seagate is $45. That's 25 more. That's like, the price of a delivered pizza. For a HD that may be in your xbox for 10 years or more, are you really gonna break your balls over 25 bucks? I mean, I know the world economy is fucked, but it ain't THAT bad... Yet.

Daaaaaaamn...

I can't imagine, logically, why hosting the game on an extra Xbox would cut down on "lag". Any modern router should be able to handle the load of a 20 year old TCP system link. As far as I'm aware, there is no server-only version of Halo, for the Xbox, 1 or 2. Nah disregard this. You shouldn't have any latency problems. And since that's the case, don't worry about RAM amounts. The only real advantage to the extra ram is being able to run some arcade games that were ported over, running heavier emulators that are prone to crashing on 64mb of RAM (like surreal64) and running most of the 720p .xbe files for retail games. And maybe some video files that cause XBMC to crash.

Thank you very much!

That pink Xenium is fuckin' tight. Glad you went with it over the Aladdin! I'm glad you got yourself up and running and nailed all your goals, and I'm glad I had some small part to play in that. Including your avatar pic! Man, you have a LOT going on out front. I see your ogx360 and I just wanna internalize the hell out of it. Do you need to have access to the button? I'm assuming it's a pairing button, right?

I agree with the op. I don't like the individual led light sources for the ring. I like that light to be nice and even all the way around, baby. That one that he listed seems like a good solution. Back in the day, I used an 80mm cathode ring from a case fan. It needed an inverter! Nice to see how far LED technology has come. Question is, is it bright enough?

I don't understand. How the hell do SMD components get discontinued? Are they just getting smaller now and the ones required for the interposer PCB design are becoming outdated technology? This is something that I've wanted to do for a while now, so if I have to buy at overinflated prices then that's what I'll do. Are they all available, regardless of price? As far as pushing the memory, from what I understand, those chips are already factory reject quality. Like, they couldn't be sold to the public for some reason, so MS had a deal to pick those up. In fact, I think they're clocked UNDER the intended spec. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong about that. There are like 5-7 revisions, denoted by one character. But they do not tolerate being pushed very hard. And because it's substandard, imperfect memory, different consoles have had different maximum thresholds. Luck of the draw. However, I've yet to see an XBOverlock at 145mhz fsb that wasn't tolerated, although I would believe it has happened. I'm no expert, by any means. Thanks for the stencil frame recommendations. Those look like they would work just fine.

Thank you mister Kekule! My electronics/circuitry knowledge is painfully and shamefully limited but I will make use of this. If anybody is able to decipher this for me in an idiot proof way (like, "This contact gets wired to this one, dumbass") I would be very appreciative. If I can get this process down then I can start building 1.4ghz 128mb systems and selling them to you guys, since this does seem to be a lost art. So if anybody here can help me to do that more quickly and easily, I hope to pass the benefits along and provide a useful and desired service for the community. Plus it would be a lot of fun to do!

Is it only XBMC that behaves this way?

Hmmm. I'm kind of a dumbass, Kaos. If you're willing to spend the time if or when you have it, could you find a pic of the CPU area of the motherboard with the interposer attached and kinda draw that out point to point and lay it out for me? A direct visual would be super helpful! :)

Thank you very much for the pointers! I did get some info from n64freak about a couple of things though: -The best way to solder the CPU pins to the interposer is by using low-temperature solder paste. Solder paste (not to be confused with pure flux paste) is a flux paste with microscopic solder balls suspended in it. You can apply to the interposer pads and then put the CPU down onto it, dipping the pins into the balls of liquid paste. When heated, the solder balls bond into one mass and then cool into shape. Because it melts at a much lower temperature than typical solder (about 175C), you can heat and flow it without worrying about compromising the bga (which I think is soldered at about 240C) or SMD joints. -He's had consistent success pushing to 1.52ghz. From my basic calculations, (1.52ghz ÷ 10.5 multiplier) that would require a 145mhz fsb. The CPU voltage won't be the limiting factor, it'll be the memory. That's what causes lockups. I've read that certain versions of the RAM will clock higher than others, but they should all be able to tolerate 145mhz. However, I would have two bioses on hand - one at 145mhz fsb for pushing to 1.52ghz, and one at the stock 133mhz fsb for being able to use the #CLKSTP switch and play timing sensitive Xbox games. I would say the boosted bios should be used for emulation and 720p xbe files. Now, what is the best way to secure the stencil to the interposer? The bga stencil frames/housings are designed to hold CPU and GPU dies, not interposers. What should I do about that? The SMD components are killer? You mean there's just a lot of different values to keep track of? Lead times? You lost me there.

Ha! Also, holy shit. It's kekule!

Yeah, all those work pretty well. But N64 emulation really struggles, no question.

Fair enough. I question people and claims all the time. It's funny seeing you address my name in your post like that. I dunno how anybody could ever take me seriously. Lol.