Xbox Generation One | Original

Xbox Gaming console 

Has a DVD remote and FREE  games !!!

Date released: November 15th, 2001.
Units Sold: 24+ million (as of May 10, 2006)

Specifications
CPU: Custom 733 MHz Intel Pentium III "Coppermine-based" processor
Graphics Processor: 233 MHz nVidia NV2A
RAM: 64 Megabytes
Storage Capacity: 8 or 10 GB internal Hard Drive (Formatted to 8 GB with alloted system reserve and MS Dash)
Media: DVD, Compact Disc, Download
Connectivity: 100 Mbit Ethernet (hard wired)

Main Processor:
The main core processor used in the x-box is the Intel Pentium III processor technology with Streaming SIMD Extensions. The processor runs at 733 MHz and rumors have it that Microsoft will be increasing the speed of the CPU to 1 GHz in a later re-build release. Microsoft has been very small to use this processor as the main control unit because it's cost effective (Less money than a P4 yet very good performance) and it has proved strong in the computer video gaming world. The PIII processor was optimized to handle 3D graphics when developed, which is another key factor in Microsoft's decision to use the PIII processor (see SIMD). Finally the x-box will be using a windows 2000 kernel which runs better in already pre-established hardware technology such as that of the PIII. The use of such a popular commercial processor makes it easy to adapt development environments for it and it allows the hardware to be scalable and widely supported for I/O devices already in the market.

Graphics Unit:
The graphics chip selected for the x-box is the NVIDIA's NV2A. Although Microsoft and NVIDIA won't comment on this the X-box is said to have an optimized GForce3 Technology graphics chip. The chip runs at about 200 MHZ and it has a a second vertex shader pipeline added that increases texture and pixel rate thus enhancing graphics performance. A curios thing about the chip design is that many other optimizations were made in the GForce3 original version of the chip but they were not able to use by developers because of the lack of support from Direct 8 ( Software that handles graphics in windows). Microsoft however has created a special version of direct X that will allow developers to fully exploit the hardware power of the new GPU.

Main Memory:
The memory used in the console is a 64 MB DDR chip with unified memory architecture with that runs at 183 MHz. Unified memory architecture shares the memory a centralized memory with Mater processing units other than the CPU such as the audio and graphics processors. UMA allows for faster communication amongst the processors thus faster performance.

PLUS FREE GAMES !!!!