Xbox 360 Jasper mobo out in wild

With 256mb of built-in flash

THE NEXT VERSION of the Xbox 360 motherboard has been spotted in the wild, and subsequently poked, prodded and pictured.

Code-named 'Jasper', it comes with a 65nm GPU, which Microsoft hopes will further alleviate some of the infamous Xbox 360 RROD problems.

Xbox-scene's forum members have once again come up with the scoop and low-down.

Multiple Arcade Xbox 360 SKUs have been spotted with the new motherboard.

The new power supply is now rated at 150W (25W less than those used with previous Falcon boards) and the plug format has changed so you can't accidentally poke this PSU into an older Xbox 360.

It's reported the system is quieter than original 360s, but the DVD-drive is the same, meaning you'll have to install your games to a separate HDD if you want to get the most out of your quieter console.

It also seems the new 360 design will come with 256mb of built-in storage, up from 16mb, and replacing the need for the Arcade SKU's 256mb memory unit.

This additional memory also allows the New Xbox Experience (NXE) to be fully installed without any additional memory unit being required - a point of contention for the Arcade SKU owners.

It's thought it's likely that all other SKU's will come with the internal memory, so that motherboard designs are similar through-out the SKU offerings.