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    Default how much to chip an original xbox?

    im thinking about getting an original xbox and putting in say a 200GB hdd and chipping it.
    how much would that cost? they still sell ps2s new so the xbox must be pretty cheap.
    i can back up my games at isos and run them off a chipped box cant i?
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    chip obviously -_-

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    I would guess around $50 for the chip + the cost of a hard disk. However its getting harder and harder to get IDE hard drives these days.
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    I dont think you will get a new xbox anywhere, well it would be hard.

    I just did another one for my brother, I got the following console for $47 from
    I had a chip already, but that was around $30 from memory, and a hdd you can get from ebay 160gig $89 inc post. All up it cost him around $170.

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    hmmm im thinking about buying a pre chipped xbox off ebay though they are still pretty exxy. on the other hand if i got a xbox from eb for $50 then bought a 500GB hdd for 125 and mod chip for 30-50 it adds up. plus id need ot find someone in brisbane who can chip it

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    dont get one of ebay , it is asking for trouble , get one form EB
    if needed I can supply and install the mod for you and setup the hd for a reasonable price

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    I have a chipped xbox v1.1 that I am thinking of selling. I would like to do the volt mod on it as they are prone to that prob. last time mine was used it was fine.

    it has 60gb hdd in it. however willing to sell with or without hdd.

    it also has a green lightning sticker kit on the case which looks very cool.

    also have 2 (1 black and 1 green (used once)) controller and dvd remote and dongle and all leads. no box as wife threw that out (bitch)

    If interested send me a pm.
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    urban , you seem to have quite an issue with modders in two threads , probably more as I have not read them due to being away .
    the bloke is in brissie as am I .
    what has upset a decent helpful guy like yourself ?
    If I have offended you in any way by posting that , fair enough i will edit it if you want . But even though those rules are there (and I wrote them), I am sure you can find plenty doing the same thing I do , yet I let it slide in most instances . Yet out of all of them you choose mine ?
    i would also challenge you too find more than a few threads like that by myself over the last 10 years

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    i might just go with a xbox360 and gets that chipped or do that firmware thing? they are only $250 new now. the console can run all xbox games cant it?
    can you also upgrade the hdd? should be SATA?

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    Quote Originally Posted by cd_toaster View Post
    i might just go with a xbox360 and gets that chipped or do that firmware thing? they are only $250 new now. the console can run all xbox games cant it?
    can you also upgrade the hdd? should be SATA?
    you can get new arcarde hdd for $218 at BigW until the 7th if they have stock left. or $259 with stock 2 games and GOW2. This unit does not have the hdd with it. You have to buy the hdd seperately. Microsoft does or did have a deal for $35 you got a 20gb hdd and 3month subscription to Xbox Live.


    You can upgrade the hdd once you get one. the case is needed to clip on side/top of console. the biggest hdd that will work is a 120gb. If you put say a 200gb in you can only format it to 120gb.

    You can't run xbmc or other programs from hdd. I am not sure if it will play xvid movies either.

    you can now dl games to the hdd but you still need the disc in to play the games. this makes the games faster to load and some say keeps the console cooler as the dvdrom isn't constantly spinning to load etc.

    The best thing to do would be to check if Microsoft still has the $35 hdd deal on and then get the arcade pack. if they don't you will be up for $120 odd for new 120gb hdd with case. This still isnt a bad deal as the premium pack is $399 or there abouts with 60gb hdd and no gow2.
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    I did see the arcade pack for $199 a few days back at Big W Booval

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    Quote Originally Posted by ozchips View Post
    I did see the arcade pack for $199 a few days back at Big W Booval
    that must of been an opened box or without extra game or something

    the $218 is a huge sale. they wont even let you layby it at that price.
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    they were new , but the sign did say , cash only , no rainchecks etc etc etc

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    Quote Originally Posted by ozchips View Post
    they were new , but the sign did say , cash only , no rainchecks etc etc etc
    must of been because it is in a pov area like booval. the sale catalogue had same terms.
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    lol poison
    I just spoke to a bloke who works in the electronics part of Big W .
    He said that they had 3 consoles at that price and a shitload at the slightly higher price . Looks like it was a baiting to get people to buy .

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    Quote Originally Posted by shagga66 View Post
    I dont think you will get a new xbox anywhere, well it would be hard.

    I just did another one for my brother, I got the following console for $47 from
    I had a chip already, but that was around $30 from memory, and a hdd you can get from ebay 160gig $89 inc post. All up it cost him around $170.

    I got one from EB just before Xmas, pretty good value for $47 - 12 months warranty and you get a discount voucher for new /used games. Couldnt go past it for the price, i'm not a gamer at all but my 5 yo likes it. Mine came with the DVD pack and the HDD was loaded with games, i was thinking of getting it chipped but really dont want to spend much on it. Only think i wish it could do is play divx/xvid/avi movies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by loanrangiel View Post
    I got one from EB just before Xmas, pretty good value for $47 - 12 months warranty and you get a discount voucher for new /used games. Couldnt go past it for the price, i'm not a gamer at all but my 5 yo likes it. Mine came with the DVD pack and the HDD was loaded with games, i was thinking of getting it chipped but really dont want to spend much on it. Only think i wish it could do is play divx/xvid/avi movies.
    is the hdd was loaded with games, the console should already be chipped or soft modded?

    what dashboard comes up when you start it? there are different ways of starting consoles with certain mod chips if I remember right. hold power button in for 2 secs or something like that and the chips will start etc..

    someone in here will confirm and correct me on this.
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    Quote Originally Posted by poison View Post
    is the hdd was loaded with games, the console should already be chipped or soft modded?

    what dashboard comes up when you start it? there are different ways of starting consoles with certain mod chips if I remember right. hold power button in for 2 secs or something like that and the chips will start etc..

    someone in here will confirm and correct me on this.
    Ok, i tried the 2 sec start but didnt see anything different, mind you i have never even seen an xbox operating before so it could be modded for all i know.
    I got a backed up ISO image of a game i burnt to disc but it didnt recognise it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by loanrangiel View Post
    Ok, i tried the 2 sec start but didnt see anything different, mind you i have never even seen an xbox operating before so it could be modded for all i know.
    I got a backed up ISO image of a game i burnt to disc but it didnt recognise it.
    what type of disc did you burn it to?

    it was only the 1 type of dvdrom drive that would play cdr? the others had to use dvd-r discs. could of been how it was burnt, or made into an iso. the console may not be flashed or modded. some chips could also be set to turn on by pressing the power button and the 2sec turned it off. while others were opposite.

    If it is soft modded, I have no idea how they really worked as I never played with soft mod.
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    Quote Originally Posted by poison View Post
    what type of disc did you burn it to?

    it was only the 1 type of dvdrom drive that would play cdr? the others had to use dvd-r discs. could of been how it was burnt, or made into an iso. the console may not be flashed or modded. some chips could also be set to turn on by pressing the power button and the 2sec turned it off. while others were opposite.

    If it is soft modded, I have no idea how they really worked as I never played with soft mod.
    It was a DVD-R, if i open the case if it was chipped would it stand out ?

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