Five years ago we dissected the original Xbox 360. Today we're back with the new, slim Xbox 360 and have put together a similar guide to disassembling the console. In addition we've gone in and looked at the power savings and noise reduction made possible by further integrating the CPU and GPU onto a single package.

Moore's Law delivers as the new Xbox 360 uses roughly 80% of the power of the previous generation (and less than 50% of the original Xbox 360). Noise characteristics are also improved. We measured a 4 - 5 decibel reduction in noise when using the system.

Read on for the full guide!

Today UPS dropped off my Xbox 360 Slim (codename Valhalla) and I did exactly what you'd expect me to: run power numbers on it and take the whole thing apart. I've posted pics of the system compared to the old Jasper Xbox 360 here and a gallery of my dissection of the system here. Expect to see some power and noise data soon followed by a detailed dissection guide. And if you're looking to get your hands on one the Microsoft Store apparently got a shipment of around 20,000 boxes and aren't anywhere near selling them all out.

Enjoy :)

Update: Our guide is live!