360 overheat

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well i'm thinking about getting one but the whole overheating thing really worrys me
so i wanna get some oppinons and info about this.

i mean i know why it was caused by using lead free solder so it conducts heat more easly.

i only have those past gen system like an PS2 and XboX and i soooo need a now gen system

[Scott]

Probs have mostly been fixed. Not only that but it comes with a 3 year warrenty.

[Mstenger404]

mine was from the month it first came out, and it never overheats theres nothing to worry about

[-Tigger-]

its just hit and miss really.... id go for the elite console as it claims to be fixed

i have had mine since last christmas (06? i think) was used lots when i got it but not now.. its never overheated... just waiting on gta iv or is it vi? lol

[Spazz]

I've had my 360 since launch and haven't had any problems. I have friends though who've had it fixed 3 or 4 times.

[teej]

I bought my 360 a month or two after release and I have never had a problem with it.

[Steve]

just dont leave it on all the time or when your not using it

[Scott]

and don't put it someplace where it's 90*F

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uhhmmmm soe would the Xbox 360 Pro be kinda the same as the elite? because i can't afforid the elite

[Scott]

I think the elite just comes with a bigger HD and black

[Xx_jet_xX]

If you have very little air movement around the console, find the exhaust vents(hottest slots if no fan) and add a small clip on desk fan about a foot away pointing away from it. this will pull the hot air away from the system in a room with litte air circulation. this should also pull cooler air towards the console thus helping to cool it.

Another thing this does is the larger particals of dust/hair will go the way of the least resistance, this means the dust will go around the console instead of into it for the most part.

Just a tip for passive cooled stuff that runs hot and collects dust....

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so okay could the 360 play xbox games too..
also the elite and the pro would they scratch the CDs too?


also i found out the elite turns invisable in the dark!

[Bustin]

If you stand the system up vibrations from speakers will cause rings on your games, and eventually burn out the laser in the system. This is the case on all systems.

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so i mean i have a butt load of xbox games and i don't wanna let em go to a waste...

[Bustin]

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/back...ygameslist.htm

That is the list of all the games that work on the 360. You must download the update first, which can be done on live or burned to a cd from your pc.

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oh cool

[VooDoo-]

bust is that really true .. i was wondering about that ..

i got a ps3 and it looks cooler lying flat anyways

[Bustin]

The PS3 does the same thing, however it causes more discs to get stuck inside. The only Next Gen system that was designed to be stood up is the Wii.

It has a locking track inside it to accomodate for gamecube and wii games.

[ShArP]

lol talking about the PS3

make sure that it is not enclosed because i got a new stand and everything to put my PS3 and stereo in, forgot to put a hole in the back of it stand so the hot air could get pushed out and it overheated on me to the point that i couldn't touch it...

[Spazz]

Maybe I'm the only person in the world doing something right, but I've had my 360 standing vertically for years. Zero disc scratches and zero disc read errors. No RROD. NOTHING. It's all a bunch of bull**** myths. If people knew how to not be careless they wouldn't have these problems.